Subversion charges: Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy campaigners
Hong Kong’s High Court yesterday jailed 45 pro-democracy activists for up to 10 years following a landmark national security trial that has damaged the city’s once feisty democracy movement and drawn criticism from the US and other countries.
India to send 5,000 extra troops to quell Manipur unrest
India will deploy an extra 5,000 paramilitary troops to quell unrest in Manipur, authorities said yesterday, a week after 16 people were killed in fresh clashes in the troubled state.
Indian, Chinese FMs deliberate next steps to further normalise ties
Foreign Ministers of India and China today deliberated on the next steps, including resumption of data-sharing on trans-border rivers, to further normalise bilateral ties in the first high-level engagement since the militaries of the two countries disengaged from Demchok and Depsang along their unresolved border in eastern Ladakh
SpaceX successfully launches Indian satellite
ISRO's GSAT-N2 will improve broadband and provide in-flight connectivity
Several children injured in car crash at central China school
'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.
At least 8 killed in mass stabbing in China
Police say a 21-year-old student went on a stabbing rampage in China's eastern city of Yixing, leaving at least 8 people dead and 17 wounded
Paetongtarn Shinawatra elected Thailand's youngest PM
Thai lawmakers on Friday elected the 37-year-old daughter of billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra as prime minister, elevating a third member of the influential but divisive clan to the nation's top job
One arrested for raping, killing nurse in India’s Uttarakhand
The incident in Uttarakhand took place on July 30 when the nurse was returning home and came to light only two days ago
India’s Modi renews push for common civil code
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said yesterday he wanted to press ahead with a national common civil code of law, a proposal bitterly opposed by Muslim activists as an attack on their faith.
Indian protests over medic’s murder grow
Thousands took to the streets of Kolkata early yesterday morning to condemn the rape and murder of a medic that has triggered protests across India demanding better safety for women.
Events in Bangladesh a reminder of freedom and liberty: Indian CJ
India’s Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud today said the recent events in Bangladesh were a reminder of the value of freedom and liberty
Heightened surveillance blamed for internet slowdown in Pakistan
Amid growing concerns from the business community in Pakistan, the internet service providers on Wednesday alleged that the government’s heightened efforts to monitor internet traffic had resulted in a significant nationwide slowdown of services
Kolkata rape-murder case sparks nationwide protests, actors join movement
Hundreds of women joined the protests in Kolkata and other cities in Bengal, demanding accountability for the brutal crime. The protests, which began at 11:55pm under the slogan “For women’s independence on the midnight of independence,” have been spearheaded by activists and ordinary citizens alike, reflecting a shared determination to reclaim safety and justice for women.
'Reclaim the Night': Midnight protests in West Bengal over doctor’s rape, murder
Just before the stroke of midnight, thousands of people, holding candles, poured onto the streets across West Bengal seeking justice and speedy investigation into the rape and murder of a female doctor at a state-run medical college and hospital in Kolkata
India will always be supportive of Bangladesh’s growth: Modi
In his first public comments on the developments in Bangladesh, Modi expresses hope that the situation in the country normalises soon.
1.4m girls banned from Afghan schools since Taliban return: Unesco
At least 1.4 million girls in Afghanistan have been denied access to secondary education since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, with the future of an entire generation now "in jeopardy", the United Nations' cultural agency said Thursday