Prophet remark row: BJP activist arrested for anti-Muslim comments

Police in northern India arrested a youth leader from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), for posting anti-Muslim comments on social media after derogatory remarks by another party official about the Prophet Mohammad led to a diplomatic furore, officials said on Wednesday (June 8, 2022).
8 June 2022, 08:51 AM

Indian boy “shoots mother dead” over playing PUBG

A 16-year-old boy allegedly shot his mother dead who stopped him from playing online game PUBG in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, police said today.
8 June 2022, 07:09 AM

Pakistan restores 5-day work week amid energy crisis

Pakistan government on June 7, 2022 announced several ‘austerity measures’ to conserve electricity amidst a drastic nationwide shortfall.
8 June 2022, 07:05 AM

"Saffron terrorists should await their end": Al-Qaeda threatens India over Prophet remarks

Terrorist group Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) has threatened suicide strikes in Delhi, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Mumbai to "fight for the dignity of our Prophet" amid the raging row over offensive remarks by now-suspended BJP leaders, ANI reported today.
8 June 2022, 04:16 AM

Vietnam's health minister among 2 arrested in Covid-19 kit scam

Vietnam on Tuesday (June 7, 2022) arrested its health minister and the leader of its capital city Hanoi, after the two were accused of violating the ruling Communist Party's rules and allegedly causing losses to the state budget, authorities said.
7 June 2022, 18:10 PM

Death of sisters spotlights crisis

Before the three sisters and their children were found dead in a well, they left a message blaming the family they had married into.
7 June 2022, 18:00 PM

‘We are prepared’

South Korea and the United States flew warplanes including stealth fighter jets over waters around the Korean peninsula yesterday in a fresh show of force following recent missile tests by the North, Seoul said.
7 June 2022, 18:00 PM

After Middle East, Malaysia condemns suspended BJP spokesperson's Prophet remarks

Malaysia has unreservedly condemned the derogatory remarks by politicians in India against Prophet Muhammad.
7 June 2022, 16:10 PM

UN experts condemn Myanmar military's “digital dictatorship”

UN human rights experts have condemned the Myanmar military junta’s attempts to establish a “digital dictatorship” in Myanmar by imposing further restrictions on the access to internet, internet shutdowns, online censorship, surveillance and other barriers to internet access.
7 June 2022, 16:03 PM

Prophet remarks: Police summon suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma

Maharashtra police today summoned Nupur Sharma, the suspended spokesperson of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), to record her statement over derogatory remarks on Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
7 June 2022, 10:18 AM

Prophet remarks: India rushes for diplomatic damage control

India continues to face outrage from Muslim countries over the offensive remarks of now suspended and expelled BJP leaders on Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
7 June 2022, 07:45 AM

Let Bangladeshi workers come, demands Malaysian employment agency

Bangladeshi workers should be allowed into Malaysia to address its shortage of workers in crucial sectors, says the National Association of Private Employment Agencies Malaysia (Papsma), in a call to Putrajaya.
7 June 2022, 02:38 AM

"Hurting our religious sentiments can directly impact economic ties”

India's government sought on Monday to calm anger at home and abroad after two officials of the ruling BJP party made remarks about the Prophet Mohammed, with 38 people arrested for rioting in a northern city and a protest planned later in Mumbai.
6 June 2022, 18:57 PM

Lanka minister convicted of extortion

A cabinet minister in crisis-hit Sri Lanka was convicted of extorting money from a businessman over a land deal yesterday, a rare guilty verdict in a graft case in the South Asian country.
6 June 2022, 18:00 PM

‘Act prudently’

Beijing yesterday warned Australia to “act prudently” or face “serious consequences” after Canberra accused a Chinese fighter jet of dangerously intercepting one of its spy planes over the South China Sea.
6 June 2022, 18:00 PM

India rushes to quell outrage

India’s government yesterday sought to calm anger at home and abroad after two officials of the ruling BJP party made remarks about the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH), with 38 people arrested for rioting in a northern city and a protest planned later in Mumbai.
6 June 2022, 18:00 PM

S Korea, US launch 8 ballistic missiles

South Korea and the United States said they fired eight surface-to-surface missiles off South Korea’s east coast early yesterday, responding to a barrage of short-range ballistic missiles launched by North Korea on Sunday.
6 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Prophet remarks: Mumbai police to summon Nupur Sharma

Mumbai Police Commissioner Sanjay Pandey today (June 6, 2022) said suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma will be summoned to record her statement in connection with an FIR registered against her for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Prophet Muhammad.
6 June 2022, 16:00 PM

“No proposal to replace Mahatma Gandhi’s image on Indian Rupee notes”

The Reserve Bank of India today said there is no proposal to replace the face of Mahatma Gandhi, the country’s father of the nation, with that of anyone else on currency notes.
6 June 2022, 14:29 PM

Indian products pulled from Kuwait supermarket over Prophet remarks

A Kuwaiti supermarket pulled Indian products from its shelves and Iran became the latest Middle Eastern country to summon the Indian ambassador as a row grew on Monday over a ruling party official's remarks about the Prophet Mohammed.
6 June 2022, 11:54 AM