Myanmar crew held as India seizes 1 tonne of ketamine

India’s coast guard has arrested six Myanmar men and seized $42 million worth of ketamine after spotting a suspicious vessel in the
22 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Iran accuses foreign forces of raising Gulf 'insecurity'

President Hassan Rouhani denounces the presence of foreign forces in the Gulf and said Iran will put forward a peace plan, after arch-foe the United States ordered reinforcements to the tinderbox region.
22 September 2019, 15:12 PM

Maldives is not mired in a China debt trap: Wang

The Maldives are not “mired in a Chinese debt trap”, the Chinese government’s top diplomat told the visiting Maldivian foreign minister,
21 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Two Indian states to hold elections in October

Two Indian states will go to the polls in October, the election commissioner said yesterday, in a test of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s
21 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Snubbing Taiwan, Solomon Islands establish China ties

China and the Solomon Islands signed an agreement yesterday to establish diplomatic ties after the Pacific island nation ditched relations
21 September 2019, 18:00 PM

BJP slams ‘terrorist’ students

The heckling and manhandling of India’s junior minister for Environment and Climate Change Babul Supriyo by a section of students at
21 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Cops, protesters clash again in HK

Riot police and protesters in Hong Kong fought brief skirmishes near the Chinese border yesterday, the latest clashes during huge
21 September 2019, 18:00 PM

8 injured as train derails in HK

A passenger train derailed during the morning rush hour in Hong Kong yesterday leaving eight people injured, authorities said. Images from the scene
17 September 2019, 18:00 PM

HK leader to hold dialogue next week

Hong Kong’s leader, Carrie Lam, yesterday said she and her team would begin dialogue sessions with the community next week,
17 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Restore normalcy in J&K

India’s Supreme Court yesterday asked the Centre and Jammu and Kashmir authorities to see that normalcy is restored on a selective
16 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Hindu temple, school ransacked in Pakistan

A crowd in Pakistan ransacked a school and Hindu temple after a Hindu principal was accused of blasphemy, police said yesterday, the
16 September 2019, 18:00 PM

NRC likely to be key issue during Hasina’s Oct visit to India

Assam’s National Register of Citizens (NRC) might be an important agenda of discussion during Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to neighbouring India in early October, reports Hindustan Times.
14 September 2019, 11:43 AM

India's crackdown on Kashmir will spur global Muslim extremism: Imran

India's crackdown on protests and dissent in Kashmir will drive more of the world's Muslims into extremism, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan says during a fiery speech in the part of the disputed territory administered by Pakistan.
14 September 2019, 06:59 AM

US imposes sanctions on North Korean hacking groups blamed for global attacks

The US Treasury announces sanctions on three North Korean hacking groups it said were involved in the "WannaCry" ransomware attacks and hacking of international banks and customer accounts.
14 September 2019, 04:47 AM

US lawmakers urge Trump to mediate between India and Pakistan

Key US Senators and Congressmen are now urging President Donald Trump to play a constructive role in helping resolve Kashmir and other underlying disputes between India and Pakistan.
14 September 2019, 04:32 AM

India curbs onion shipments by imposing minimum export price

Indian government has imposed an USD 850 per tonne minimum export price (MEP) on onion shipments.
13 September 2019, 16:17 PM

Imran Khan commends 58 countries, EU over Kashmir cause

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has commended 58 countries and the European Union for supporting the cause of a peaceful resolution of the Kashmir dispute in the line with UN Security Council resolutions and international laws.
13 September 2019, 11:56 AM

‘Make due efforts’ on North Korea

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi yesterday called on the United States to make efforts to resolve the North Korean nuclear issue, warning that applying “maximum pressure” would never work.
12 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Haze blankets much of Malaysia

Visibility worsens in Malaysia's capital, with Kuala Lumpur's iconic towers shrouded by haze.
12 September 2019, 05:29 AM

N Korea tests ‘super-large’ rocket launcher: KCNA

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has supervised a fresh test of a “super-large multiple rocket launcher” system, state media said yesterday -- the latest in a series of provocations by Pyongyang.
11 September 2019, 18:00 PM