Philippines, US and allies start huge military drills
Reuters, Manila
21 April 2026, 00:00 AM Asia
Residents return to ravaged homes months after Hong Kong fire
AFP, Hong Kong
20 April 2026, 09:53 AM China
Fire in Malaysia's Sabah destroys 1,000 homes, thousands displaced
Reuters
20 April 2026, 09:37 AM Southeast Asia
Fire at India firecracker factory kills 20
AFP, New Delhi
19 April 2026, 22:41 PM India
Myanmar cuts Suu Kyi’s jail term
Reuters
18 April 2026, 00:00 AM Asia
China intensifies Iran diplomacy
Reuters, Beijing
18 April 2026, 00:00 AM China

India announces ‘Murder of the Constitution Day’ remembrance

India said yesterday it would hold an annual “Murder of the Constitution Day” from next year, commemorating a dark historical chapter tied to the family of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s chief political rival.
12 July 2024, 18:00 PM

Tax billionaires more

India’s main opposition Congress party yesterday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to impose an additional tax on the country’s billionaires to generate funds for stretched public services like education and health.
12 July 2024, 18:00 PM

Kejriwal gets interim bail in graft case

India’s Supreme Court yesterday granted interim bail to opposition leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a graft case, but he will stay in jail due to his arrest in another case.
12 July 2024, 18:00 PM

India SC grants interim bail to Kejriwal

India's Supreme Court today granted interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister and key opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal who was arrested in a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam filed by the Enforcement Directorate
12 July 2024, 14:48 PM

Pakistan SC grants seats to jailed ex-PM Imran Khan's party

Pakistan's Supreme Court on Friday granted jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's party around 20 seats in parliament reserved for women and minorities, months after national elections marred by allegations of pre-poll rigging
12 July 2024, 13:27 PM

63 missing after Nepal landslide sweeps two buses into river

At least 63 people were missing in Nepal today after a landslide triggered by heavy monsoon rains swept two buses off a highway and into a river, authorities said.
12 July 2024, 09:29 AM

Myanmar conflict: Junta ‘trying to destroy country’

Myanmar’s junta appears to be “trying to destroy a country it cannot control”, the UN special rapporteur to the country warned yesterday.
11 July 2024, 18:00 PM

Women in politics: How far has Asia come?

Women in Asia have made strides in politics, especially in national parliaments with gender quotas. But is the continent approaching gender parity?
11 July 2024, 08:51 AM

Earthquake of 6.7 magnitude strikes southern Philippines

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Mindanao, Philippines, on Thursday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said
11 July 2024, 05:38 AM

Myanmar junta 'trying to destroy country': UN special rapporteur

Myanmar's junta appears to be "trying to destroy a country it cannot control", the UN special rapporteur to the country warned on Thursday
11 July 2024, 05:33 AM

66 Chinese aircraft around Taiwan in 2024 single-day record: Taipei

Taiwan's defence ministry said Thursday it had detected 66 Chinese military aircraft around the island in a 24-hour window, a record-high this year, a day after Beijing reportedly conducted military exercises in nearby waters
11 July 2024, 02:40 AM

Myanmar Conflict: Armed group claims control of town in Shan state

Myanmar ethnic minority fighters said yesterday they have seized a town along a key trade highway to China following days of clashes with junta troops.
10 July 2024, 18:00 PM

37 Chinese aircraft skirt Taiwan on way to drill

Taiwan’s defence ministry said 37 Chinese aircraft were detected around the self-ruled island yesterday as they headed to exercises with an aircraft carrier in the western Pacific.
10 July 2024, 18:00 PM

India has no right to develop contested region: China

India has no right to carry out development in the area China calls South Tibet, China’s Foreign Ministry said yesterday in response to a Reuters report on New Delhi’s plans to speed up hydropower projects in the border state.
10 July 2024, 18:00 PM

Pakistan's top spy agency gets legal powers to intercept telephone calls

The powerful military plays an oversized role in making and breaking governments in Pakistan, where the new powers for its Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency provoked outcry from the opposition and on social media.
10 July 2024, 18:00 PM

Kidney transplant racket involved Bangladeshi patients: Delhi police

The kidney transplant racket in Delhi, exposed by the arrest of seven persons, including three Bangladeshis and an Indian doctor, was part of a bigger inter-state network involving patients from Bangladesh in Rajasthan and Haryana, Delhi Police sources said
10 July 2024, 07:41 AM

India floods swamp nat’l park

Devastating floods in India’s northeast that have killed scores of people also swamped a national park drowning six threatened rhinos and other wildlife, government officials said yesterday.
9 July 2024, 18:00 PM

India races to build power plants: sources

India plans to spend $1 billion to expedite the construction of 12 hydropower stations in the northeastern Himalayan state of Arunachal Pradesh, two government sources said, a move that could raise tensions with China that lays claims to the region.
9 July 2024, 18:00 PM

Trans-boundary kidney transplant racket mastermind is Bangladeshi: Delhi police

The “mastermind” behind the kidney transplant racket busted in Delhi is a Bangladeshi national and both donors and receivers in the case were from Bangladesh, Deputy Commissioner of Delhi Police’s Crime Branch Amit Goel said today
9 July 2024, 10:21 AM

Four Indian soldiers killed in clashes in J&K

Four Indian soldiers were killed and at least six others were wounded in gun battles with militants in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) state, a senior police officer said yesterday.
8 July 2024, 18:00 PM