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PM Shehbaz wins vote of confidence

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif secured a vote of confidence from the National Assembly yesterday, with 180 lawmakers reposing “full confidence” in his leadership as the premier.
27 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Biden, Yoon warn N Korea of nuclear response

US President Joe Biden and his South Korean counterpart Yoon Suk Yeol warned North Korea it would face a nuclear response and the “end” of the leadership there if Pyongyang uses its own arsenal.
27 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Defence ministers of India, China hold talks in New Delhi

Defence Ministers of India and China today held talks in New Delhi as the two leaders had “frank” discussions about the lingering border row in eastern Ladakh
27 April 2023, 15:28 PM

Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif secures vote of confidence

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif secured a vote of confidence from the National Assembly on Thursday, with 180 lawmakers reposing "full confidence" in his leadership as the premier
27 April 2023, 13:49 PM

10 Indian police killed in Maoist attack

Ten police and their driver were killed in India’s central Chhattisgarh state yesterday when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device, an attack police blamed on Maoist rebels.
26 April 2023, 18:00 PM

China pushes largest expansion of nuke arsenal

China is pushing ahead with the largest-ever expansion of its nuclear arsenal, modernising the atomic deterrent with an eye on any future conflicts with the United States, experts say.
26 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Regional stability, discussed

Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Asim Munir, who is in China on a four-day official visit, called on the commander of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) yesterday.
26 April 2023, 18:00 PM

UK ‘clinging to the past’: China

China yesterday slammed a speech by Britain’s foreign secretary that warned Beijing against any attack on Taiwan and raised human rights concerns, accusing London of “clinging to the past”.
26 April 2023, 18:00 PM

India hosts talks on Myanmar crisis

India has hosted a closed-door dialogue on Myanmar where participants called for reduction of violence by all sides in the country.
26 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Singapore hangs man over 1 kg of cannabis

Singapore hanged a prisoner yesterday after he was convicted of conspiracy to smuggle one kilogram of cannabis, despite rights groups decrying “many flaws” in the case.
26 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Joy, fear as India’s population becomes world’s biggest

Exhausted, elated and cradling her newborn daughter in a rundown government hospital, young mother Manu Bala had just helped make India the world’s most populous nation.
26 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Defamation case: Gujarat HC judge opts out of hearing Rahul Gandhi's appeal

A Gujarat High Court judge today recused herself from hearing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s appeal against the order of the Surat sessions court which refused to stay his conviction in a four-year-old criminal defamation case, Rahul’s lawyer said
26 April 2023, 15:27 PM

Myanmar crisis: Neighbours, some Asean members hold secretive talks

Government and think-tank representatives from Myanmar and its neighbours, including India and China, held talks in New Delhi on Tuesday as part of a secretive effort to de-escalate a bloody crisis in the army-run Southeast Asian nation, two sources said
26 April 2023, 12:43 PM

Ten policemen, driver killed in Chhattisgarh blast

Ten police and a civilian were killed in India's central Chhattisgarh state today when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device, an attack police blamed on Maoist rebels
26 April 2023, 12:16 PM

Singapore executes man for 'conspiracy to smuggle 1kg cannabis'

Singapore hanged a prisoner on Wednesday after he was convicted of conspiracy to smuggle one kilogram of cannabis, despite rights groups decrying "many flaws" in the case..Tangaraju Suppiah was hanged in defiance of a plea by the United Nations Human Rights Office for Singapore to "urgentl
26 April 2023, 07:13 AM

Defamation Conviction: Rahul Gandhi appeals after court denies stay

Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi yesterday appealed to the High Court in the western state of Gujarat seeking a stay of conviction in a defamation case, challenging a lower court’s ruling against his plea, his lawyer said.
25 April 2023, 18:00 PM

UN urges Singapore to halt execution over drug offence

The United Nations Human Rights Office pressed Singapore yesterday to “urgently reconsider” its scheduled execution of a man over one kilogram of cannabis.
25 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Japan supports industrial use of AI: Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said yesterday the country supports the development of industrial uses of generative artificial intelligence technologies such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
25 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Blasts in Pakistan: Death toll rises to 13

Two explosions in a counter-terrorism ammunition depot in northwest Pakistan killed at least 13 people and wounded over 50 on Monday, police said
25 April 2023, 04:34 AM

12 die in munitions blasts at Pakistan police station

At least 12 people, mostly policemen, were killed by multiple explosions caused by a fire in a munitions cache in a Pakistan police station on Monday, officials said
24 April 2023, 18:50 PM