Pak SC strips ex-PM Khan’s party of polls symbol

Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Saturday rejected an attempt by former prime minister Imran Khan’s party to retain its traditional electoral symbol of a cricket bat, in the latest setback for the jailed leader ahead of a general election.
14 January 2024, 18:00 PM

India’s Rahul begins march to boost opposition

India’s main opposition leader Rahul Gandhi yesterday began a new cross-country march from a troubled northeastern state, aiming to generate political momentum to take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in general elections due by May.
14 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Steps towards independence will be harshly punished

China’s top diplomat warned yesterday any steps towards Taiwan’s independence would be “harshly punished”, after the self-ruled island defied Beijing’s warnings and chose pro-sovereignty candidate Lai Ching-te as president.
14 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Imran Khan's party loses cricket bat electoral symbol

The symbol ties in with former Prime Minister Imran Khan's image as a former cricket star. His Tehreek-e-Insaf party believes a court ruling forcing them to lose the cricket bat will cost them during next month's vote
14 January 2024, 03:38 AM

India’s FM to visit Iran

India’s foreign minister is scheduled to visit Iran today for a two-day trip, following Western air strikes against Yemen’s Houthi rebels over the Tehran-backed group’s attacks on
13 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Taiwan votes ruling party back to power

Taiwanese voters swept the ruling Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) presidential candidate Lai Ching-te into power yesterday, rejecting Chinese pressure to spurn him, as China said it would not give up on achieving “reunification”.
13 January 2024, 18:00 PM

India protests UK diplomat’s visit to PoK

India said yesterday it had lodged a protest over a senior British diplomat’s visit to Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, saying the trip this week had infringed on India’s “sovereignty and territorial integrity”.
13 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Taiwan ruling party's Lai wins presidential election

Lai Ching-te, the presidential candidate for Taiwan's ruling party, won an election on Saturday that China had framed as a choice between war and peace
13 January 2024, 12:29 PM

India strongly protests UK delegation’s visit to POK

India has taken a “serious note of the highly objectionable” visit of the British High Commissioner in Islamabad, along with a UK Foreign Office official, to Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir on January 10 this year
13 January 2024, 10:31 AM

At least 10 dead in China mining accident: state media

At least 10 people have died and six are missing after an accident at a coal mine in central China's Henan Province, state media said Saturday
13 January 2024, 07:37 AM

Myanmar junta, armed alliance confirm ceasefire

Myanmar’s military and an alliance of armed ethnic minority groups announced a China-mediated ceasefire yesterday following months of conflict that has posed the biggest threat to the junta since it seized power in 2021.
12 January 2024, 18:00 PM

China vows to ‘smash independence plots’

Hundreds of thousands of people attended final pre-election rallies in Taiwan yesterday ahead of critical presidential and parliamentary polls, as China’s defence ministry warned it would “smash any Taiwan independence plots”.
12 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Debris found after 7 years

More than seven years after an Indian Air Force An-32 aircraft with 29 personnel on board went missing over the Bay of Bengal, its wreckage was found in the sea about 310km off Chennai, the India Defence Ministry said yesterday.
12 January 2024, 18:00 PM

India's longest bridge on Arabian Sea inaugurated

India's longest bridge covering a distance of 16.5km, a major part of it over the Arabian Sea, was inaugurated today in the country's financial hub Mumbai by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
12 January 2024, 14:10 PM

Iran condemns 'arbitrary' US, UK strikes on Yemen rebels

Iran on Friday lambasted strikes in Yemen by US and British forces, saying that the attacks against Tehran-backed Huthi rebels were "arbitrary" and a "violation" of international law
12 January 2024, 10:28 AM

Rename West Bengal as Bangla, Mamata asks Modi

The chief minister said if two states having the same name of Punjab could be there in India and Pakistan, a country named Bangladesh and a state named Bangla could also co-exist
12 January 2024, 07:44 AM

China, Russia trade soared in 2023 as commerce with US sank

Trade between China and Russia hit a record high in 2023, official data from Beijing showed on Friday, as commerce with the United States fell for the first time in four years on the back of geopolitical tensions
12 January 2024, 03:54 AM

Myanmar Conflict: Asean special envoy meets junta chief

Myanmar’s leader met with the special envoy of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), state media said yesterday, with the regional bloc seeking to find a diplomatic solution to the country’s conflict.
11 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Pakistan ex-PM Sharif to launch polls campaign next week

Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, whose party is considered a front-runner to win general elections in February, will kick off his campaign next week, aides said, days after the Supreme Court cleared him to run for a fourth term.
11 January 2024, 18:00 PM

BJP sets up panel to recruit opposition MPs

Having set itself a mammoth target of winning 400 of the 543 Lok Sabha seats in the upcoming elections, India’s ruling party BJP is looking at all avenues, including bringing in leaders from other parties, to achieve it, sources have told NDTV.
10 January 2024, 18:00 PM