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South Asia
Voting underway in India's West Bengal and Tamil Nadu
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Southeast Asia
West Bengal goes to polls amid SIR row
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India
Vietnam, South Korea sign deals on tech, nuclear power
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Asia
Under-fire Nepal minister quits after weeks in office
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Asia
India’s election body issues directives for smooth West Bengal polls
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India
Philippines, US and allies start huge military drills
21 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Asia
Residents return to ravaged homes months after Hong Kong fire
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China
Fire in Malaysia's Sabah destroys 1,000 homes, thousands displaced
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Southeast Asia
Indian police hunt more rape suspects
Three Indian men have appeared in court after the gang rape of a Spanish tourist on a motorbike trip with her husband, with police hunting four other suspects, reports said yesterday.
4 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Nepal PM ends alliance with Nepali Congress
Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal named three ministers, including one each from two opposition parties, in a new coalition yesterday, dumping the centrist Nepali Congress party which had dominated his previous government.
4 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Shehbaz Sharif takes oath as Pakistan’s PM
Pakistan’s Shehbaz Sharif took the oath yesterday to officially become prime minister for a second time, nearly four weeks after an uncertain national election caused delays in the formation of a coalition government.
4 March 2024, 18:00 PM
How far one can go to avoid a relative
The Indian police has arrested a 29-year-old Bangladeshi national for allegedly sending a hoax e-mail to the Delhi airport about an explosive in a Kolkata-bound flight.
4 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Bangladeshi man arrested for sending hoax e-mail to Delhi airport
Indian police have arrested a 29-year-old Bangladeshi national for allegedly sending a hoax e-mail to the Delhi airport about an explosive in a Kolkata-bound flight
4 March 2024, 13:18 PM
Singapore tightens rules for hiring foreign professionals
Singapore will raise the salary criteria for foreign executives and professionals that companies can hire starting next year, the government announced today
4 March 2024, 09:15 AM
Lawmkers can be prosecuted for taking bribes to speak, cast votes in House: Indian SC
India's Supreme Court today ruled that lawmakers do not enjoy immunity from prosecution for taking bribe to make a speech or cast a vote in the legislature
4 March 2024, 07:38 AM
Indian train drivers in crash that killed 14 last year were watching cricket
The drivers of a train that missed a signal and ploughed into another train, killing 14 people, were distracted because they were watching cricket on a phone, India's railways minister said today
4 March 2024, 07:15 AM
3 Bangladeshis die after being hit by train in Malaysia
Three Bangladeshi men were killed at the railway tracks at Taman Puncak Utama Jade Hill in Malaysia's Kajang when they were hit by a commuter train
4 March 2024, 06:29 AM
Malaysian PM 'happy to reopen' MH370 search if compelling evidence found
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim today said he would be "happy to reopen" the search for flight MH370 if "compelling" evidence emerged, opening the door to a renewed hunt a decade after the plane disappeared
4 March 2024, 05:38 AM
South Korea says to start legal action against doctors over walkout
South Korea's health minister said today authorities will start inspecting hospitals in order to take legal action against trainee doctors who have ignored an ultimatum to end a walkout over government plans to increase medical school admissions
4 March 2024, 03:09 AM
Shehbaz Sharif elected Pak PM for second time
Shehbaz Sharif was voted in yesterday as Pakistan’s prime minister for a second time, presiding over a shaky alliance that has shut out followers of jailed opposition leader Imran Khan.
3 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Indian navy to build strategic base near Maldives
India’s navy has said it is bolstering forces on “strategically important” islands close to the Maldives, with a new base set to open just days before Male starts sending home Indian forces.
3 March 2024, 18:00 PM
32 killed in heavy rain in Pakistan
More than 30 people have died in rain-related incidents in Pakistan during days of heavy downpours, with thousands of schools closed, officials said yesterday.
3 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Pakistan’s PM of compromise
Shehbaz Sharif, who was elected Pakistan’s prime minister for a second time yesterday, has stepped to the fore as a compromise candidate suited to turbulent times.
3 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Modi donates Rs 2000 to BJP's 'party fund' ahead of polls
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today donated Rs 2,000 to his ruling Bharatiya Janata to strengthen efforts to build a ‘Viksit Bharat’ (developed India)
3 March 2024, 12:32 PM
More than 30 killed in heavy rain in Pakistan
More than 30 people have died in rain-related incidents in Pakistan during days of heavy downpours, with thousands of schools closed, officials said Sunday
3 March 2024, 11:49 AM
Shehbaz Sharif voted in as Pakistan's PM for second time
Newly sworn-in lawmakers in Pakistan's National Assembly elected Sharif by 201 votes to 92, three weeks after national elections marred by widespread allegations of rigging
3 March 2024, 08:54 AM
PTI fields Mahmood Khan to face Zardari in Pakistan’s presidential election
Backed by PTI, firebrand Pashtun nationalist leader from Balochistan Mehmood Khan Achakzai on Saturday submitted nomination papers to contest the upcoming presidential election of Pakistan on March 9 against PPP's Asif Ali Zardari
3 March 2024, 06:20 AM
Spanish Tourist Raped: 3 arrested in India’s Jharkhand
Three men were arrested yesterday after the gang rape of a Spanish tourist on a motorbike trip through India’s remote east with her husband, local media reports said.
2 March 2024, 18:00 PM