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J&K Anti-Terror OP: Five Indian soldiers killed in explosion

Five Indian Army soldiers were killed and one wounded during an operation against militants in Kashmir yesterday, the army said.
5 May 2023, 18:00 PM

Ethnic Tensions: 20,000 evacuated to camps in India’s Manipur

Authorities in India’s northeastern state of Manipur have evacuated some 20,000 people to camps under army protection to prevent escalation of ethnic violence just days after clashes between tribal and non-tribal groups.
5 May 2023, 18:00 PM

6 of a family murdered in India's Madhya Pradesh

Six members of a family, including three women, were shot dead and three others were wounded today in Madhya Pradesh's Morena district in a gruesome fall-out of a long-standing land dispute, said a senior police official
5 May 2023, 15:23 PM

Mahathir sues Malaysian PM for $44.6 million over ‘slanderous’ claims

Former Malaysian premier Mahathir Mohamad has filed a RM150 million (S$44.6 million) defamation lawsuit against Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim over “slanderous” claims that the elder leader had enriched himself and his family while in power.
5 May 2023, 09:34 AM

Myanmar crisis: Indonesia quietly engaging key stakeholders

Indonesia has for months been quietly engaging key stakeholders in Myanmar's conflict, as well as neighbours India, Thailand and China in an effort to kick-start a peace process as violence intensifies, its foreign minister said today..Retno Marsudi earlier told Reuters exclusively that In
5 May 2023, 09:29 AM

Militants in Pakistan kill six soldiers

Islamist militants killed six Pakistani soldiers in an exchange of fire with the military in a northwestern tribal district bordering Afghanistan, the army said yesterday.
4 May 2023, 18:00 PM

China-based networks sowing disinfo in West

A China-based online network tried to recruit protesters in Europe and set up a media firm in Britain as part of a disinformation campaign, Facebook owner Meta said.
4 May 2023, 18:00 PM

Indian army steps in to quell violence

Soldiers of the Indian Army held flag marches and evacuated thousands of civilians amid a dawn-to-dusk curfew to quell violence between tribal and non-tribal groups in the remote northeastern state of Manipur, officials said yesterday.
4 May 2023, 18:00 PM

8 teachers killed in Pak school shootings

At least seven teachers were killed in a shooting at a school in northwestern Pakistan yesterday in what appeared to be retaliation for an attack shortly before in which another teacher was shot dead, officials said.
4 May 2023, 18:00 PM

Pak FM Bilawal arrives in Goa

Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari arrived in the Indian city of Goa yesterday to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers meeting. In a video message on Twitter, Bilawal — the first foreign minister to
4 May 2023, 18:00 PM

Relief for Amartya Sen

The Calcutta High Court yesterday gave an interim stay against a move by Visva Bharati University to evict Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen from a part of land allegedly illegally occupied by him at his house in Santiniketan.
4 May 2023, 18:00 PM

Laos political activist survived shooting

A Laotian political activist who was reported to have died after being shot twice at close range in fact survived the attack, Human Rights Watch said yesterday. Anousa “Jack” Luangsuphom was shot in the face and side in a Vientiane cafe on Saturday and
4 May 2023, 18:00 PM

Shoot-at-sight order issued as Manipur violence flares

Authorities in north eastern Indian state of Manipur today issued shoot-at-sight order in "extreme cases" to contain spiralling violence in the state between tribals and majority non-tribal Meitei community which has led to the displacement of more than 9,000 people from their villages..Th
4 May 2023, 15:50 PM

Eight teachers killed in Pakistan school shootings

At least seven teachers were killed in a shooting at a school in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday in what appeared to be retaliation for an attack shortly before in which another teacher was shot dead, officials said
4 May 2023, 12:27 PM

India deploys army, Assam Rifles in violence-hit Manipur

India deployed its army and paramilitary forces to control the situation in north eastern Indian state of Manipur following clashes on the streets during an agitation by tribals protesting a move to give special benefits to non-tribals, a defence spokesperson said today.
4 May 2023, 11:55 AM

Pakistan’s foreign minister lands in India to attend SCO summit

Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari arrived in the Indian city of Goa today to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers meeting.
4 May 2023, 11:52 AM

Militants kill 6 Pakistani soldiers near Afghan border

Islamist militants killed six Pakistani soldiers in an exchange of fire with the military in a northwestern tribal district bordering Afghanistan, the army said on Thursday
4 May 2023, 11:10 AM

Calcutta HC stays Visva-Bharati’s eviction notice on Amartya Sen

The Calcutta High Court today gave an interim stay against a move by Visva Bharati University to evict Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen from a part of land
4 May 2023, 10:55 AM

BSF firing injures farmer in Cumilla

A Bangladeshi farmer was shot and injured by members of the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in the Jamtala border area of Burichang upazila in Cumilla last evening
3 May 2023, 19:11 PM

Influx from Myanmar: India to tighten Mizoram border security

India will strengthen security along its 510-km stretch of the border with Myanmar in north-eastern Indian state of Mizoram in a bid to prevent the influx of illegal immigrants from the neighbouring country, officials said today.
3 May 2023, 11:53 AM