Police in Bangkok pulled off a dramatic arrest by disguising themselves as lion dancers during a Lunar New Year fair at a temple in Nonthaburi. Officers hid beneath a traditional red-and-gold lion costume before lunging at and arresting a 33-year-old suspect. The man is accused of breaking into the home of a local police commander three times
21 February,2026 08:10 AM IST | Bangkok | Agencies
The city of Osaka has received gold bars worth 560 million yen (approximately Rs 32.75 crore) from an anonymous donor to help repair its ageing water pipeline system. The 21-kg gold donation was handed over to the Osaka City Waterworks Bureau. Mayor Hideyuki Yokoyama said the city would honour the donors request and prioritise improvements to water
21 February,2026 08:10 AM IST | Tokyo | Agencies
The certification has been granted by Bureau Veritas, an Independent Safety Assessor and global leader in testing, inspection and certification. Officials described the development as a major milestone in the relaunch of the 19.54-km Monorail corridor
21 February,2026 12:57 AM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar
SC ruling on Trump's tariff
Trump had made tariffs the bedrock of his economic pitch to voters ahead of the midterm elections, even describing tariffs as his “favourite word in the dictionary.” He promised that factories would relocate from overseas and bring jobs with them, and he warned that losing the tariffs could plunge the US into a deep recession
21 February,2026 12:53 AM IST | Washington | APADVERTISEMENT
