South Asia

New Delhi , June 16 : Twenty Indian soldiers were killed in a "violent face-off" with Chinese troops at Galwan Valley in Ladakh, the army said today, in the most serious escalation between the two countries along the...

New Delhi, June 16 : An Indian Army officer and two soldiers were killed during a violent confrontation with Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh on Monday night, the first such incident in the last...

Guwahati(Assam), May 15 : In a significant diplomatic gesture, Myanmar on Friday handed over 22 insurgents belonging to six northeast outfits to India, officials said. According to security officials, these militants include self-styled home secretary of now dissolved...

By Our Resident Editor Kokrajhar(Assam),Mar 23: Initiating strong preventive measures against Corona Virus Bhutan government have closed down all international borders with effect from 6 am today as a preventive measures to contain spread of Corona Virus. In...

Gangtok (Sikkim), Mar 21 : An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale hit Tibet on Friday, authorities said, adding that there were no reports of damages or injuries yet. The quake struck the city of Xigaze, Tingri...

Shillong (Meghalaya ), Jan 2 : A - two- week long joint exercise by the Indian Army and its Bangladesh counterpart will commence from Monday and would end of Feb 16 next. The joint exercise i, Sampriti-IX would...

By Hantigiri Narzary Kokrajhar (Assam),Jan 18 : The 10th Indo-Bhutan Friendship Fair and 68th Subankhata Maghw Mela has began with a eight day long programme at Subankhata along the India-Bhutan border border in Assam's Baksa district on Friday...