Indian police arrested a BJP lawmaker yesterday for allegedly making derogatory comments against the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), weeks after similar remarks from a top official embroiled the country in a diplomatic storm.

Malaysia’s top court ordered former prime minister Najib Razak to begin a 12-year prison sentence yesterday after upholding a guilty conviction on charges related to a multi-billion dollar graft scandal at state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani's conglomerate will buy a majority stake in New Delhi Television (NDTV.NS) (NDTV), marking its most high-profile media bet and setting the stage for a face-off in the sector with fellow tycoon Mukesh Ambani.

A legislator of India’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the southern state of Telangana was arrested and suspended today (August 23, 2022) from the party for reportedly making objectionable remark against the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

Malaysia's former premier Najib Razak on Tuesday (Aug 23) failed in his final appeal against a graft conviction, which is set to see him serve 12 years in jail for misappropriating millions of funds from a company linked to 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).

The Islamabad High Court today (August 23, 2022) issued a show-cause notice to PTI chief Imran Khan and summoned him in his personal capacity on August 31 in contempt proceedings initiated against him for passing controversial remarks regarding additional district and sessions judge Zeba Chaudhry, who approved his chief of staff, Shahbaz Gill’s remand in a sedition case.

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram Kumar Doraiswami has been appointed the next High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom.

India’s Supreme Court today (August 23, 2022) agreed to hear a public interest litigation (PIL) – challenging the remission granted to 11 convicts in a case relating to the gang-rape of Bilkis Bano and murder of 13 people, including her three-year-old child, during the riots in Gujarat state over two decades ago.

China’s Miniso Group has apologised for promoting itself as a “Japanese-style” brand and said it would make changes across its stores to rectify this, becoming the latest retailer to respond to a surge in patriotism among Chinese shoppers.

Taiwan saw off China's military six decades ago when its forces bombarded offshore Taiwanese islands and that resolve to defend the homeland continues to this day, President Tsai Ing-wen told a visiting group of former US officials on Tuesday.

Sri Lanka’s new government came under international censure yesterday over the use of tough anti-terror laws to detain protesters who forced Gotabaya Rajapaksa to step down from the presidency last month.

South Korea and the United States began their largest joint military drills in years yesterday with a resumption of field training, officials said, as the allies seek to tighten readiness over North Korea’s potential weapons tests.

The Islamabad High Court yesterday granted PTI chief Imran Khan protective bail till Thursday in a terrorism case registered against him for “threatening” a female judge and senior police officers at a public rally.

A Chinese research vessel accused by India and the United States of spying activities left Sri Lanka’s Chinese-run port of Hambantota yesterday after a week-long stay.

China’s scorched southwestern regions extended curbs on power consumption yesterday as they deal with dwindling hydropower output and surging household electricity demand during a long drought and heatwave.

PTI chief Imran Khan moved the Islamabad High Court on Monday seeking pre-arrest bail after he was booked in a terrorism case for “threatening” a female judge and senior police officers at a public rally.

PTI leaders fired off warnings in the early hours of Monday, saying their leader would be a “red line”, as reports of Imran Khan’s imminent arrest made the rounds.

Japanese PM Fumio Kishida has tested positive for Covid-19, his office said yesterday, a week before the leader was expected to attend an African development conference in Tunisia. Kishida took a PCR test “after experiencing a mild temperature and a cough” from Saturday evening, an official from the Prime Minister’s Office of Japan told AFP.

Pakistan’s media watchdog has banned television channels from broadcasting live addresses by former prime minister Imran Khan, ahead of his rally.

Floods and landslides triggered by intense monsoon rains killed at least 50 people in northern and eastern India over the last three days, officials said yesterday.