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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
"World needs China": Xi after securing historic third term
Xi Jinping secured a historic third term as China's leader on Sunday and promoted some of his closest Communist Party allies, cementing his position as the nation's most powerful leader since Mao Zedong.
23 October 2022
China communist party’s congress: Xi solidifies control
Chinese President Xi Jinping was all set for a historic third term in power as the Communist Party’s Congress ended yesterday, but the dramatic removal of his predecessor from the event stole the headlines.
22 October 2022