Russia-backed port plan: Myanmar military offensive targets land in south
22 August 2026
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Asia
Indian army chief conferred honorary rank of Nepali Army general
18 August 2026
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South Asia
Pakistan detains 258 in scam centre raid
18 August 2026
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South Asia
India says it thwarted attacks by Pakistan-backed militants, arrested over 200 operatives
17 August 2026
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South Asia
Korean liberation day: N Korea’s Kim tells Putin he is ‘proud’ of strong ties
17 August 2026
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Asia
Over 700 aid trucks enter Afghanistan
17 August 2026
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Asia
Over three lakh Rohingyas verified for repatriation
16 August 2026
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Asia
Singapore criminalises AI-generated abuse images
14 August 2026
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Southeast Asia
Cyber threat: North Korean hackers build AI tools for attacks
11 August 2026
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Asia
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto ‘didn’t get a fair trial’
Pakistan’s Supreme Court ruled yesterday that former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who was hanged 44 year ago after being convicted of murder, didn’t get a fair trial.
6 March 2024
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto didn't get a fair trial: Pak SC
Pakistan's Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who was hanged 44 year ago after being convicted of murder, didn't get a fair trial.
6 March 2024
Has rape become normalised in India?
Seven men have been accused of brutally gang raping a Spanish tourist in the Dumka district of the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand. The 28-year-old vlogger and her 64-year-old husband have been traveling the world on their motorcycles for several years
6 March 2024
Modi inaugurates India's first underwater metro route in Kolkata
India's first underwater metro route was inaugurated today by Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he flagged off a train between Howrah Maidan and Esplanade in Kolkata
6 March 2024
No Indian troops in Maldives after May 10
Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu yesterday declared that Indian military personnel will not be present in the island nation after May 10.
5 March 2024
Modi congratulates new Pakistan PM Sharif
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Pakistani counterpart Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday for his return to the premiership, a rare expression of goodwill between leaders of the two nuclear-armed rivals
5 March 2024
Iran executed 834 people last year, highest since 2015: rights groups
Iran executed a "staggering" total of at least 834 people last year, the highest number since 2015 as capital punishment surged in the Islamic republic, two rights groups said today
5 March 2024
China sets ambitious 5 percent growth target for 2024
China today set a growth target of around five percent for 2024, an ambitious objective analysts said would be a challenge to meet given the severe headwinds battering the world's second-largest economy
5 March 2024
Imran Khan’s MPs denied reserved seats in parliament
Pakistan’s election commission yesterday blocked lawmakers loyal to jailed ex-prime minister Imran Khan from taking a share of parliamentary seats reserved for women and minorities, after a poll marred by rigging claims.
4 March 2024
Indian police hunt more rape suspects
Three Indian men have appeared in court after the gang rape of a Spanish tourist on a motorbike trip with her husband, with police hunting four other suspects, reports said yesterday.
4 March 2024
Nepal PM ends alliance with Nepali Congress
Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal named three ministers, including one each from two opposition parties, in a new coalition yesterday, dumping the centrist Nepali Congress party which had dominated his previous government.
4 March 2024
Shehbaz Sharif takes oath as Pakistan’s PM
Pakistan’s Shehbaz Sharif took the oath yesterday to officially become prime minister for a second time, nearly four weeks after an uncertain national election caused delays in the formation of a coalition government.
4 March 2024
How far one can go to avoid a relative
The Indian police has arrested a 29-year-old Bangladeshi national for allegedly sending a hoax e-mail to the Delhi airport about an explosive in a Kolkata-bound flight.
4 March 2024
Bangladeshi man arrested for sending hoax e-mail to Delhi airport
Indian police have arrested a 29-year-old Bangladeshi national for allegedly sending a hoax e-mail to the Delhi airport about an explosive in a Kolkata-bound flight
4 March 2024
Singapore tightens rules for hiring foreign professionals
Singapore will raise the salary criteria for foreign executives and professionals that companies can hire starting next year, the government announced today
4 March 2024
Lawmkers can be prosecuted for taking bribes to speak, cast votes in House: Indian SC
India's Supreme Court today ruled that lawmakers do not enjoy immunity from prosecution for taking bribe to make a speech or cast a vote in the legislature
4 March 2024
Indian train drivers in crash that killed 14 last year were watching cricket
The drivers of a train that missed a signal and ploughed into another train, killing 14 people, were distracted because they were watching cricket on a phone, India's railways minister said today
4 March 2024
3 Bangladeshis die after being hit by train in Malaysia
Three Bangladeshi men were killed at the railway tracks at Taman Puncak Utama Jade Hill in Malaysia's Kajang when they were hit by a commuter train
4 March 2024
Malaysian PM 'happy to reopen' MH370 search if compelling evidence found
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim today said he would be "happy to reopen" the search for flight MH370 if "compelling" evidence emerged, opening the door to a renewed hunt a decade after the plane disappeared
4 March 2024
South Korea says to start legal action against doctors over walkout
South Korea's health minister said today authorities will start inspecting hospitals in order to take legal action against trainee doctors who have ignored an ultimatum to end a walkout over government plans to increase medical school admissions
4 March 2024