A lower court in India yesterday sentenced opposition leader Rahul Gandhi to two years in jail on charges of defamation for a 2019 speech in which he referred to thieves as having the surname Modi.

The Chinese military said it warned a US warship to “leave” waters in the disputed South China Sea yesterday, claims swiftly denied as “false” by American forces.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s conviction by a court in Gujarat in a four-year-old criminal defamation case puts him at the risk of losing membership of the Lok Sabha..However, Rahul will not be disqualified as a member of parliament if an appellate court stays the conviction and suspends

India's main opposition Congress today said former party chief Rahul Gandhi will file an appeal against a Gujarat magistrate court ruling which found him guilty in a 2019 criminal defamation case and sentenced him to two years in prison..Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh told the me

China's show of solidarity with Russia displeased officials in Brussels, where concerns are growing that Beijing is considering supplying arms to Moscow. But for now, there is no real desire to decouple from China.

Sri Lanka’s president yesterday warned of more economic pain to come for the crisis-hit nation, with strict austerity measures needed to restore its ruined finances after an IMF bailout deal.

At least 13 people were killed in Afghanistan and Pakistan by a strong earthquake felt across thousands of kilometres, but the region yesterday appeared to have dodged the mass casualties usually associated with a tremor of such scale.

North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles yesterday, Seoul’s military said, the latest launch which comes as South Korea and the United States stage major joint military drills. “The South Korean military has detected multiple cruise missiles launched into

Taiwan yesterday condemned Beijing and Moscow for a joint statement that called the self-ruled island an “inalienable” part of China, accusing Russia of “dancing to China’s tune”.

Amid a recent rise in Covid-19 cases, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a high-level meeting today to review the Covid-19 situation and assess public health preparedness, officials said..India has recorded 1,134 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours since Tuesday. .The active

The United States will announce further sanctions against entities inside Myanmar in the coming days, a senior State Department official said

At least nine people were killed and 44 injured in northwest Pakistan by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake that struck in neighbouring Afghanistan late on Tuesday, a Pakistani government official said

Anti-terrorism officers have arrested a journalist and rights group worker from Indian-administered Kashmir over accusations he was involved in “funding terror activities”, authorities said yesterday. Irfan Mehraj, a freelance journalist and magazine editor,

Pakistan’s parliament is set to meet in a special joint session today to “take important decisions” to enforce the state’s authority, media reported, in the midst of prolonged anti-government defiance by former Prime Minister Imran Khan. Former cricket star

Sri Lanka must not allow entrenched corruption to undermine a bailout for its bankrupt economy, the IMF said yesterday after signing off on a $3 billion loan for the crisis-hit nation.

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck northern Afghanistan last evening, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, killing two in the east of the country and one child in neighbouring Pakistan.

Saudi Arabia, home of the holiest shrines in Islam in Mecca and Medina, has announced that the fasting month of Ramadan will start on Thursday.

From changing clothes, routes, faking road crashes and shifting from a SUV to a motorcycle -- the escape of Sikh separatist supporter Amritpal Singh from the hawk eyes of India’s Punjab police has all the ingredients of a Bollywood action film.

Thousands of policemen in India’s Punjab have been looking for Amritpal Singh since Saturday. More than 100 were arrested till yesterday, but Singh's whereabouts are still unknown..So, who is this Amritpal Singh who suddenly rose to fame just a few months ago and already sparked a politica

Pakistan's parliament is to meet in a special joint session on Wednesday to “take important decisions” to enforce the state's authority, media reported, in the midst of prolonged anti-government defiance by former Prime Minister Imran Khan..Former cricket star Khan was prime minister from