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India
Two roadside blasts in northwest Pakistan kill 7
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Russian strikes on Ukraine kill three: Kyiv
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India’s Mizoram: 26 killed as under construction bridge collapses
A railway bridge being built in India collapsed yesterday killing at least 26 workers and injuring two, police said, as the state-run railway authority opened an investigation.
23 August 2023, 18:00 PM
HK govt given second chance to ban protest song
A Hong Kong court yesterday granted the government permission to lodge another attempt to ban an anthem that emerged from 2019 pro-democracy protests, after rejecting the bid last month.
23 August 2023, 18:00 PM
New Thai PM sworn in
Thailand’s new prime minister vowed to bring four years of change to the kingdom as he took office yesterday.
23 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Chandrayaan-3 lands on moon in historic moment for India
An Indian spacecraft landed on the moon on Wednesday, the space agency said, in a mission seen as crucial to lunar exploration and India's standing as a space power, just days after a similar Russian lander crashed.
23 August 2023, 12:48 PM
Thailand's Thaksin moved to hospital after exile return
Thailand's former premier Thaksin Shinawatra was moved from prison to a police hospital on Wednesday, officials said, a day after he was jailed on his return from 15 years in exile
23 August 2023, 03:29 AM
Property mogul Thavisin elected Thai PM
Thai property mogul Srettha Thavisin was elected prime minister after a decisive win in a parliamentary vote yesterday as his party’s fugitive figurehead Thaksin Shinawatra made a historic homecoming after years in exile and was taken straight to jail.
22 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Pakistan cable car ordeal ends with all rescued
Rescuers in Pakistan pulled all seven children and one man to safety after their cable car became stranded high over a remote ravine yesterday, officials said, ending an ordeal lasting more than 15 hours.
22 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Imran Khan’s plea against Toshakhana verdict adjourned till Aug 24
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday adjourned the appeal filed by former premier Imran Khan — currently incarcerated in Attock Jail — against his conviction and sentence in the Toshakhana case till Thursday
22 August 2023, 11:44 AM
Pakistan cable car ordeal ends with all on board, mostly children, rescued
Pakistani rescuers pulled seven children and one man to safety after their cable car became stranded high over a remote ravine on Tuesday, ending an ordeal lasting more than 15 hours
22 August 2023, 07:16 AM
Chandrayaan-3: All systems working perfectly, says ISRO chief
As India waits with bated breath for the maiden attempt to land its first unmanned mission on the moon tomorrow, the national space agency chief S Somnath met Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh yesterday and said all systems are working perfectly, and no contingencies are anticipated tomorrow (August 23).
22 August 2023, 06:31 AM
Thailand's Srettha formally nominated as PM: parliament TV
Thailand's Pheu Thai party on Tuesday formally nominated business tycoon Srettha Thavisin to become prime minister ahead of a confirmation vote in parliament
22 August 2023, 06:02 AM
Ex-PM Thaksin jailed on return to Thailand after 15 years in exile
Thailand's divisive ex-leader Thaksin Shinawatra was jailed Tuesday as he returned to the kingdom after 15 years in exile, hours before parliament votes to install his party's candidate as the new prime minister
22 August 2023, 05:20 AM
Thaksin Shinawatra: Thailand's divisive former PM
He was ousted in a coup 17 years ago and spent the last 15 of them in self-imposed exile, but Thailand's billionaire former premier Thaksin Shinawatra still casts a remarkable shadow over the kingdom's politics
22 August 2023, 03:30 AM
Ex-PM Thaksin returns to Thailand after 15 years in exile
Thailand's divisive ex-leader Thaksin Shinawatra returned to the kingdom Tuesday, after 15 years in exile and hours before parliament votes for a new prime minister
22 August 2023, 02:47 AM
India defends decision to impose 40pc export duty on onions
India yesterday said the decision to impose a 40 percent export duty on onions was a timely move to boost domestic supply and control retail prices
21 August 2023, 19:49 PM
Asean countries to begin talks on $2.7 trillion digital economy pact by 2023-end
Asean is intensifying its economic integration to improve cross-border trade and investment flows, including by unlocking a potential US$2 trillion (S$2.7 trillion) in its digital economy by 2030
21 August 2023, 17:26 PM
Chandrayaan-3: ISRO releases images of moon's south pole area
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) today came out with images of the moon’s unexplored south pole area captured by the Lander Hazard Detection and Avoidance Camera (LHDAC) fitted in the spacecraft which is expected to make a soft landing in the region in a couple of days.
21 August 2023, 06:36 AM
Pakistan's president refuses to sign new national security laws
Pakistan's President Arif Alvi said on Sunday he had refused to sign into law two bills that would give authorities more power to prosecute people for acts against the state and military, a move the law ministry said was unconstitutional
21 August 2023, 05:28 AM
Thaksin will be arrested once he lands in Thailand Tuesday: sources
Police and Corrections Department officials will arrest Thailand's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, 74, as soon as he disembarks his private jet at Don Mueang Airport on Tuesday, sources have said.
21 August 2023, 05:05 AM
Imran faces charges over state secrets
Pakistani authorities have opened a criminal investigation against jailed former prime minister Imran Khan on charges of leaking state secrets, after naming him and three aides in a fresh case, a top security source said yesterday.
20 August 2023, 18:00 PM