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School shooting in Philippines leaves 3 students dead
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23 June 2026, 00:00 AM India
China gives PM grand welcome
BSS, China
23 June 2026, 00:00 AM Asia
China launches probe over diaper row
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23 June 2026, 00:00 AM China
China sanctions 10 US firms in tit-for-tat move
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Political turmoil in Pakistan: Imran begins ‘long march’ for early polls

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan yesterday launched a so-called “long march” on the capital Islamabad to demand early elections, piling pressure on a government already in crisis.
28 October 2022, 18:00 PM

Imran Khan begins long march demanding early election in Pakistan

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan launched a so-called "long march" Friday on the capital Islamabad to demand early elections, piling pressure on a government already in crisis.
28 October 2022, 10:53 AM

India expects Twitter to comply with local rules

Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter will not change India's expectation that it will comply with the country's rules for such companies, a government minister told Reuters on Friday, adding that India's new IT rules would be out in days.
28 October 2022, 09:23 AM

31 dead in Philippines floods, landslides

Flooding and multiple landslides in a southern Philippines province killed at least 31 people, a senior government official said on Friday, as rescuers searched for missing residents.
28 October 2022, 06:33 AM

BCCI to pay men, women equally

In a momen-tous move to kindle gender parity, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today announced equal match fees for its centrally-contracted male and female players.
27 October 2022, 18:00 PM

Asean ministers ‘even more determined’ to solve Myanmar crisis

Southeast Asian foreign ministers said they were “even more determined” to solve the political crisis in Myanmar during talks in Indonesia yesterday ahead of the Asean leaders’ summit in November.
27 October 2022, 18:00 PM

Imran asked army for illegal favours

Pakistan’s intelligence chief accused former Prime Minister Imran Khan of asking the country’s powerful military for “illegal and unconstitutional” support for his
27 October 2022, 18:00 PM

China, US must ‘find ways to get along’

President Xi Jinping said China and the United States must “find ways to get along” to safeguard world peace and development, state media reported yesterday, as he embarks on his precedent-breaking third term in power.
27 October 2022, 18:00 PM

Myanmar Crisis: Asean chair warns over rising violence

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) is gravely concerned about escalating violence in Myanmar, the bloc’s chair Cambodia said, in remarks
26 October 2022, 18:00 PM

Kharge takes over as new president of India’s Congress party

Senior leader M Mallikarjun Kharge today (October 26, 2022) took over as the president of India’s main opposition Congress.
26 October 2022, 07:45 AM

India fines Google $113m

India’s antitrust watchdog yesterday fined Google $113 million for “unfair” payment policies, a week after hitting the tech behemoth with an even bigger financial penalty for abusing its market dominance.
25 October 2022, 18:00 PM

World is in its ‘first truly global energy crisis’: IEA chief

Tightening markets for liquefied natural gas (LNG) worldwide and major oil producers cutting supply have put the world in the middle of “the first truly global energy crisis”, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) said yesterday.
25 October 2022, 18:00 PM

India slaps another penalty of over Rs 936cr on Google

The Competition Commission of India (CCI), India’s fair trade regulator, today announced that it is imposing yet another penalty of Rs 936.44 crore on Google, the second time in a week, for allegedly misusing its dominant position about Play Store policy and ordered the tech giant to stop engaging in unfair commercial practices.
25 October 2022, 14:46 PM

Peace impossible without power

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday said that India is always in favour of world peace and considered war as the last option but made it clear that peace is not possible without strength.
24 October 2022, 18:00 PM

Xi secures 3rd term

Xi Jinping secured a historic third term as China’s leader yesterday and filled his inner circle with close allies, achieving after a decade in power complete dominance over the ruling Communist Party.
23 October 2022, 18:00 PM

India rocket puts 36 internet satellites into orbit

India’s space agency says its rocket has successfully put 36 internet satellites into orbit for UK-based satellite company OneWeb after months of delay due to the war in Ukraine.
23 October 2022, 18:00 PM

China’s Politburo Standing Committee: The leaders

The Chinese Communist Party yesterday unveiled its new seven-member Politburo Standing Committee headed by leader Xi Jinping. Here are the men who will rule Beijing for the next five years under Xi’s leadership, in order of seniority.
23 October 2022, 18:00 PM

Born elite, steeled by turmoil

When Xi Jinping took power in 2012, some observers predicted he would be the most liberal Communist Party leader in China’s history, based on his low-key profile, family backstory and perhaps a degree of misguided hope.
23 October 2022, 18:00 PM

Xi loyalists take key positions in Communist Party's new leadership

Xi Jinping on Sunday secured a third term as leader of China's ruling Communist Party and unveiled a seven-member Politburo Standing Committee, which he heads, that will determine the path of the country's development in the next five years.
23 October 2022, 13:37 PM

India successfully launches 36 OneWeb satellites

India entered the lucrative and burgeoning world of commercial launch of satellites with the country’s space research organisation, successfully placing 36 satellites of the UK-based communication firm OneWeb in the designated orbit.
23 October 2022, 07:00 AM