Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released on parole yesterday, just six months after he was arrested following a dramatic return to the kingdom from 15 years of self-imposed exile.

Thailand's convicted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released on parole on Sunday, his lawyer said, starting a first day of freedom in his homeland, 15 years after fleeing in the wake of his overthrow by the royalist military

A senior bureaucrat said yesterday he helped rig Pakistan’s elections, a week after polls marred by allegations of manipulation returned no clear winner.

Japan’s space agency toasted a successful blast-off for its new flagship rocket yesterday, making it third time lucky after years of delays and two previous failed attempts.

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference 2024.

Ten people were killed and 15 more injured in an explosion at a fireworks factory in India yesterday, police said.

Jailed former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra will be freed today, the kingdom’s prime minister has said, just six months after returning from 15 years of self-imposed exile.

India today successfully put into the designated orbit its INSAT-3DS meteorological satellite to ensure continuity of services for monitoring land and ocean surfaces for weather forecasting and disaster warning as well as for providing satellite-aided research and rescue services

Japan's space agency announced the successful launch of its new flagship rocket on Saturday, making it third time lucky for the H3 after years of delays and two previous failed attempts

As the political uncertainty about who will form the government in light of the February 8 general election continues, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) yesterday announced that it would form the opposition in the Centre and Punjab as per party founder Imran Khan’s directives.

At least two people were killed and scores injured in India’s northeastern Manipur state after security forces opened fire at a mob in Churachandpur district late on Thursday, a police official said, as sporadic violence continued in the region.

India’s main opposition Congress party said yesterday its bank accounts with 2.1 billion rupees ($25.3 million) in deposits had been frozen by the income tax department in connection with a dispute, months before national elections.

A French journalist said yesterday she was leaving India, where she had worked for more than two decades, after authorities threatened her expulsion for what they termed “malicious and critical” reporting.

At least two people were killed and scores injured in India's northeastern Manipur state after security forces opened fire at a mob in Churachandpur district late on Thursday, a police official said, as sporadic violence continued in the region

At least 11 people died and four others were injured when a building collapsed during a massive fire that broke out at a paint factory in the northern part of India's capital New Delhi on Thursday, a fire department official said

Scientists in South Korea have developed a new type of sustainable hybrid food -- a “meaty” rice that they say could help solve food crises and climate change.

India’s Supreme Court yesterday scrapped a seven-year-old election funding system that allows individuals and companies to donate money to political parties anonymously and without any limits, calling it “unconstitutional”. 

Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi yesterday announced that she will not run in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in India due to health and age issues, capping a nearly two-decade career in electoral politics.

A key aide of former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan said yesterday that the jailed leader had nominated Omar Ayub Khan as a candidate in a parliamentary vote to elect a new premier following last week’s national elections.

Former Congress President Sonia Gandhi today announced that she will not run in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections due to health and age issues, capping a nearly two-decade career in electoral politics