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India’s election body issues directives for smooth West Bengal polls
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India
Chinese president visits Vietnam in bid to counter US
China's President Xi Jinping arrived in Vietnam Tuesday for his first visit in six years, as he seeks to counter the United States' growing influence with the communist nation. .Xi will meet the leader of Vietnam's ruling Communist Party, Nguyen Phu Trong, after Hanoi upgraded diplomatic t
12 December 2023, 05:59 AM
India SC backs govt decision to revoke J&K’s special status
India’s Supreme Court yesterday upheld a 2019 decision by the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to revoke special status for the state of Jammu and Kashmir and set a deadline of September 30 next year for local polls to be held.
11 December 2023, 18:00 PM
China’s carrier passes through Taiwan Strait
A Chinese naval formation led by the Shandong aircraft carried sailed through the Taiwan Strait yesterday, Taipei’s defence ministry said.
11 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Positive peace talks held over Myanmar conflict: China
China said yesterday that peace talks had been held over the conflict in northern Myanmar and yielded “positive results”, after weeks of fighting between the country’s junta and ethnic minority armed groups.
11 December 2023, 18:00 PM
What led to J&K decision by India’s SC?
India’s Supreme Court yesterday upheld a 2019 decision by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to revoke special status for Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and split the region into two federally administered territories. Here are some facts about J&K and the constitutional change.
11 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Japan PM to sack key ministers over graft claims: reports
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to fire several top ministers who are reportedly under investigation for alleged fraud, local media said Monday
11 December 2023, 11:12 AM
Modi calls SC verdict on Jammu and Kashmir a 'beacon of hope'
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today termed the Supreme Court verdict upholding the abrogation of Article 370 by his government as "historic" and said "it is a resounding declaration of hope, progress and unity for our sisters and brothers in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh"
11 December 2023, 09:21 AM
China says peace talks held over north Myanmar conflict, 'positive results'
China said Monday that peace talks had been held over the conflict in northern Myanmar and yielded "positive results", after weeks of fighting between the country's junta and ethnic minority armed groups
11 December 2023, 08:33 AM
Boats with 400 Rohingya refugees land in Indonesia
Dilapidated boats carrying an estimated 400 Rohingyas arrived in Indonesia’s Aceh province yesterday, chief of a provincial fishing community has confirmed, adding to a recent surge of Myanmar’s Muslim minority arriving in the country.
10 December 2023, 18:00 PM
CBI files chargesheet in Naga woman’s killing
India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday said it has filed a charge sheet against nine people in connection with the killing of a 55-year-old Naga woman in Keibi village of Manipur on July 15 by a mob during ethnic clashes in the state.
10 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Philippines, China trade accusations
The Philippines and China yesterday traded accusations over a collision of their vessels near a disputed shoalin the South China Sea as tensions over claims in the vital waterway escalate.
10 December 2023, 18:00 PM
'Bangladeshi man' among two arrested for selling fake permits in Malaysia
A foreign couple was arrested by the Johor Immigration Department for operating a fake working permit renewal syndicate at an apartment here
10 December 2023, 07:00 AM
About 400 Rohingya land in Indonesia, adds to surge of recent arrivals
Dilapidated boats carrying an estimated 400 ethnic Rohingya arrived in Indonesia's Aceh province on Sunday, chief of a provincial fishing community has confirmed, adding to a recent surge of Myanmar's Muslim minority arriving in the country
10 December 2023, 05:34 AM
12 Chinese fighters cross Taiwan Strait
Taiwan said yesterday that 12 Chinese fighter jets and a suspected weather balloon had crossed the Taiwan Strait’s sensitive median line, in a ratcheting up of tensions about a month before the island’s presidential election.
8 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Malaysia trapping tigers after 3 killed
Malaysia has started trapping and relocating tigers after three people were killed by the critically endangered creatures in the past two months, officials said yesterday.
7 December 2023, 18:00 PM
FBI chief to visit India after US raised issue
FBI Director Christopher Wray will visit India next week, officials said, days after Washington accused an Indian government official of directing an unsuccessful plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist on American soil.
7 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Don’t engage in ‘confrontation’
Chinese President Xi Jinping warned top EU officials yesterday that China and Europe should not view each other as rivals or “engage in confrontation” due to their different political systems,
7 December 2023, 18:00 PM
India’s SC seeks info on Bangladeshi immigrants
India’ Supreme Court yesterday asked the federal government to provide data on the number of Bangladeshi immigrants granted Indian citizenship in Assam between January 1, 1966 and March 25, 1971 and the measures being taken to deal with illegal immigration into the country, particularly in north eastern states.
7 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Pakistan zoo shut down after mystery tiger attack
A zoo in Pakistan has been shut down after a man was mauled to death by tigers in an attack discovered during routine cleaning, officials said today
7 December 2023, 11:43 AM
BID to “Influence” Next Polls: Taiwan probes free China trips
Taiwanese prosecutors said yesterday they were investigating five people over accusations they had arranged free trips to China for dozens of voters in a bid to “influence” next month’s elections.
6 December 2023, 18:00 PM