'Many' children injured after car crashes at school in central China
'Many schoolchildren were injured, the specific casualties are being investigated,' state broadcaster CCTV said
Global security threats from North Korea's troop deployment
North Korea has been threatening the security order in Northeast Asia with its illegal nuclear weapons development for decades
Meta penalised $25.4 million in India over breaching privacy policy
India's competition watchdog today imposed a penalty of Rs. 213.14 crore (25.4 million USD) on Meta for allegedly abusing its dominant position relating to the messaging application’s 2021 privacy policy
Manipur violence: One protester shot dead during clash
A protester was killed in firing during a clash between security forces and a mob that vandalised properties in the restive eastern Indian state of Manipur’s Jiribam district late on Sunday night, PTI reported yesterday.
46 US lawmakers ask Biden to seek Imran Khan's release
The letter, sent by 46 Democrat and Republican lawmakers on Friday, was the second such communication in less than a month
BJP wants Manipur to burn
As fresh violence erupted in the Indian state of Manipur, the Congress renewed its attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of “deliberately” keeping Manipur burning.
Indian police battle Maoist rebels
Indian security forces have killed five Maoist rebels in jungle clashes, an officer said yesterday, as security forces seek to quash the decades-long insurgency in the central regions.
North Korean Human Rights: The greatest challenge facing humanity
North Korea has evolved into a totalitarian regime characterised by dynastic succession, theocratic governance, and dictatorship since the Korean War
Jharkhand govt sheltering Bangladeshi infiltrators: BJP chief
BJP President Jagat Prakash Nadda today accused the JMM-led coalition government in Jharkhand of providing shelter to Bangladeshi infiltrators in madrasas and facilitating documents like Aadhaar and voter IDs for them
Mob tries to storm Manipur CM's residence amid rising tensions
This prompted authorities to impose an indefinite curfew in seven districts of the northeastern state and suspend internet services
10 newborns killed in India hospital fire
A fire at the neonatal unit of an Indian hospital killed 10 newborns, authorities said yesterday, with another 39 rescued from a blaze blamed on a faulty oxygen machine.
‘Stability will return to Bangladesh soon’
India’s top opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has expressed confidence that stability will return to Bangladesh soon.
Protesting doctors reject West Bengal government's invitation, strike enters 33rd day
The strike is primarily focused on demands for the removal of top officials, including the Kolkata police commissioner and several top state health department officials.
Massive oil, gas reserves found in Pakistani waters: senior security official
A substantial deposit of petroleum and natural gas has been discovered in Pakistan’s territorial waters, a cache so large its exploitation could change the country’s destiny, DawnNewsTV quoted a senior security official as saying on Friday
I'm confident that things will stabilise in Bangladesh: Rahul Gandhi
Emphasises on strong ties with current, future govts of Bangladesh
Ethnic clashes in manipur: Internet blackout, curfew ordered
India’s strife-torn northeastern state of Manipur ordered an internet blackout yesterday, after imposing a curfew following days of deadly ethnic violence and clashes between protesters and police.
Last India polls ‘controlled’
India’s opposition leader Rahul Gandhi yesterday said he did not view this year’s two-month general elections as a free exercise, but rather as one structured to deliver an advantage to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, without citing evidence.
Pakistan: Several PTI MPs arrested in midnight raids
Pakistani police arrested several lawmakers and leaders of ex-prime minister Imran Khan’s party in midnight raids a day after it held a major rally in the capital to demand his release, the party and police said yesterday.
Vietnam jails journalist for seven years on 'propaganda' charge
A Vietnam court Tuesday sentenced a journalist who wrote about issues including corruption, land rights and the environment to seven years in jail, his sister said, the latest government critic to be put behind bars.
Curfew imposed in Manipur amid escalating ethnic violence
An indefinite curfew was imposed today in the two districts of Imphal following a violent clash between university students and security personnel, marking a further escalation of ethnic strife in the northeastern state of Manipur
Kolkata unrest: Mamata says West Bengal not same as Bangladesh, slams ‘political opportunism’
'We love and respect Bangladesh and its language, but Bengal will not become Bangladesh'