Rising crude prices: India exploring ways to support International Energy Agency

India, the world’s third largest oil importer, has said it is considering ways to support the decision by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and member countries of releasing crude from their national reserves in order to help cool rising prices.
8 April 2022, 05:38 AM

Imran to face no-trust vote

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan faces being booted from office at the weekend after the Supreme Court yesterday ruled that parliament had been illegally dissolved and a no-confidence vote on his government must go ahead.
7 April 2022, 18:00 PM

India claims it foiled Chinese cyber-attack

India yesterday claimed it foiled an attempted cyber-attack by Chinese hackers targeting its power distribution system near a
7 April 2022, 18:00 PM

Pakistan SC rules against Imran Khan; orders for no-confidence vote

Pakistan's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Prime Minister Imran Khan's move to dissolve parliament was unconstitutional and called for lawmakers to return in two days, a decision that could spell the end of his premiership.
7 April 2022, 16:41 PM

Dismissing no-confidence motion against Imran Khan 'erroneous': Pakistan's Chief Justice

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial on Thursday said that it was clear that the April 3 ruling of National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Khan Suri, which dismissed the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan, was erroneous.
7 April 2022, 10:38 AM

Identify all undocumented migrants from Bangladesh: Jammu and Kashmir High Court

India’s Jammu and Kashmir High Court has given six weeks to the authorities to identify migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar who are illegally staying in the federally-ruled territory.
7 April 2022, 07:51 AM

‘No longer humans behind bars’: Sketches offer glimpse of Myanmar jail

In one drawing, dozens of men sit crammed into a single room, hunched with their knees together, every inch of space occupied. In another, they lie back to back on the floor, their faces straining with discomfort.
7 April 2022, 03:52 AM

Lanka president won’t resign

Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will not resign, his government’s whip said yesterday, despite demonstrations against his handling of the country’s worst economic crisis in decades and as doctors held street protests over a shortage of medicine.
6 April 2022, 18:00 PM

China sees record Covid-19 cases

China reported more than 20,000 Covid-19 cases yesterday, the highest daily tally given since the start of the pandemic as millions in locked-down Shanghai
6 April 2022, 18:00 PM

Pak PM’s bid to block his own ouster: SC likely to rule today

Pakistan’s top court could rule today on Prime Minister Imran Khan’s move to block an opposition attempt to oust him, a step his critics say is unconstitutional and has touched off political turmoil.
6 April 2022, 18:00 PM

Malaysian Airlines flight said to have 'dived' before returning to KL airport

A Malaysia Airlines flight from Kuala Lumpur to Tawau town in Sabah allegedly dove suddenly and flew erratically before being turned back on Sunday (April 3), a passenger on the flight claimed.
6 April 2022, 16:44 PM

Former Amnesty chief ‘barred from leaving India’ at Bengaluru airport

Former chief of Amnesty International India, Aakar Patel, today (April 6, 2022) alleged that he was stopped from travelling to the US by Indian immigration authorities at Bengaluru International Airport.
6 April 2022, 07:51 AM

How events may unfold

Pakistan’s Supreme Court is looking into the legality of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s unexpected move over the weekend to block a parliamentary vote against him and then call for a snap general election.
5 April 2022, 18:00 PM

Sri Lanka economic crisis: President loses House majority

Sri Lanka’s president lost his parliamentary majority yesterday as dozens of lawmakers walked out of ruling coalition and urged his resignation, following days of street protests over the island nation’s crippling economic crisis.
5 April 2022, 18:00 PM

India blocks 22 YouTube channels Cites nat’l security concerns

India’s government yesterday said it has banned 22 YouTube channels, including four of Pakistani origin, for disinformation on subjects concerning national security and public order, the latest such federal crackdown in the country.
5 April 2022, 18:00 PM

‘Challenging road ahead’

India’s Congress President Sonia Gandhi yesterday stressed on “unity at all levels” and resilience as she spoke at a weekly meeting of party MPs about what she called the party’s “shocking and painful” election defeats.
5 April 2022, 18:00 PM

India blocks 22 YouTube channels

India’s government yesterday said it has banned 22 YouTube channels, including four of Pakistani origin, for disinformation on subjects concerning national security and public order, the latest such federal crackdown in the country.
5 April 2022, 18:00 PM

North Korean nukes could ‘eliminate’ South

North Korea will use its nuclear weapons to “eliminate” South Korea’s army in the event they launch a pre-emptive strike, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un said yesterday. 
5 April 2022, 18:00 PM

India blocks 22 YouTube channels, including 4 from Pakistan, over alleged fake news

India has ordered the blocking of 22 YouTube-based news channels, of which 18 are Indian and four from Pakistan, for allegedly spreading fake news to mislead viewers.
5 April 2022, 12:20 PM

Sri Lankan finance minister quits after just one day in office

Sri Lankan Finance Minister Ali Sabry resigned Tuesday just a day after he was appointed to the post by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, as the island nation suffers a crippling economic crisis.
5 April 2022, 08:23 AM