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Pralhad Joshi gets additional charge of India's education ministry
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Strong winds and rain lash China after Typhoon Noul makes landfall
26 July 2026, 08:53 AM
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Indian protesters claim victory as edn minister quits
26 July 2026, 00:00 AM
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Student protests in Kolkata persist despite education minister’s resignation
25 July 2026, 18:42 PM
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India's 'cockroach' party says ending protest after minister resigns
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India's education minister Dharmandra Pradhan resigns after youth protests
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Violent protests break out at iPhone factory in China
Hundreds of workers joined protests at Foxconn's 2317.TW flagship iPhone plant in China, with some men smashing surveillance cameras and windows, footage uploaded on social media showed.
23 November 2022, 10:42 AM
Mahathir says will focus on writing after polls defeat
Malaysia’s nonagenarian former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, one of the world's longest-serving politicians, said Wednesday he will focus on writing after he suffered his first electoral defeat in more than half a century.
23 November 2022, 09:18 AM
Who is Malaysia's king and why is he picking the PM?
Malaysian King Al-Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah is in the spotlight as he mulls his choice on who will be the country's next prime minister, after an election left no party with a majority in parliament and coalition talks failed..Al-Sultan Abdullah on Tuesday said he would "soon" deci
23 November 2022, 05:21 AM
Malaysia waits for king to pick new PM
The wait for a new Malaysian prime minister entered its fourth day on Wednesday, after the leading two contenders failed to secure enough support for a majority and break a hung parliament following last weekend's election..Malaysia's king will pick the new premier, after opposition leader
23 November 2022, 02:35 AM
Indonesia quake toll hits 268
An earthquake that struck Indonesia’s West Java killed at least 268 people, many of them children, with 151 still missing, disaster relief officials said yesterday, as rescuers searched the rubble of destroyed buildings for survivors.
22 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Beijing sees record Covid cases as China outbreak spirals
China’s capital Beijing posted a record number of new Covid cases yesterday, with the city hunkering down under a tightening chokehold of restrictions that have sent schools online, closed many restaurants and forced employees to work from home.
22 November 2022, 18:00 PM
38 people killed in central China fire
Thirty-eight people were killed and two were injured in a fire at a factory in central China, state media said yesterday, with authorities blaming
22 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Regional tensions: US, China defence chiefs meet in Cambodia
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met his Chinese counterpart Wei Fenghe in Cambodia yesterday, with both sides describing the talks as productive without backing away from their core positions.
22 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Delhi to continue development projects in Rakhine
India has reiterated its commitment to continue with the developmental projects in Rakhine area of Myanmar and border area for the benefit of the people of that country.
22 November 2022, 15:36 PM
Assam-Meghalaya border clash kills 6
At least six people, including a forest guard, were killed in violence as the border dispute between northeastern Indian states of Assam and Meghalaya flared up today in West Karbi Anglong district after a truck transporting illegal timber was intercepted, officials said.
22 November 2022, 12:23 PM
Malaysia post-polls stalemate: King to choose PM soon
Malaysia's King Al-Sultan Abdullah said on Tuesday that he will pick the next prime minister soon after the leading two contenders failed to win a majority in an inconclusive election on Saturday.
22 November 2022, 11:41 AM
China's great reopening may come too late for many businesses
The culinary tourism business of Brian Bergey and his wife Ruixi Hu has persevered in China through three years of harsh Covid-19 restrictions.
22 November 2022, 11:19 AM
Death toll from Indonesia quake rises to 252
The death toll from an earthquake that hit Indonesia's Cianjur town in western Java has risen to 252, the local government said in an Instagram post on Tuesday.
22 November 2022, 09:39 AM
1 dead in Thailand car bomb explosion
One person died and more than two dozen were injured in Thailand after a car bomb exploded outside police accommodation on Tuesday, a provincial governor said.
22 November 2022, 09:26 AM
6 staffers from Hong Kong's Apple Daily plead guilty to foreign collusion
Six senior staffers from Hong Kong's shuttered pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily pleaded guilty to colluding with foreign forces on Tuesday, and could face a maximum sentence of life in prison.
22 November 2022, 06:01 AM
Indonesia quake: Hunt on for buried survivors
Rescuers searched on Tuesday for survivors buried under rubble after a strong earthquake on Indonesia's main island of Java killed 162 people, injured hundreds and left more feared trapped in collapsed buildings..The epicentre of the shallow 5.6-magnitude quake on Monday was near the town
22 November 2022, 03:32 AM
Anwar, Muhyiddin rush to meet deadline to form Malaysia's government
Malaysia's opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim, and former premier Muhyiddin Yassin were vying to break a deadlock in forming a government on Tuesday, three days after an election resulted in a hung parliament.
22 November 2022, 02:59 AM
36 killed in China factory fire
Thirty-six people were killed and two remain missing after a fire at a factory in central China, state media said Tuesday, citing local authorities.
22 November 2022, 01:37 AM
Bangladeshi fisherman injured in Myanmar border security force firing
A Bangladeshi fisherman was injured as Myanmar's border guards opened fire at the Teknaf border of Cox's Bazar Monday, local authorities said.
21 November 2022, 19:09 PM
‘Long way to go’
China yesterday welcomed a deal struck at the landmark COP27 climate summit in Egypt, but warned there was still a “long way to go” for global cooperation in curbing rising temperatures.
21 November 2022, 18:00 PM