US to impose costs on Iran for crackdown against protesters: Biden

The United States will soon impose further costs on the perpetrators of violence against peaceful demonstrators who protested against the death of a 22-year-old woman in the custody of the morality......

Assam: 'Unemployment is a great danger'

'There are more young people in Assam who are unemployed than possibly anywhere else.'Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi explains the election issues in his state.Aditi Phadnis listens in. IMAGE: Gaurav......

Gas leak from Vizag chemical plant kills 11, affects 1,000

Gas leaked from a chemical plant in Visakhapatnam in the early hours of Thursday and quickly spread to villages in a five-kilometre radius, killing at least 11 people and impacting about 1,000,......

Kim's Nuclear Games of Smoke and Mirrors

Is North Korea really dismantling its nuclear programme?Rajaram Panda explains the many challenges to denuclearise the Korean Peninsula. PART 1: Is Kim Jong Un under threat from his army? IMAGE:......

Financial crisis could push 21 mn into poverty

The still lingering global financial turmoil could push as many as 21 million more people into extreme poverty in the Asia-Pacific region, a joint report by the United Nations and Asian Development......