2 Kashmir 'rebels' killed in gunfight with Indian soldiers

Two suspected rebels were killed in a gunfight with soldiers in Indian-administered Kashmir, police said today, weeks after the disputed, mostly Muslim territory saw its highest voter turnout for decades in India's general election
3 June 2024, 16:04 PM

Imran Khan acquitted of leaking state secrets

A Pakistan High Court today overturned a treason conviction against jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, months after his party was sidelined in a general election
3 June 2024, 16:01 PM

A record 642 million voted in Indian polls: EC

India created a "world record" with 642 million voters, including 31.2 crore women, exercising their franchise in the just-concluded Lok Sabha polls, the world's largest electoral exercise, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said today
3 June 2024, 08:18 AM

Takeaways from India's mammoth election

India's general election, with nearly a billion eligible voters, ended on Saturday. Votes are to be counted on Tuesday and results will be known later that day
3 June 2024, 02:31 AM

China probe lands on far side of Moon

China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe successfully landed on the far side of the Moon yesterday to collect samples, state media reported -- the latest leap for Beijing’s decades-old space programme.
2 June 2024, 18:00 PM

BJP retains power in Indian state bordering China

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won the regional vote in Arunachal Pradesh, a state bordering China, while a local party swept to power in Sikkim, a Himalayan state, officials and politicians said yesterday.
2 June 2024, 18:00 PM

Indian opposition dismisses exits polls predictions

India's opposition leaders today dismissed the exit polls prediction by major television channels which claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was likely to return to power, terming them "bogus" and "fraud"
2 June 2024, 16:07 PM

Arunachal Pradesh: BJP set to return to power

Ruling BJP is all set to return to power with three-fourths majority in the 60-member legislative assembly of north-eastern India state of Arunachal Pradesh as per the latest results and trends emerging from the counting of votes
2 June 2024, 08:33 AM

Heatstroke killed 33 Indian polling staff on last voting day: state election chief

At least 33 Indian polling staff died on the last day of voting from heatstroke in just one state, a top election official said Sunday, after scorching temperatures gripped swathes of the country
2 June 2024, 05:31 AM

Gautam Adani reclaims Asia's richest person title

Based on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, billionaire Gautam Adani has surpassed Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani to reclaim the title of richest person in Asia
2 June 2024, 05:18 AM

North Korea sends 600 more trash balloons over border, South says

North Korea has sent around 600 more trash-filled balloons containing everything from cigarette butts to plastic across the border, Seoul's military said Sunday, adding that security personnel were collecting them as they landed
2 June 2024, 04:17 AM

China probe successfully lands on far side of Moon

China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe successfully landed on the far side of the Moon to collect samples, state news agency Xinhua reported Sunday -- the latest leap for Beijing's decades-old space programme
2 June 2024, 02:29 AM

Modi set for return with a big margin

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led alliance is projected to win a big majority in the general election that concluded yesterday, TV exit polls said, suggesting it would do better than expected by most analysts.
1 June 2024, 18:00 PM

Indian election: How accurate are exit polls?

Voting for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections ended yesterday with the conclusion of the seventh phase. Before the final results scheduled for June 4, exit polls show the BJP-led coalition is set to win the election by a big margin.
1 June 2024, 18:00 PM

Boat tragedy kills 20 in Afghanistan

Twenty people, including children, drowned when a boat sank during a river crossing in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province yesterday, a provincial official said.
1 June 2024, 18:00 PM

US seeking to build ‘Asia-Pacific version of Nato’

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin yesterday hailed a “new era of security” in the Asia-Pacific region, as Washington strengthens its network of alliances aimed at countering China’s growing military might and influence.
1 June 2024, 18:00 PM

People voted in record numbers to reelect NDA govt: Modi

Soon after exit polls showed his government returning to power for a third consecutive term in parliamentary elections, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tonight said people voted in record numbers to reelect the NDA government
1 June 2024, 16:25 PM

Modi set to return to power in India: exit polls

Two exit polls have shown the BJP making fresh gains in West Bengal
1 June 2024, 15:03 PM

Millions vote in last day of India polls amid heatwave

India's gruelling heatwave is set to abate soon but that was no consolation to housewife Bindwasvini Devi, one of the millions braving Saturday's scorching sun to vote in the final day of national elections
1 June 2024, 11:43 AM

Lok Sabha Polls Phase 7: Voting begins for 57 constituencies

Voting in the final phase of Indian parliamentary elections, the world's largest, began today covering 57 constituencies in seven states and one union territory
1 June 2024, 03:17 AM