Most exit polls give BJP edge in West Bengal
Star Report
30 April 2026, 00:00 AM India
Thai ex-PM Thaksin to be released from prison next month
AFP, Bangkok
29 April 2026, 15:51 PM Asia
BJP eyes saffron surge in Mamata’s bastion
Star Report
29 April 2026, 00:00 AM India
Indian photographer Raghu Rai, who documented Liberation War, passes away
Star Online Report
26 April 2026, 09:52 AM Entertainment
Manipur ethnic violence kills 3
AFP, New Delhi
26 April 2026, 00:00 AM India
At least 10 killed in Pakistan mining project attack: officials
AFP, Quetta
23 April 2026, 13:16 PM South Asia

S’pore company launches luxury cat cruises

Cat owners in Singapore can now take their pets on luxury sunset cruises, perfect for pampered kitties who enjoy the finer things in life.
18 August 2023, 18:00 PM

2 Christians arrested in Pakistan

Police in Pakistan have arrested two Christians accused of blasphemy, a spokesperson said yesterday, two days after a Muslim mob burnt churches and houses in the minority’s settlement, saying the two men had desecrated the holy Quran.
18 August 2023, 18:00 PM

India’s lunar lander sends photos of Moon

India’s space agency yesterday released images of the moon taken from its Chandrayaan-3 space craft as it approaches the lunar south pole, a previously unexplored region thought to contain water ice where Russia is trying to land first.
18 August 2023, 18:00 PM

S$1B money laundering case: 11 more properties in S’pore linked to suspects

Eleven more properties were issued with prohibition of disposal orders in the billion-dollar anti-money laundering case involving foreigners from Fujian
18 August 2023, 11:05 AM

Indian SC releases handbook on combating gender stereotypes

Words such as “eve-teasing”, “seductress”, “prostitute”, “concubine”, and “housewife” may soon be outlawed in the legal lexicon in India and replaced by terms such as “street sexual harassment”, “woman”, “sex worker”, and “homemaker”
18 August 2023, 10:57 AM

10 killed as private jet crashes into motorbike and car near Malaysian capital

A light plane crashed into a four-lane road near Malaysia's capital on Thursday, killing eight people on board and two motorists on the ground, the local police chief said
18 August 2023, 07:21 AM

Army-linked party of outgoing PM joins new coalition

The military-backed party of Thailand’s outgoing prime minister and former coup leader said yesterday it will join an opposition-led coalition, as the kingdom’s post-election deadlock appears to be nearing an end.
17 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Taliban ‘ban’ political parties

The Afghan Taliban on Wednesday said there was a complete ban on activities of political parties in Afghanistan.
17 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Troops guard Pakistani Christians

Paramilitary troops have cordoned off a Christian settlement in eastern Pakistan where a Muslim mob vandalised and torched several churches and scores of houses after two men living there were accused of desecrating the holy Quran, police and witnesses said yesterday.
17 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Pakistan appoints new caretaker cabinet

Pakistan swore in a caretaker cabinet under interim Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar in Islamabad yesterday, with fresh elections due to be held in November or later.
17 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Indian lunar lander splits from propulsion module

India’s latest space mission completed a key step in the country’s second attempt at a lunar landing,
17 August 2023, 18:00 PM

India's moon lander splits from propulsion module

India today took an important step to try and become the first country to land a spacecraft on the moon’s south pole when the lander module of its third unmanned lunar mission successfully separated from the propulsion module in its final lunar journey
17 August 2023, 16:53 PM

Singapore money laundering crackdown: Who are the 10 foreigners arrested?

Ten people were charged yesterday after police conducted simultaneous raids across Singapore as part of an investigation into money laundering and forgery offences
17 August 2023, 09:03 AM

Taliban ‘ban’ political parties in Afghanistan

The Afghan Taliban on Wednesday said there was a complete ban on activities of political parties in Afghanistan
17 August 2023, 08:46 AM

Graft Charges: Pak court to hear Imran’s plea against conviction

A Pakistani high court will next week take up a plea from former prime minister Imran Khan for the suspension of a three-year prison sentence on corruption charges, his lawyer said yesterday.
16 August 2023, 18:00 PM

India’s future, security linked with Bangladesh: MEA official

Smita Pant, a senior official at the Bangladesh, Myanmar Division of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, yesterday said that India's future, particularly its security, is inextricably connected with Bangladesh
16 August 2023, 08:25 AM

Working to end ethnic violence in Manipur

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said yesterday that his government was working to end ethnic clashes in the country’s remote northeast that have killed more than 150 people since May.
15 August 2023, 18:00 PM

China, India agree to maintain peace on the ground

China and India agreed to maintain peace and tranquillity on the ground in the border areas, China’s defence ministry said in a joint statement on the 19th round of China-India Corps Commander Level Meeting yesterday.
15 August 2023, 18:00 PM

India, China agree to resolve LAC issues

India and China have agreed to resolve the remaining issues along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the unresolved border between them, in eastern Ladakh of the Himalayas in an expeditious manner
15 August 2023, 16:34 PM

Over 50 killed in Indian Himalayas as rain triggers landslides

Torrential rain in India's Himalayas triggered landslides over the weekend that have killed over 50 people, with the death toll expected to rise as more than 20 remain trapped or missing, officials said on Monday.
15 August 2023, 10:48 AM