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
Ex-Thai MP shoots dead official over money row
11 August 2026
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Asia
Six people killed in Pakistan helicopter crash
At least six people were killed when a charter helicopter crashed in northern Pakistan on Saturday, security sources said
28 September 2024
Japan’s ruling party picks Shigeru Ishiba as next PM
Japan’s next prime minister Shigeru Ishiba yesterday outlined his ideas to reshape the nation’s miliary alliance with Washington, after winning the conservative ruling party’s leadership race.
27 September 2024
Indian boy killed in ritual sacrifice
Five people were arrested in India for the killing of a seven-year-old boy in an alleged ritual sacrifice aimed at bringing good fortune to a public school, police said yesterday.
27 September 2024
Myanmar junta bombs opposition-held town
Myanmar’s junta carried out fresh air strikes on an opposition-held town yesterday, hours after issuing an unprecedented invitation to its enemies for talks on civil war.
27 September 2024
Right-wing activists protest India-Bangladesh Test match in Kanpur
Activists from several right-wing groups staged a protest in Kanpur today, where the India-Bangladesh cricket teams are playing their second Test match.
27 September 2024
HK court jails former editor for sedition
A Hong Kong court yesterday sentenced a former editor to jail for 21 months and immediately released another after they had earlier been found guilty of conspiring to publish seditious articles in a ruling that has prompted an international outcry.
26 September 2024
43 including 37 children drown during Hindu festival in India’s Bihar
At least 43 people, including 37 children, tragically drowned, and three others went missing while bathing in rivers and ponds as part of the "Jivitputrika" festival in Bihar, the state government announced today
26 September 2024
China launches missile into Pacific in rare test
China said it test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile yesterday, firing it into the Pacific Ocean in its first such exercise in decades.
25 September 2024
Sri Lanka to restart talks with IMF immediately: president
Sri Lanka's new president called on Wednesday for restarting talks with the IMF "immediately" over a $2.9 billion bailout that threw a lifeline to his bankrupt country but imposed painful austerity
25 September 2024
Voting for 2nd phase of assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir begins
Polling in the second phase of the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, India’s only Muslim-majority region, began today with long queues at several booths in all the 26 seats, officials said
25 September 2024
China ‘number one’ source of cyberattacks: Taiwan
Taiwan’s defence minister yesterday accused China of being the “number one country conducting daily cyberattacks” against the democratic island and denied allegations about Taipei-backed hackers targeting Beijing.
24 September 2024
Japan protests airspace ‘violation’ by Russian patrol plane
Japan lodged a “very serious protest” with Moscow after a Russian patrol plane entered its airspace three times, the defence minister said yesterday, calling it the first confirmed incursion since 2019.
23 September 2024
Post-Coup Myanmar: India invites anti-junta forces to Delhi
India has invited political and military opponents of Myanmar’s ruling junta to attend a seminar in New Delhi, sources said, a significant move by the South Asian power that has maintained ties with the top generals shunned by Western nations.
23 September 2024
Sri Lanka's new president Dissanayake promises change
Sri Lanka's leftist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake took office as president on Monday, promising change in the island nation long led by powerful political families which is emerging from its worst economic crisis in more than seven decades
23 September 2024
Anura Kumara Dissanayake takes oath as Sri Lanka's president
Dissanayake, popularly known as AKD, polled 1.27 million votes more than nearest rival and main opposition leader Sajith Premadasa. Incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe finished third.
23 September 2024
6 dead, 7 injured in central China bridge crash
Six people died after a car lost control and slammed into bikes and other vehicles on a bridge in central China's Hunan province early Monday morning, police said.
23 September 2024
Biden, Modi talk about Bangladesh
The developments in Bangladesh came up during discussions between US President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the former’s personal residence in Wilmington, Delaware, yesterday.
22 September 2024
Sri Lanka elects Dissanayake as president
Sri Lanka elected Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake as its new president yesterday, putting faith in the 55-year-old’s pledge to fight corruption and bolster a fragile economic recovery following its worst financial crisis in decades.
22 September 2024
BJP will chase out Bangladeshi, Rohingya infiltrators from Jharkhand: Amit Shah
Indian Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said at a rally in Jharkhand that if BJP returns to power in the state, it will chase Rohingya and Bangladeshi infiltrators out of Jharkhand
22 September 2024
Nine Indian fishermen feared dead after trawler capsizes
The trawler had left from the Sundarbans in West Bengal on Wednesday with 17 men on board, said Surajit Bag, assistant director of fishing in the state government.
22 September 2024