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Myanmar to hold general election on December 28

India, Dec. 27 -- Myanmar will hold the first phase of a general election on Sunday, its first vote in five years and an exercise that critics say will neither restore the country's fragile democracy ... Read More


15 injured in knife attack at factory in Japan

India, Dec. 27 -- A man was arrested after stabbing eight people and injuring seven others with what was believed to be bleach at a tire factory in central Japan on Friday, officials said. There was n... Read More


Protesters block key Dhaka junction seeking justice for Hadi's killing

India, Dec. 27 -- Bangladesh's slain radical leader Sharif Osman Hadi's party activists on Friday blocked one of Dhaka's busiest intersections, demanding justice for his killing, disrupting traffic in... Read More


South Korea prosecutors seek 10-year sentence for ousted President Yoon

India, Dec. 27 -- An independent counsel on Friday demanded a 10-year prison term for South Korea's ousted President Yoon in the first of seven criminal cases related to his ill-fated attempt to impos... Read More


NCCF starts onion sale at 19/kg in Delhi-NCR

India, Dec. 27 -- National Cooperative Consumers' Federation (NCCF) has started subsidised retail sale of onions at 19 per kg in Delhi-NCR, well below the prevailing market price of 25-35 per kg. Onio... Read More


NBCC Settles Govt Dispute, gets 21-ACRE Land for Project

India, Dec. 27 -- State-owned NBCC on Friday said it will get a 21.23-acre land parcel in south Delhi as its share following settlement of a dispute with the Delhi Governmentand the company will devel... Read More


'Papa, I cannot bear pain', Indian-origin man dies after 8-hour wait at Canada hospital

India, Dec. 27 -- A 44-year-old Indian-origin man has died of suspected cardiac arrest after waiting for more than eight hours for treatment in a Canadian hospital's emergency room area, a media repor... Read More


Indian ambassador meets Ethiopian Minister on digital cooperation

India, Dec. 27 -- The Ambassador of India to Ethiopia met with Dr Belete Molla, Ethiopia's Minister of Innovation and Technology, to discuss the roadmap for strengthening bilateral cooperation in the ... Read More


Govt remembers Tsunami victims

India, Dec. 27 -- Sri Lanka on Friday commemorated the 21st anniversary of the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004, which killed over 35,000 people in the island nation. The national ceremony was... Read More


Balananda Sharma appointed Nepal's new foreign minister

India, Dec. 27 -- Lt Gen (retd) Balananda Sharma was appointed Nepal's foreign affairs minister on Friday. President Ramchandra Paudel administered the oath of office and secrecy to Sharma at the Pres... Read More