Imran Khan sentenced to 14 years in graft case

A Pakistan court convicted former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in a graft case on Friday, sentencing Khan to 14 years in prison
17 January 2025, 14:26 PM

China says population fell for third year in a row in 2024

China said Friday its population fell for the third year running in 2024, extending a downward streak after more than six decades of growth as the country faces a rapidly ageing population and persistently low birth rates
17 January 2025, 04:10 AM

12 suspected Maoists killed in gun-battle

At least 12 suspected Maoists were killed in a gun-battle with security forces in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district yesterday, a senior police official said
16 January 2025, 19:02 PM

India achieves ‘historic’ space docking mission

India docked two satellites in space yesterday, a key milestone for the country’s dreams of a space station and manned Moon mission, the space agency said.
16 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Modi govt leaving no stone unturned to modernise armed forces: Rajnath Singh

India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today said the government is leaving no stone unturned to transform the armed forces into a modern warfare machine.
15 January 2025, 18:44 PM

South Korea's impeached President Yoon arrested

President Yoon Suk Yeol arrested over insurrection accusations related to his December 3 martial law declaration
15 January 2025, 02:32 AM

Scaling peaks and breaking barriers

The first Bangladeshi all-women winter expedition to Nepal's Langtang region concluded on January 11, marking a significant step for gender equality in adventure sports.
14 January 2025, 20:41 PM

Impeachment trial of South Korean President Yoon to begin

Separate to the trial, a joint team of investigators from CIO and police are preparing a fresh attempt to arrest Yoon
14 January 2025, 02:16 AM

Indian troops kill five Maoist rebels

Indian troops killed at least five Maoist guerillas in the latest push to crush the long-running insurgency, with a separate bomb blast wounding two policemen, officers said Sunday.
13 January 2025, 18:00 PM

India won’t trim troops in winter

India is not looking to reduce the number of troops along the northern frontier in winter, the country’s army chief said yesterday adding that it will review summer deployment based on outcome of negotiations with China.
13 January 2025, 18:00 PM

South Korea's Gen-Z divided over political crisis

A divide has emerged among South Korea's youth since Yoon Suk Yeol declared a bungled martial law decree last month
13 January 2025, 03:27 AM

China saw record annual exports in 2024: state media

China's exports surged to a record high in 2024, state media reported Monday, as the prospect of biting tariffs imposed by US president-elect Donald Trump looms
13 January 2025, 03:24 AM

President’s resignation: Thousands protest in South Korea

Thousands of South Koreans gathered for rival demonstrations in the capital yesterday, as investigators prepare another attempt to arrest suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law decree.
11 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Malala in Pakistan to attend girls edu meet

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai said she was “overwhelmed” to be back in her native Pakistan yesterday, as she attended a summit on girls’ education in the Islamic world that has been snubbed by Afghanistan’s Taliban government.
11 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Search widens for Tibet quake survivors

Authorities moved more than 47,000 people to shelters in earthquake-hit Tibet, Chinese officials said yesterday, while rescuers widen a massive combing effort for survivors near the foothills of the Himalayas, despite slim survival odds.
9 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Six dead, dozens hurt in stampede at Indian temple

At least six people lost their lives, and dozens were injured in a stampede at a renowned Hindu temple in Tirupati of the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh last night
9 January 2025, 04:31 AM

India extends Hasina’s visa: HT

Delhi-based newspaper reports citing people ‘familiar with the matter’
8 January 2025, 03:09 AM

Investigators get new warrant to arrest S Korea President Yoon

South Korean anti-graft investigators yesterday secured a new court-ordered arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, whose failed martial law bid threw the country into turmoil.
7 January 2025, 19:57 PM

Delhi to vote on Feb 5

Over 1.55 crore Delhi voters will vote in the assembly elections on February 5 and the votes will be counted on February 8, the Indian Election Commission announced yesterday.
7 January 2025, 18:00 PM

3 Pakistani soldiers, 19 militants killed in NW clashes

Three soldiers and 19 militants were killed in the latest clashes in Pakistan’s restive northwestern region, the military said Tuesday.
7 January 2025, 18:00 PM