Imran, wife get 7 years for unlawful marriage

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Khan were sentenced to seven years in prison and fined yesterday by a court that ruled their 2018 marriage broke the law, his party said.
3 February 2024, 18:00 PM

Imran Khan and wife jailed for 7 years for unlawful marriage

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Khan were sentenced to seven years in prison and fined on Saturday by a court that ruled their 2018 marriage broke the law, his party said
3 February 2024, 12:42 PM

Mamata stages night-long sit-in over dues from Delhi

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who began a two-day sit-in demonstration in Kolkata's Maidan area demanding the state's "dues" from the federal government for funding various social welfare schemes, spent the night at the site amid cold and fog
3 February 2024, 07:19 AM

India releases pigeon wrongfully accused of spying

A pigeon that spent eight months in Indian police custody has been released after it was finally cleared of being a suspected Chinese spy.
2 February 2024, 18:00 PM

Over 100 Rohingyas flee Malaysian camp after riot

More than 100 Rohingya refugees escaped a detention centre in Malaysia after a riot broke out, with one man killed after being hit by a vehicle on a highway as he fled, police said yesterday.
2 February 2024, 18:00 PM

1MDB Scandal: Malaysia halves ex-PM Najib’s jail term

Former Malaysian premier Najib Razak, who was convicted of graft over the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal, could be released by 2028 after his jail sentence was halved by a pardons board yesterday, prompting an uproar from critics who called on the government to explain its decision.
2 February 2024, 18:00 PM

N Korea fires more cruise missiles in testing spree

North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles yesterday, Seoul’s military said, continuing a fresh streak of weapons testing as Kim Jong Un’s regime ramps up what it calls “war preparations”.
2 February 2024, 18:00 PM

Troops in Maldives: India to start withdrawing in March

India will start withdrawing its troops deployed in the Maldives from next month, Male’s foreign ministry said after talks yesterday.
2 February 2024, 18:00 PM

Malaysia halves jail sentence of ex-PM Najib

Malaysia halved the jail sentence today of former premier Najib Razak, who was convicted of graft and money laundering related to the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal, a move expected to raise further questions about Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's commitment to fighting graft
2 February 2024, 09:21 AM

India releases pigeon accused of spying for China

A pigeon that spent eight months in Indian police custody has been released after it was finally cleared of being a suspected Chinese spy
2 February 2024, 07:25 AM

Over 100 Rohingya refugees flee Malaysian detention centre

An undocumented migrant from Myanmar has died in a road accident while fleeing an immigration detention centre with over a hundred others in Malaysia late Thursday, officials said
2 February 2024, 03:34 AM

US approves nearly $4b sale of 31 armed drones to India

The US State Department has approved the potential sale of 31 armed MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones, related missiles and equipment to India for nearly $4 billion, the Pentagon said on Thursday, years after the two countries started discussing a deal
1 February 2024, 18:42 PM

India regrets death of BGB soldier

India’s Border Security Force (BSF) has officially regretted the death of a Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) soldier and expressed willingness to work together to prevent any such incident in the future, said the foreign ministry.
1 February 2024, 18:00 PM

Pakistan vows to hold polls despite violence

Pakistan’s general election will go ahead as scheduled next Thursday, caretaker interior minister Gohar Ejaz said, after a meeting summoned by the election commission to discuss increasing pre-poll violence in the west of the country.
1 February 2024, 18:00 PM

India opposition accuses govt of crackdown

India’s opposition parties yesterday accused the government of targeting their leaders in the build-up to elections after the financial crime agency arrested a state chief minister on corruption charges,
1 February 2024, 18:00 PM

130 Rohingyas arrive in Indonesia’s Aceh

Over 130 Rohingyas landed on the shores of Indonesia’s Aceh province yesterday, an official at the UN refugee agency said, the latest in a series of such arrivals that have drawn controversy in the Southeast Asian country.
1 February 2024, 18:00 PM

Despite violence, Pakistan vows to hold polls as planned

Pakistan's national election will go ahead as scheduled next Thursday despite security challenges, the election commission said today following a meeting to discuss increasing pre-poll violence in the west of the country
1 February 2024, 14:18 PM

Bangladeshi arrested in India for ‘illegal activities'

Uttar Pradesh police has arrested a Bangladeshi national on charge of staying in India without valid documents and operating an illegal immigration racket there
1 February 2024, 12:04 PM

UN chief urges return to democracy on Myanmar coup anniversary

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Thursday for an end to violence in Myanmar and a return to democracy, three years to the day since the military seized power in a coup
1 February 2024, 07:09 AM

Imran Khan's wife back home after residence declared 'sub-jail'

The wife of former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan -- jailed alongside her husband Wednesday for 14 years for graft -- is serving her sentence at home after their residence was officially declared a "sub-jail" by authorities
1 February 2024, 05:26 AM