UN says verdict against Hasina 'important' step for victims but regrets death penaltyIn a watershed moment, a Bangladeshi court has pronounced a death sentence against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in absentia, for he...
18 Nov, 2025, 09.36 AM IST
Bangladesh seeks Sheikh Hasina handover; India breaks silence on verdictBangladesh has requested India to hand over former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and ex-Interior Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal. Both were ...
17 Nov, 2025, 08.27 PM IST
20 nations press on EU to send back 'illegal' Afghan nationalsIn a letter addressed to Magnus Brunner, the Commissioner of Internal Affairs and Migration, twenty European countries have come together t...
19 Oct, 2025, 11.30 AM IST
Metro trial run in Thane likely in September and operations by December: ShindeMaharashtra's Deputy CM Eknath Shinde announced that Thane's Metro service trial run is slated for September, with full operations expected...
10 Aug, 2025, 06.27 PM IST
Welcure Drugs & Pharma secures export orders worth Rs 86 croreWelcure Drugs & Pharmaceuticals has secured two export orders totaling Rs 85.6 crore from Giant Exim and Ravina International for mycorrhiz...
01 Jul, 2025, 11.47 AM IST
US arrests, deports hundreds of 'illegal immigrants', says Trump White House Press SecretaryUS authorities arrested 538 illegal migrants and deported hundreds in a mass operation at the start of President Trump's second term. The i...
24 Jan, 2025, 11.22 PM IST
UN 'appalled' by Israel-Hezbollah war rhetoricThe United Nations has expressed deep concern over inflammatory rhetoric surrounding the Israel-Hezbollah conflict, urging leaders to halt ...
11 Oct, 2024, 05.32 PM IST
Israel-UN relations sink to new depthsIsrael's relationship with the United Nations has deteriorated sharply since October 7, following accusations of bias and unfair treatment....
01 Oct, 2024, 11.47 AM IST
Israel and Hezbollah carry out new attacks amid fears of wider conflictIsrael struck Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon, escalating tensions after Lebanon's deadliest day in decades. The conflict has led to ...
24 Sep, 2024, 05.31 PM IST
Israel's Gaza evacuation order could breach international law: UNSpeaking to reporters in Geneva, Ravina Shamdasani, spokesperson for the U.N. human rights office, said Israel seemed to have made no effor...
17 Oct, 2023, 03.20 PM IST
UN rights chief condemns Israeli 'siege' of Gaza, militants' taking of hostagesThe Israeli military said on Monday it had called up an unprecedented 300,000 reservists and was imposing a total blockade of the Gaza Stri...
11 Oct, 2023, 12.36 AM IST
Airstrikes, artillery continue as Sudan fighting enters third weekFighting and air strikes in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, continued after the announcement of a 72-hour ceasefire extension on 3 May, despite ...
29 Apr, 2023, 12.56 PM IST
Taliban's treatment of women may be crime against humanity: UN expertsThe Taliban's treatment of Afghan women and girls, including their exclusion from parks and gyms as well as schools and universities, may a...
26 Nov, 2022, 12.07 PM IST
Seven Indian boxers roar into final at Youth World Boxing ChampionshipsWhile Chennai boy Vishwanath claimed a 4-1 win over Juanma Lopez of Puerto Rico, Vanshaj (63.5kg) and Ashish (54kg), who hails from Haryana...
24 Nov, 2022, 06.17 PM IST
Iran's nationwide Hijab protests pile pressure on stateAmini, 22, from the northwestern Kurdish city of Saqez, was arrested on Sept. 13 in Tehran for "unsuitable attire" by the morality police w...
28 Sep, 2022, 04.14 PM IST
Islamic State is targeting educated women in new wave of horror: UNUN warned educated women, particularly those who have run for elections, that they risk executions, cruel and inhuman punishments from the ...
20 Jan, 2015, 11.06 PM IST
- Skills training is the next big thing in business
Retired IPS officer Kiran Bedi says the Indian economy is going to need plenty of skilled workforce in the next decade.
06 May, 2011, 09.04 AM IST