Indian police blockade capital from protesting farmers

Indian riot police fired tear gas Wednesday at columns of farmers on tractors seeking to breach heavily guarded barricades and march on the capital to demand higher crop prices
14 February 2024, 07:34 AM

Indonesia votes for president with ex-general Subianto the favourite

Indonesians began voting for a new president Wednesday with Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto the frontrunner to lead Southeast Asia's biggest economy despite concerns over his human rights record
14 February 2024, 03:49 AM

North Korea fires several cruise missiles off east coast

North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles Wednesday, Seoul's military said, part of a string of weapons tests this year that have accompanied increasingly aggressive rhetoric from leader Kim Jong Un
14 February 2024, 03:21 AM

Nawaz nominates Shehbaz for PM

PML-N, PPP agree to form new Pak govt
13 February 2024, 19:08 PM

Nawaz nominates Shehbaz for PM

The two major Pakistan parties that joined forces to oust Imran Khan as prime minister in 2022 said yesterday they would form a new coalition to rule the country, after an election last week failed to produce a decisive winner.
13 February 2024, 18:00 PM

Farmers’ Protest: Indian police trying to stop march to New Delhi

Police in India yesterday fired tear gas at hundreds of farmers and their supporters during a protest march towards New Delhi to pressure the government to honour a promise it made in 2021 to pay more for crops.
13 February 2024, 18:00 PM

Indian magazine ordered to delete report

An Indian news magazine said yesterday that the government had ordered it to delete an online report that implicated soldiers in torture and killing of civilians in Kashmir.
13 February 2024, 18:00 PM

Sri Lanka polls to be held in 2025

Sri Lanka’s general election will be held in 2025 and financial provisions for the polls will be provided in next year’s budget, a statement from President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s office said yesterday.
13 February 2024, 18:00 PM

Pakistan polls disappoint, add to instability

Pakistan’s election has been remarkable in producing a result disappointing to most of its foreign partners and rivals, with little reason for optimism about government that will eventually emerge from it, foreign policy analysts said.
13 February 2024, 18:00 PM

Pakistan parties rule out alliances in post-election deadlock

Two of Pakistan's main political parties ruled out any alliances today after an indecisive election, raising the possibility of a minority government or weeks more of negotiation before a coalition is formed
13 February 2024, 15:27 PM

Farmers' protest: Delhi under security blanket

Delhi police today placed barricades and stopped vehicular movement at the Singhu and Tikri borders to foil farmers' possible march to the city
13 February 2024, 12:33 PM

All foreigners can use automated lanes at Singapore checkpoints from second half of 2024

All foreign visitors to Singapore, regardless of their nationality, may soon clear immigration here at air, land and sea checkpoints using automated lanes from 2024
13 February 2024, 10:42 AM

Indian police drop tear gas shells from drones to disperse protesting farmers

The Indian police today fired tear gas shells and also used drones to drop the shells to disperse protesting farmers who attempted to march towards Delhi to press their demand for a law on guaranteeing minimum support price for crops
13 February 2024, 08:16 AM

Farmers start protest march towards Delhi; Punjab-Haryana borders fortified

Hundreds of farmers, many of them riding tractor-trolleys, from the northern Indian state of Punjab today began "Delhi Chalo" road march to press for their demands, including a legal guarantee for minimum support price for crops, after a meeting with two federal ministers was inconclusive
13 February 2024, 06:12 AM

China urges Israel to stop military operation in Rafah 'as soon as possible'

China on Tuesday urged Israel to stop its military operation in the Gazan city of Rafah "as soon as possible", warning of a "serious humanitarian disaster" there if fighting did not stop
13 February 2024, 06:08 AM

Pakistan polls: PPP, CEC to meet again today amid reluctance to join govt

The Central Executive Committee of the PPP which met in Islamabad to deliberate on the post-poll scenario and proposals regarding the coalition government has decided to reach out to all political parties, including the PTI-backed independents, for a possible power-sharing deal
13 February 2024, 03:22 AM

Sharif, Bilawal eye Pak PM post

Political parties in Pakistan yesterday wrangled over terms and conditions of possible coalitions to form the next government after last week’s election resulted in no clear winner.
12 February 2024, 18:00 PM

One in 5 migratory species at risk of extinction

More than a fifth of the world’s migrating species are at risk of going extinct as a result of climate change and human encroachment, according to the United Nation’s first-ever report on migrating animals published yesterday.
12 February 2024, 18:00 PM

Qatar frees eight ex-navy personnel

India’s foreign ministry said yesterday that Qatar had freed eight ex-navy personnel it had previously arrested and sentenced to death, reportedly for spying for Israel.
12 February 2024, 18:00 PM

How will Pakistan form its next govt?

Pakistan’s elections last week returned a hung parliament, with no party getting enough seats in the National Assembly to form a government by itself.
12 February 2024, 18:00 PM