Hasina not allowed to use Indian soil for politics
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China coast guard patrols waters east of Taiwan
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Nepal PM urges calm after unrest leaves 3 dead
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Videos on Modi: Meta India head named in police case
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Myanmar president slams Asean peace plan
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Explosion at coal mine kills 34 in southern Pakistan
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Eight more dead in J&K violence

Clashes between rebels and government forces as well as street killings left eight more dead in Indian Kashmir, officials said, as the disputed Himalayan region battles a worsening wave of violence.
17 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Sri Lankan flotilla protests against Indian poaching

Sri Lanka’s fishermen launched a flotilla of boats yesterday demanding that the government block Indian trawlers from poaching in the island’s prawn-rich northern waters.
17 October 2021, 18:00 PM

China surprises US with hypersonic missile test

China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in August, showing a capability that caught US intelligence by surprise, the
17 October 2021, 18:00 PM

21 people killed

At least 21 people were killed in flooding caused by heavy rains and landslides in hilly areas of southern Indian state of Kerala as rescue workers recovered more bodies from the debris yesterday.
17 October 2021, 18:00 PM

China could widen property tax trial

China could expand pilot testing of a property tax to Zhejiang province, a former government expert was quoted as saying in an official media outlet on Sunday, the latest sign that the country is moving closer to adopting the long-discussed levy.
17 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Last known Jew in Kabul soon to leave for Israel

The man known as the last Jew of Kabul could soon be heading to Israel, after agreeing to grant his estranged wife a religious divorce in a Zoom call — a precondition for smooth entry to the Holy Land.
17 October 2021, 14:48 PM

18 killed in Kerala flood, landslides

At least 18 people were killed in flooding caused by heavy rains and landslides in hilly areas of southern Indian state of Kerala as rescue workers recovered more bodies from the debris today.
17 October 2021, 12:42 PM

China coal prices hit record highs

China’s energy crisis deepened on Friday as cold weather swept into much of the country and power plants scrambled to stock up on coal, sending prices of the fuel to record highs.
16 October 2021, 18:00 PM

China central bank says Evergrande risks ‘controllable’

China’s central bank said Friday that the risk of spillover from embattled property giant Evergrande to the financial sector was  “controllable”, breaking its silence on the company’s debt troubles, state media reported.
16 October 2021, 18:00 PM

11 Indonesian scouts die in river trek

Eleven students have drowned and two more are in critical condition after a trekking accident in Indonesia, an official said Friday.
16 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Seven Hong Kong activists jailed over 2020 protest

Seven Hong Kong democracy campaigners, including former lawmakers, were sentenced on Saturday to up to 12 months in jail for their role in a protest last year against a sweeping national security law imposed by China.
16 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Asean excludes Myanmar junta chief from summit

Myanmar’s junta chief will be excluded from an upcoming Asean summit, the group said yesterday, a rare rebuke as concerns rise over the military government’s commitment to defusing a bloody crisis.
16 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Indian police probe murder at farmers’ protest site, detain suspect

Police investigating the killing of a Sikh man at the site of an ongoing farmers’ protest in New Delhi said yesterday they had arrested a suspect from a Sikh warrior sect, after the mutilated body was found strung up on a police barricade.
16 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Chinese astronauts arrive at space station for longest mission

Three astronauts successfully docked with China’s new space station yesterday on what is set to be Beijing’s longest crewed mission to date and the latest landmark in its drive to become a major space power.
16 October 2021, 18:00 PM

IS claims Kandahar suicide attack that killed at least 60

The Islamic State group yesterday claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb attack on a Shia mosque in the southern Afghan city of
16 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Rahul hints at running for Congress chief again

In the backdrop of repeated calls by dissident senior party leaders for an organizational overhaul, India’s main opposition party Congress yesterday announced it would have election for a president between August 21 and September 20 next year as Rahul Gandhi reportedly said he would consider returning as party head.
16 October 2021, 18:00 PM

India fears Taliban fallout in Kashmir

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi set out his Taliban worries to world leaders this week, Indian forces staged raids and battled Kashmir militants who he fears could be emboldened by the Islamists’ victory in Afghanistan.
16 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Taliban will announce girls' education plan 'soon', UN says

The Taliban will announce a framework that allows girls to attend school in Afghanistan "soon," a senior United Nations official said, after four weeks in which Afghan boys have been allowed a secondary education but girls have not.
16 October 2021, 14:51 PM

11 students drown during river cleanup in Indonesia

Eleven students drowned and 10 others were rescued during a school outing for a river cleanup in Indonesia’s West Java Province, officials said Saturday.
16 October 2021, 14:01 PM

Myanmar junta says ASEAN summit exclusion due to 'foreign intervention'

A spokesman for Myanmar's military government blamed "foreign intervention" for the rare exclusion of its junta leader from a regional leaders' summit later this month.
16 October 2021, 13:36 PM