Opposition parties in India have flayed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government for enforcing the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act of 2019 paving the way for citizenship to undocumented non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan while BJP has welcomed it

After India yesterday announced the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act, reactions started to pour in from the opposition leaders, who accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Centre of resorting to ‘deviation’ and ‘publicity’ ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, reports Times of India.

India’s interior ministry yesterday said it was enacting a citizenship law that critics say discriminates against Muslims, just weeks before the world’s most populous country heads into a general election. 

A second Chinese research vessel in two months has been spotted near India’s coast, adding to New Delhi’s anxiety over possible military intelligence-gathering in its backyard.

The navies of China, Russia and Iran are staging joint drills in the Gulf of Oman this week, Beijing said yesterday.

Taiwan’s top security official told parliament yesterday that China runs “joint combat readiness patrols” near the democratic island every 7-10 days on average, saying Chinese forces were trying to “normalise” drills near Taiwan.

India’s Supreme Court yesterday rejected a plea by government-run State Bank of India SBI.NS for more time to make public names of individuals and companies who donated billions of rupees to political parties through an opaque funding system.

India has successfully test-fired a domestically developed ballistic missile capable of carrying multiple nuclear warheads for the first time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said yesterday.

India today conducted its first successful flight test of indigenously developed Agni-5 missile with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-Entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology which allows a single missile to be fitted with multiple warheads aimed at different locations

India's Supreme Court today asked State Bank of India (SBI), the country's largest commercial bank, to furnish by tomorrow the details of electoral bonds that allowed anonymous funding of political parties

The second-highest official in India’s election commission resigned abruptly on Saturday, days ahead of the expected announcement of the date of the country’s general election.

India and the four-member European trade bloc EFTA, including Norway and Switzerland, signed a $100-billion free trade agreement today to promote investment and exports, officials said

At least 18 people were killed and five others were missing after flash floods and a landslide on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, a local official said yesterday.

The second-highest official in India's election commission resigned abruptly today, days ahead of the expected announcement of the date of the country's upcoming general election

Two young women were arrested in Tehran after the publication of a video in which they danced to celebrate the coming of the Persian New Year, Iranian media said Saturday

The port facilitates movement of passengers, cargo to and from Bangladesh

Indian authorities said they had detained members of a “trafficking” network sending citizens of the country to fight for the Russian army in Ukraine after raiding several travel agents.

Hong Kong yesterday introduced the draft bill of a new national security law that includes life sentences for major offences such as treason and insurrection.

India yesterday began deporting Myanmar nationals who had fled a recent surge in fighting between the ruling junta and rebels in a border region, a top state official said.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced his government’s decision to slash LPG cylinder prices by 100 rupees to mark International Women’s Day, saying this will significantly ease the financial burden on millions of households across the country, especially women"