Police in the southern Indian state of Karnataka have registered a case against chief of Hindu Jagaran Vedike, for allegedly making derogatory statements about the Holy Quran and Muslims.

Twitter is challenging the Indian government’s orders to block content on its social media site in court, local media reported yesterday citing legal

China’s crude oil imports from Russia soared 55 per cent from a year earlier to a record level in May, displacing Saudi Arabia as the top supplier, as refiners cashed in on discounted supplies amid sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.

Nepal’s Finance Minister Janardan Sharma resigned yesterday after the parliamentary Speaker ordered an investigation into allegations of unauthorised changes in the budget.

Twitter is challenging the Indian government’s orders to block content on its social media site in court, local media reported yesterday citing legal documents.

Nepal’s Finance Minister Janardan Sharma resigned yesterday after the Speaker ordered an investigation into allegations of unauthorised changes in the budget.

Nepal's Finance Minister Janardan Sharma resigned on Wednesday after the parliamentary speaker ordered an investigation into allegations of unauthorised changes in the state budget.

North-eastern Indian state Assam’s cabinet yesterday (July 5, 2022) approved five communities of the state as "Indigenous Assamese Muslims" in a move that is expected to bring them social welfare benefits and financial inclusion.

Chinese smartphone maker Vivo yesterday said it was “cooperating with authorities” in India after reports investigators raided dozens of its offices on suspicion of money laundering.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sent 1000kg of famed Amrapali mango to Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as gift in a gesture of goodwill.

Twitter on Tuesday asked an Indian court to overturn some government orders to remove content from the social media platform, a source familiar with the matter said, in a legal challenge which alleges abuse of power by officials.

Shankar Dey, a mid-ranking government officer in south Kolkata’s Deshopriya Park locality, makes it a point to browse the nearby Lake Market early every morning in search of quality fish.

The man, who sneaked into West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's high-security private residence in south Kolkata on Sunday, told the police that he thought it to be the Kolkata Police headquarters.

China placed 1.7 million people under lockdown in central Anhui province, where authorities reported nearly 300 new cases yesterday in the latest of a string of outbreaks testing Beijing’s no-tolerance approach to Covid-19.

China yesterday rejected as an irresponsible smear a warning from the chief of Nasa that China might “take over” the moon as part of a military programme, saying it has always called for the building of a community of nations in outer space.

Alt News Co-founder Mohammed Zubair was produced in a court in Sitapur of India’s Uttar Pradesh state today (July 4, 2022) in connection with a new FIR lodged against him for allegedly calling Hindu seers "hate mongers".

Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind's Assam state president and lawmaker Badruddin Ajmal has urged Muslims in the north-eastern state "not to sacrifice cows" during the coming Eid-ul-Azha on July 10.

Two armed militants of terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) were overpowered by residents of a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district on Sunday (July 3, 2022).

A man sneaked into the residence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, in south Kolkata's Kalighat locality, in the wee hours of Sunday and spent the entire night in a corner.

China’s State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi exchanged views with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn on the Myanmar situation yesterday (July 3, 2022) in Bagan, Myanmar.