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

Indian SC likely to hear pleas challenging citizenship law tomorrow

Indian Supreme Court is likely to hear -- tomorrow (September 12, 2022) -- 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

N Korea law makes nuke programme ‘irreversible’

North Korea has passed a law declaring its readiness to launch preventive nuclear strikes, including in the face of conventional attacks, state media said.
10 September 2022

3 killed in helicopter crash during Taliban training exercise

A Black Hawk helicopter crashed during a Taliban training exercise in Afghanistan's capital Kabul, killing three, the group's defence ministry said on Saturday.
10 September 2022

Heartwarming reunion: Separated since 1947, siblings meet after 75 years

The Partition of the Indian subcontinent separated them 75 years ago but the irresistible call of blood relations finally brought about a teary reunion between a brother and his sister separated by the border in 1947 as religious divide blurred.
10 September 2022

Pakistan puts flood losses at $30 billion

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for “massive” international support for flood-ravaged Pakistan while visiting the country yesterday, as Islamabad put the cost of flood-related damage at $30 billion.
9 September 2022

Indian SC grants bail to journalist Siddique Kappan after 2 yrs

India’s Supreme Court today (September 9, 2022) granted bail to journalist Siddique Kappan who was arrested in October 2020 while on his way to Hathras in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh where a Dalit woman died after allegedly being gang-raped.
9 September 2022

“Imported govt, its handlers working on minus one formula”

PTI chairman Imran Khan alleged on Friday that the “imported government and its handlers” were working on a “minus one formula” as party leaders urged supporters to take to the streets to express solidarity with the former prime minister.
9 September 2022

India sees fall in rice production but assures “dependent” countries of adequate supply

India, the largest exporter of rice in the world, today (September 9, 2022) said it was facing a fall in domestic production but assured “dependent and vulnerable countries” that they will have adequate availability of parboiled rice as the country has a significant share in the global rice export.
9 September 2022

Tripura police to probe cases of "illegal entry" from Bangladesh

The north-eastern Indian state of Tripura has decided to set up a special investigation team of the police to probe recent cases of illegal entry into the country from Bangladesh, a senior Indian police official said today according to our New Delhi correspondent (September 9, 2022).
9 September 2022

Ladakh to return to pre-stand-off state as India, China agree to pull down temporary structures

India and China have agreed to pull down all temporary structures and other allied infrastructure at Gogra-Hot Springs in Ladakh. New Delhi said this a day after the armies of the two countries began disengagement of forward deployment of their troops in the area.
9 September 2022

Indian SC declines petition seeking arrest of Nupur Sharma for Prophet remarks

India’s Supreme Court today declined to entertain a petition seeking the arrest of former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma for her controversial remarks on the Prophet.
9 September 2022

Indian print media hails Hasina’s “fruitful” India-visit

The Indian print media has positively assessed the outcome of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit (Sept 5-8) to India describing it as “fruitful with several outcomes on the table.”
9 September 2022

Ex-Pak PM Khan to be indicted

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan will be formally indicted on a contempt of court charge later this month after judges yesterday rejected his explanation and “regrets” for comments he made about a magistrate, state media reported.
8 September 2022

‘My tax money in flames’

Sri Lanka added 37 new senior posts to its government yesterday, sparking a social media backlash over “useless” public spending in the middle of its worst economic crisis on record.
8 September 2022

Indian and Chinese troops start disengaging from western Himalayan region

In a major breakthrough after months of negotiations, India and China today (September 8, 2022) announced that they have started to disengage their troops from Gogra-Hotsprings area in the Himalayas of eastern Ladakh, marking an end to a nearly two-year stand-off.
8 September 2022

Ex-PM Imran Khan to be indicted for contempt of court in Pakistan

A Pakistani court ruled on Thursday that it will indict former Prime Minister Imran Khan on charges of contempt of court, his lawyer and local broadcasters said, which could lead to his disqualification from politics if convicted.
8 September 2022

“Sheikh Hasina is like a guardian to me”

Sharmistha Mukherjee, daughter of late Indian president Pranab Mukherjee, has described Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as her guardian.
8 September 2022

Mamata slams Indian govt for not inviting her to be part of PM Hasina’s India tour

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today (September 8, 2022) slammed the Indian government for not inviting her to be a part of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's India visit.
8 September 2022

S Korea typhoon death toll rises to 10

The death toll from Typhoon Hinnamnor rose to 10 in South Korea, authorities said yesterday, after the storm battered the southern coast with huge waves and heavy rain this week.
7 September 2022