More than half of all opposition lawmakers have been barred from the ongoing session of India’s parliament for demanding a debate into a protest last week in which a smoke canister was released in the legislature.

One-third of the population of Myanmar, or more than 18 million people, now require humanitarian aid, the United Nations warned Monday, seeking a billion dollars in donations next year to combat the need.

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin hailed his country’s relationship with China yesterday, declaring an “all-time high” in bilateral ties during a visit to the Chinese capital, according to readouts from both Moscow and Beijing.

North Korea said yesterday it had tested the isolated state’s newest ICBM on Monday to gauge the war readiness of its nuclear force against mounting US hostility, as Washington and its allies began operating a real-time missile data sharing system.

Forty-nine more opposition lawmakers of Lok Sabha, the lower House of Indian parliament, were suspended today for disrupting House proceedings, taking the total number to 141 MPs who have been suspended in the last two days in the current winter session of Parliament

China vowed yesterday to “take countermeasures” against companies involved in arms sales to Taiwan after the United States approved a $300-million deal to beef up the self-ruled island’s defences.

A total of 78 opposition lawmakers of the Indian parliament -- 33 from Lok Sabha, and 45 from the Rajya Sabha -- were suspended yesterday for disrupting proceedings of the Houses over a major security breach of parliament.

Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister, Imran Khan, whose party isn’t allowed to hold public rallies, used an audio clip generated by artificial intelligence (AI) late Sunday to address a virtual rally in the first event of its kind in the country.

A landmark national security trial for leading China critic Jimmy Lai opened in Hong Kong yesterday amid tight security, with the pro-democracy activist battling charges that he colluded with foreign forces, including the United States.

The disciplinary action is one of the biggest in Indian history

Pakistan's jailed former prime minister, Imran Khan, whose party isn't allowed to hold public rallies, used an audio clip generated by artificial intelligence (AI) late Sunday to address a virtual rally in the first event of its kind in the country

Thousands of people in the Philippines were sheltering in evacuation centres Monday as Tropical Storm Jelawat smashed across the large southern island of Mindanao, threatening to unleash floods and landslides

At least nine workers were killed and several injured in a blast at an explosives factory in Nagpur, a central district in Maharashtra state yesterday morning, a local police officer told Reuters over the phone.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for a detailed investigation into last week’s major security breach of parliament, countering demands from opposition parties for a debate in the chamber on the incident.

Two Bangladeshis were shot dead by India's Border Security Force (BSF) for allegedly entering the neighbouring country's territory through the border in Darshana upazila of Chuadanga last night

Artificial rain was used for the first time in Pakistan yesterday in a bid to combat hazardous levels of smog in the megacity of Lahore, the provincial government said.

Ethnic minority fighters battling Myanmar’s junta said yesterday they seized a trading hub in Shan state, days after China said it had mediated a temporary ceasefire.

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani’s group has acquired a majority stake in private news agency IANS India Private Limited for an undisclosed sum as the group expanded its presence in the media space.

Last December, it took nearly 65pc stake in NDTV

India today confirmed a case of JN 1, a sub-variant of Covid-19 whose cases have surged in China and the United States, has been detected in the southern state of Kerala