Pakistan's top court accepts Imran Khan's bail plea

Pakistan's Supreme Court accepted today a bail application from detained former Prime Minister Imran Khan, his lawyer said, a day after another court declared illegal his trial on charges of leaking state secrets
22 November 2023, 10:26 AM

India resumes e-visa services for Canadian nationals

India today resumed electronic visa services for Canadian nationals after a two-month hiatus, according to reports by Indian media
22 November 2023, 10:00 AM

China calls for 'calm and restraint' after North Korea satellite launch

China urged all parties on Wednesday to remain "calm and restrained" after North Korea said it had succeeded in putting a military spy satellite in orbit, sparking condemnation from the United States and South Korea
22 November 2023, 07:44 AM

State Secret Case: Imran’s jail trial declared illegal

A Pakistani court yesterday declared the jail trial of former prime minister Imran Khan on charges of leaking state secrets illegal, his lawyer said.
21 November 2023, 18:00 PM

N Korea fires ‘military spy satellite’: Seoul

North Korea has fired what it claims is a military spy satellite, Seoul’s armed forces said yesterday, hours after Japan confirmed that Pyongyang had warned it of an imminent launch.
21 November 2023, 18:00 PM

Property seized in probe linked to India’s Gandhis

India’s money laundering investigators yesterday said they seized properties worth 7.52 billion Indian rupees ($90.34 million) in a probe linked to a nine-year-old complaint against opposition Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia.
21 November 2023, 18:00 PM

China’s Xi calls for peace conference on Gaza war

Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday called for an “international peace conference” to resolve the conflict between Israel and Hamas, as he addressed a virtual summit of fellow BRICS leaders.
21 November 2023, 18:00 PM

First video of 41 trapped Indian workers shows them receiving food in tunnel

Indian rescuers today made public the first video of the 41 workers trapped inside a partially collapsed tunnel in the northern state of Uttarakhand for 10 days.
21 November 2023, 07:17 AM

Maldives to battle rising seas by building fortress islands

Rising sea levels threaten to swamp the Maldives and the Indian Ocean archipelago is already out of drinking water, but the new president says he has scrapped plans to relocate citizens.
21 November 2023, 06:36 AM

Xi, Macron discuss Israel-Hamas war in call: media

Chinese President Xi Jinping and French counterpart Emmanuel Macron discussed the Israel-Hamas war in a phone call yesterday, agreeing “to avoid a more serious humanitarian crisis”, Beijing’s state media reported.
20 November 2023, 18:00 PM

Why Maldives leader wants Indian troops out of nation?

Addressing the inauguration event on his elevation as the president of the Maldives, Mohamed Muizzu said he will ensure that the small Island nation “has no foreign military presence on its soil”.
20 November 2023, 18:00 PM

Maldives formally asks India to withdraw troops

Maldives new President Mohamed Muizzu, who campaigned on altering the tiny Indian Ocean archipelago’s “India first” policy, has requested India to withdraw its military from the country.
19 November 2023, 18:00 PM

Taiwan reports renewed China military activity

Taiwan reported renewed Chinese military activity around the island yesterday, with nine aircraft crossing the sensitive median line of the Taiwan Strait and warships carrying out “combat readiness patrols”.
19 November 2023, 18:00 PM

Indian officials consider five new plans to rescue men trapped in tunnel

Indian authorities were exploring five new plans to rescue workers trapped inside a collapsed tunnel in the Indian Himalayas after a week of failed attempts
19 November 2023, 07:06 AM

India Tunnel Collapse: Rescuers work on alternative plan on 7th day

Rescuers trying to reach workers trapped for nearly a week in a collapsed highway tunnel in the Indian Himalayas began working on an alternate plan yesterday, after the operation hit a snag the day before.
18 November 2023, 18:00 PM

New clashes in Rakhine displace 26,000: UN

Renewed fighting this week between Myanmar’s military and an ethnic minority armed group has displaced more than 26,000 people in western Rakhine state, the United Nations said on Friday.
18 November 2023, 18:00 PM

New clashes in Myanmar's Rakhine state displace 26,000: UN

Renewed fighting this week between Myanmar's military and an ethnic minority armed group has displaced more than 26,000 people in western Rakhine state, the United Nations said on Friday
18 November 2023, 03:10 AM

Six dead as 6.7 magnitude earthquake shakes Philippines

The death toll from a magnitude 6.7 earthquake in the southern Philippines has increased to six and authorities are searching for two missing people, local disaster officials said on Saturday
18 November 2023, 02:54 AM

South Korea to ban eating dogs

South Korea aims to ban eating dog meat and put an end to the controversy over the ancient custom amid growing awareness of animal rights, a ruling party policy chief said today.
17 November 2023, 09:34 AM

India seeks to restart stalled Adani coal imports probe

Indian investigators are seeking to restart a probe into Adani Group for alleged overvaluation of coal imports and have asked the Supreme Court to allow them to collect evidence from Singapore, a step they say the company thwarted for years, legal documents show
17 November 2023, 05:16 AM