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
India conducts successful test of indigenous long-range hypersonic missile
India marked a major milestone in defense technology with the successful flight trial of its indigenously developed long-range hypersonic missile yesterday
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
Xi tells Biden ready for 'smooth transition' to Trump
After shaking hands to begin their meeting, Xi noted that Beijing's goals for stable ties with Washington remained unchanged
Bid to smuggle cough syrup to Bangladesh: Man held in Kolkata
India's Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) arrested a suspected drug trafficker in Kolkata in connection with attempted smuggling of nearly 15,000 bottles of Codeine-based cough syrup to Bangladesh, NCB said in a statement
Internet cut, curfew imposed in Manipur
An Indian state riven by months of ethnic tensions yesterday imposed an internet shutdown and curfew after angry protests over the recovery of six bodies of people believed to have been kidnapped by insurgents.
10 newborns killed in India hospital fire
At least 10 children were killed in a fire that swept the children's ward of a medical college hospital in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi district late last night, officials said
Kolkata rape-murder: Hunger strike intensifies as more doctors join
The "fast-unto-death" protest by junior doctors in West Bengal, demanding justice for the raped and murdered female doctor of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, along with workplace safety, intensified yesterday as more healthcare professionals joined the protest
India villagers kill last wolf from man-eating pack
Villagers in India have beaten to death a wolf believed to be the last of a six-member pack that killed nine people, eight of them children, wildlife officials said yesterday.
India’s BJP set to lose two state elections: exit polls
India’s ruling party is projected to have lost two key provincial elections to the main opposition Congress party and its allies, exit polls showed, suggesting another setback after the party fared poorly in national elections.
NKorea removed as observer from Asia-Pacific anti-money laundering group
North Korea has been removed as an observer of a regional anti-money laundering group due to its lack of engagement and failure to fulfil obligations, South Korea's foreign ministry said Monday
PTI to continue protest unless Imran pulls workers back
As a large number of protesters managed to reach Islamabad, the PTI has decided to continue its protest until getting a directive from the party's founding chairman Imran Khan to pull back workers
7 of a family among 10 killed in rain-induced flash floods in Meghalaya
Incessant rains have triggered landslides in Gasuapara region of the district
Kolkata rape-murder: Protesting junior doctors begin fast unto death
The junior doctors of India's West Bengal state, protesting against the rape and murder of their colleague at the RG Kar hospital, began a fast unto death yesterday evening, claiming that their demands were not fulfilled by the state government
Jaishankar rules out bilateral talks
India’s foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will not discuss bilateral relations when he visits Pakistan this month, the first such visit in nearly a decade, for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit.
Over 80 cops hurt in clashes
Over 80 police personnel have been injured in clashes with supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan taking part in a march near Islamabad, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said yesterday.
