China to sanction Boeing Defense, Raytheon CEOs over Taiwan sales

China will impose sanctions on the CEOs of Boeing Defense and Raytheon over their involvement in Washington's latest arms sales to Taiwan, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday.
16 September 2022

9 killed as wall collapses on hut amid rain in India’s Lucknow

At least nine persons, including three minors, were killed when the boundary wall of an army enclave collapsed on their hut in the northern Indian city of Lucknow amid heavy rains, police said today.
16 September 2022

6 held over rape, murder of Indian sisters

Indian police yesterday arrested six men accused of gang-raping and murdering two teenage sisters whose bodies were found hanging from a tree outside their village, prompting protests.
15 September 2022

Typhoon lashes China

High winds and heavy rain lashed China’s densely populated east coast yesterday after Typhoon Muifa forced around 1.6 million people to leave their homes
15 September 2022

Armenia-Azerbaijan clashes: Ceasefire holds

Azerbaijan yesterday said that 71 of its troops had died in border clashes with Armenia over the last two days in the worst fighting since 2020. Yerevan said a
15 September 2022

“India should play crucial role to restore peace in Myanmar”

Chief Minister of north eastern Indian state of Mizoram Zoramthanga has told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that India should play a vital role in bringing back peace in trouble-torn Myanmar, an official of the state said today.
15 September 2022

Roadside bomb claimed by Pak Taliban kills eight

A bomb killed the former head of a pro-government militia and seven others in northwestern Pakistan, officials said yesterday, in an attack claimed by the local Taliban.
14 September 2022

At least 7 killed in Ahmedabad elevator crash

At least seven labourers were killed and one was seriously injured when they fell to the ground while working inside an elevator shaft at an under-construction building in Ahmedabad city of western Indian state of Gujarat today, police said.
14 September 2022

“India to take steps to notify Bangladesh if it halts sugar, onion export”

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (September 14, 2022) said the Indian government will take steps to notify Bangladesh in advance if they halt exports of any essentials such as sugar, onions, ginger and garlic.
14 September 2022

Beijing for ‘more just’ world order

China is willing to shape the international order together with Russia in a “more just and rational direction”, a senior Chinese diplomat said as the two countries’ leaders prepare to meet this week.
13 September 2022

India to bring back Cheetahs

Eight cheetahs will be sent to India where they will be personally welcomed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his birthday, officials said yesterday, in an ambitious project to reintroduce the speedy big cats to the country.
13 September 2022

Armenia, Azerbaijan Clashes: War fears grow as truce violated

Armenia and Azerbaijan yesterday accused each other of violating a truce, after the worst clashes since a 2020 war put in doubt a halting peace process between the arch foes.
13 September 2022

Xi in Central Asia for SCO meet

China’s President Xi Jinping arrived in ex-Soviet Kazakhstan yesterday in the Chinese leader’s first trip abroad since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.
13 September 2022

E-bike showroom fire kills 8 in South India

At least eight people were killed in a fire that broke out in an electric bike showroom and spread to a lodge above it in southern Indian city of Secunderabad early today.
13 September 2022

Indian doctor runs 3km abandoning car in traffic to save patient’s life

Bengaluru is notorious for its traffic, which makes simple routes seem unendingly long. However, the story of a doctor who made an exceptional decision to save his patient's life is proving to be motivating.
12 September 2022

CAA: India’s SC to hear all petitions on Oct 31

India’s Supreme Court fixed the hearing in 220 petitions challenging the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) of 2019 on October 31 and said it will refer the case to a three-judge Bench.
12 September 2022

Pak court extends Imran Khan’s bail

A Pakistani court yesterday extended former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s pre-arrest bail for eight more days on terrorism charges relating to a speech in which he allegedly threatened police and judicial officers, his lawyer said. Khan, who appeared in court in person, was booked in the case by police in August.
12 September 2022

CAA: India SC likely to hear pleas today

Indian Supreme Court is likely to hear today a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) which seeks to grant citizenship to non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan on or before December 31, 2014.
11 September 2022

Modi to attend SCO summit with Russia, China, Pakistan

India yesterday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take part in a regional summit in Uzbekistan that according to Russia will see face-to-face talks between Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
11 September 2022

Imran Khan escapes plane crash as flight makes emergency landing: Local media

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan escaped a plane crash on Saturday after the plane he was on made an emergency landing after the airplane developed a technical snag soon after it was airborne mid-air.
11 September 2022