Train crushes 16 migrant workers sleeping on track in India

Sixteen migrant workers of a group of 21 were run over by a cargo train in Aurangabad of Indian state of Maharashtra on Friday morning.

Coronavirus stalls economy

Falling exports and remittance inflow against production disruptions in mills and factories and the halt to transport movement and operation of financial..

8 journalists held in a week under Digital Security Act

There has been a surge in cases under the Digital Security Act against people who express their opinions on Facebook criticising the government,..

Cabinet okays online court ordinance

The cabinet on Thursday approved a draft ordinance on the use of information technology by courts for holding trials, hearings and taking digital evidence..

Rabindranath’s 159th birth anniversary today

Today is the 159th birth anniversary of poet Rabindranath Tagore, who reshaped Bengali literature and music as well as arts of Indian subcontinent by exploring contextual modernism.

Tipu Minshi says reopening markets not mandatory for businessmen

Commerce minister Tipu Munshi on Thursday said reopening markets was not mandatory for businesspeople.

Trump economy faces long-term disaster as jobs data looms

The staggering economic pain -- perhaps the worst since the 1930s -- of the American economy in the time of coronavirus will be graphically underscored..

Cruise passengers have gone home, but the crews that looked after them are still stuck at sea

Most cruise passengers have made their way back home, and the vast ships that once ferried them from port to port are moored up or back on the water,..

These are the '10 plain truths' about the coronavirus pandemic, according to former CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden

Dr. Tom Frieden, the former director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, laid out "10 plain truths" about Covid-19 on Wednesday ..

George Pell knew about child sex abuse allegations for decades, Royal Commission documents reveal

Nearly three years after the release of a damning national report into child sexual abuse, the Australian government has published dozens..