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
Remarks on student protests in Bangladesh 'distorted': Mamata
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said her recent remarks about students agitation and violence in Bangladesh were "distorted" by a certain section of people" in that country
Mamata walks out of key meeting in New Delhi
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today walked out of a crucial meeting of the Indian government's policy think-tank Niti Aayog in New Delhi saying she was stopped from speaking "after just five minutes"
Lanka to hold presidential polls Sept 21
Sri Lanka will hold presidential elections on September 21, a government notice said yesterday, setting the date for a crucial vote expected to determine the future of reforms in the South Asian nation weathering its worst financial crisis in decades.
India's Moidams earn UNESCO world heritage status
UNESCO declared India's Moidams, the vaulted mound burial sites of the royal Ahom dynasty in Assam, as the country's 43rd World Heritage Site today
Sri Lanka announces first presidential vote since unrest
Sri Lanka's first presidential elections since an unprecedented economic crisis spurred widespread unrest will be held in September, the election commission said Friday
Indian union govt the sole authority on foreign affairs
The union government of India has the sole prerogative when it comes to matters of foreign affairs, said a spokesperson of its external affairs ministry acknowledging Dhaka’s note issued after Mamata Banerjee’s remarks.
Cambodia opposition leader fined $1.5m for defaming ruling party
A Cambodian court fined an opposition leader about $1.5 million yesterday for defaming the ruling party by claiming democracy had regressed since the former prime minister’s son took power last year.
Tanker capsizes off Philippines
A marine tanker carrying industrial fuel sank in rough seas off the Philippines yesterday, causing a large oil spill as coast guard rescuers search for a missing crew member, officials said.
Typhoon Gaemi hits Chinese seaboard
Typhoon Gaemi roared into southeastern China yesterday after sweeping across Taiwan, where it killed three people, triggered flooding and sank a freighter before barrelling west across the Taiwan Strait.
Junta, rebels claim control of regional military HQ
Myanmar’s junta and an ethnic minority armed group both claimed yesterday they were in control of a town and regional military command in northern Shan state following days of clashes.