Asia
High-profile Taiwan mayor loses recall vote in blow for opposition
TAIPEI: A high-profile mayor from Taiwan's main opposition party lost an acrimonious recall vot..
Ladakh stand-off: Talks between senior army officers of India and China end with positive trajectory
NEW DELHI: India and China held their first round of talks between senior military officers on Satur..
Last resort: Gujarat Congress packs 65 MLA in hotels after 3 resignations
AHMEDABAD: A desperate Gujarat Congress has packed its flock of 65 MLAs into three resorts and hotel..
India overtakes Spain, Covid count 5th highest in world
NEW DELHI: Indias total Covid-19 caseload went past Spains on Saturday to become the fifth largest i..
US jails three Chinese for photographing navy base
WASHINGTON: Three Chinese nationals were sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to illegally taki..
Japan aims to have COVID-19 vaccines in use by June 2021
TOKYO: Japan aims to put COVID-19 vaccines into use by June 2021, the health minister said on Friday..
Long-awaited darshan for devotees, but shrines taking abundant caution
Lord Venkateswara temple in Tirupati (File photo) With the virus keeping devotees away from religio..
Deaths rise to 295; Indias Covid count now 6th highest in world
NEW DELHI: India witnessed its highest single-day death toll in the Covid-19 pandemic so far, with 2..
Parents wary of sending children to schools as of now: Survey
Representative image NEW DELHI: Rising Covid-19 cases and reports of children getting infection aft..
China reports 3 new COVID-19 cases, 2 asymptomatic cases
BEIJING: China recorded three new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus as of the end of Friday (..