New Delhi stays silent on Dhaka’s call for ousted PM's extradition

Many victims reportedly women and children as India sets up emergency helpline support

China and Japan's long-testy ties have spiralled further this month

India’s federal anti-terror agency said yesterday it had arrested a resident of Kashmir who it accused of conspiring with the driver of a car that exploded in Delhi last week, killing eight people and wounding at least 20 others.

93 workers accuse Mediceram of breaching labor laws

Arrestee is a resident of Kashmir

Nine people were killed and 31 injured when confiscated explosives accidentally blew up at a police station in Indian-administered Kashmir, police said yesterday, just days after a car blast in Delhi killed a dozen people.

Air China, China Southern and China Eastern all published separate statements

More than half a million people sat for the entrance exam

The victims included police personnel, forensic team members and two crime photographers and other members from the local administration

China has advised its citizens to refrain from travelling to Japan

Wins over 200 seats out of 243

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling coalition comfortably retained power in Bihar, one of India’s poorest and most populous states, a vote count showed yesterday. The result gives him a boost after last year’s disappointing national vote.

Pakistan’s top court called a meeting of all judges yesterday, after parliament passed a constitutional amendment this week that curbed its remit, prompting two judges to quit, saying the reform “stands as a grave assault on the constitution”.

India put new privacy rules into force yesterday that will make Meta, Google, OpenAI and other companies minimize collection of personal data and give people more control over their information.

No medical certificate required

Nitish Kumar poised for another term as longest-serving chief minister

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said yesterday she only sleeps for between two and four hours every night, while she also faces criticism for encouraging people to overwork.

The move comes amid a thaw in ties between the nuclear-armed neighbours

Nepal has intensified anti-poaching operations to protect its prized tigers, elephants and rhinos after dozens of convicted poachers escaped prison during an anti-government uprising in September, conservation officers said yesterday.