BJP distances itself from India's Adani amid opposition protests

Andhra was likely to suspend the contract and ask the federal government to investigate the charges
27 November 2024, 04:30 AM

PTI protesters reach Islamabad's D-Chowk amid intense tear gas shelling

The convoy of the PTI leaders and workers coming from KP comprised over 34,000 persons
26 November 2024, 10:47 AM

India expresses concern over Chinmoy arrest

A statement of the Indian foreign ministry highlighted concerns about the rising violence against minorities
26 November 2024, 09:47 AM

Woman in China dies after a series of laser treatments for spot removal

If medical professionals in China are found guilty of causing a patient's death through negligence, they may be jailed for up to three years and fined
26 November 2024, 06:59 AM

6 killed in violence as Imran Khan supporters breach lockdown

Protesters battled security forces and ignored a government threat to respond with gunfire
26 November 2024, 03:35 AM

PTI supporters lay siege to Pak capital

At least one policeman was killed and dozens on both sides wounded as supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan clashed with security forces outside Pakistan’s capital Islamabad yesterday, a government minister and Khan’s party said.
25 November 2024, 18:00 PM

Adani bribery case: Indian parliament suspended amid opposition fury

India’s parliament was suspended yesterday after opposition lawmakers disrupted it demanding a discussion over bribery allegations against the Adani Group and Adani dollar bond prices fell to almost one-year lows as investors and lenders weighed the case.
25 November 2024, 18:00 PM

Chinese balloon detected near island: Taiwan

Taiwan’s defence ministry yesterday reported that a Chinese balloon had been detected over the sea to Taiwan’s north, the first time since April it has reported such an incident in what Taipei views as part of a pattern of harassment by Beijing.
25 November 2024, 18:00 PM

39 foreigners flee Myanmar scam centre: Thai police

Thirty-nine foreigners have fled an online scam centre in Myanmar across the border to Thailand, where officials are working to identify potential trafficking victims, police told AFP yesterday.
25 November 2024, 18:00 PM

Both houses of parliament adjourned in India on first day of winter session

Opposition members called for investigating the accusations made in a US court against a "well-known businessman" as soon as the House reassembled at noon.
25 November 2024, 12:41 PM

4 killed, many hurt in violence over mosque survey in India’s Uttar Pradesh

The violence broke out yesterday, leading to the suspension of internet services in Sambhal for 24 hours
25 November 2024, 09:59 AM

After taking a breather overnight, PTI convoys to resume slow march towards Islamabad today

Security personnel used batons and tear gas before rounding up scores of people in several cities
25 November 2024, 05:50 AM

Wildlife monitoring tech used to harass, spy on women in India

Camera traps, drones and other technology for monitoring wildlife like tigers are being used to harass and even spy on women in India, researchers said
25 November 2024, 03:32 AM

Sectarian violence: Fresh clashes kill 32 in Pakistan

Around 300 families yesterday fled sectarian violence in northwest Pakistan as fresh sectarian clashes killed another 32 people.
23 November 2024, 18:01 PM

INDIA bloc ahead in Jharkhand assembly polls

Trend showed that INDIA had risen to 51 of the 81 seats in the state assembly, considerably above the 41-seat majority, while the BJP-led NDA had taken the lead in 28
23 November 2024, 07:20 AM

Step up vehicle restrictions

India’s top court yesterday ordered authorities in the smog-choked capital New Delhi to establish checkpoints on all 113 roads into the city to stop the entry of polluting vehicles.
22 November 2024, 18:00 PM

North Korea’s Kim accuses US of stoking tension

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has accused the United States of ramping up tension and provocations, saying the Korean peninsula has never faced a greater risk of nuclear war, state media KCNA said yesterday.
22 November 2024, 18:00 PM

India security forces kill 10 Maoist rebels

Indian security forces gunned down at least 10 Maoist rebels yesterday during a firefight, police said, as New Delhi steps up efforts to crush the long-running armed conflict.
22 November 2024, 18:00 PM

Pakistani town in uproar after 40 Shias gunned down

Angry crowds gathered in the remote Pakistani mountain town of Parachinar yesterday, incensed by an attack on an escorted convoy of buses in which 40 Shia Muslims died after being sprayed with automatic fire in an ambush.
22 November 2024, 18:00 PM

10 killed in attack on Sufi shrine

Ten people were killed when a gunman opened fire on a Sufi shrine in Afghanistan’s northern Baghlan province, an interior ministry spokesman told AFP yesterday.
22 November 2024, 18:00 PM