Singapore Airlines ordered to pay $3,580 to couple after recliner seats failed to work
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has been ordered to pay two of its passengers 200,000 rupees (S$3,300) plus other costs after they filed a complaint concerning recliner seats on a flight from Hyderabad to Australia
2 suspected rebels killed in J&K clashes
Two suspected rebels were killed in Indian-administered Kashmir during a firefight, police said yesterday, the latest clash between militants and security forces in the disputed territory during ongoing national elections.
US, China should be ‘partners, not rivals’
Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday told top US diplomat Antony Blinken that the world’s biggest economies should be “partners, not rivals” as the two sides pressed for headway on a range of concerns.
More than 60pc voter turnout in second phase
India voted yesterday in the second phase of the world’s biggest election, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his rivals raise the pitch of the campaign by focusing on hot-button issues such as religious discrimination, affirmative action and taxes.
India Election: Millions queue up to vote in 2nd phase
Millions of Indians queued up before polling booths as polling for the second of the seven-phase elections to India’s Lok Sabha began today
China warns Blinken over deteriorating ties in talks
China's foreign minister on Friday urged visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to address rising disagreements or risk a "downward spiral" between the two powers after months of efforts to ease tensions
India election: POLLS CODE VIOLATION / EC seeks response from Modi, Rahul
India’s Election Commission (EC) said yesterday it has sought responses from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Congress on alleged violations of polls rules by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and opposition leader Rahul Gandhi.
India election / ‘Not one vote’
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s response to the Calcutta High Court order scrapping the job of 26,000 teachers, was a resounding election message.
US human rights report ‘deeply biased’: India
New Delhi said yesterday it does not attach any value to a US State Department report critical of human rights in India, and called it deeply biased.
Heat stroke kills 30 in Thailand this year as kingdom bakes
Thailand issued fresh warnings about scorching hot weather on Thursday as the government said heatstroke has already killed at least 30 people this year
Blinken back in China seeking pressure but also stability
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken yesterday returned to China on his second visit in a year, as the United States ramps up pressure on its rival over its support for Russia while also seeking to manage tensions with Beijing.
Taliban join climate change talks for first time: organisers
The Taliban government has entered its first talks with the United Nations, donors and non-governmental organisations over the impact of climate change in Afghanistan, organisers said Wednesday
Danger warning issued for Bangkok as extreme heat bites
Thai authorities issued an extreme heat warning for Bangkok on Wednesday, urging people to stay indoors for their own safety as temperatures soared
South Korean woman loses $50k in Elon Musk deepfake scam
A Korean woman was persuaded to invest 70 million won ($50,770) after seeing a deepfake video of what appeared to be Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, according to local reports on Tuesday
Indian court extends pre-trial detention of Kejriwal
A Delhi court yesterday extended the pre-trial detention of Indian opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal until May 7 in a corruption case, the legal news website Live Law reported.
‘My 90-sec speech created panic in INDIA bloc’
Amid a debate on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks that “Congress wants to snatch women’s Mangalsutra,” the Prime Minister reiterated yesterday that he had put the truth before the country that Congress is hatching a deep conspiracy to snatch your property and distribute it to its special people.
Maldives vows China-backed building boom, Indians out
The Maldives will press on with Chinese-backed construction and evict Indian troops from the strategically placed atoll nation, President Mohamed Muizzu’s office said yesterday, two days after his party’s stunning parliamentary victory.
Troops back in border trade hub
Myanmar junta troops have moved back into a vital border town they were ousted from by an alliance of ethnic rebels and anti-junta fighters this month, military sources told AFP yesterday.
Asia hit hardest in 2023: UN
Asia was the world’s most disaster-hit region from climate and weather hazards in 2023, the United Nations said yesterday, with floods and storms the chief cause of casualties and economic losses.
89pc of 2,431 glacial lakes expanded in 38 years: ISRO
At least 89 percent of 2,431 glacial lakes in the Himalayas that were identified in 2016-17 have notably expanded since 1984, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said in a report on Monday.
