India planning military attack this month: Pak

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi yesterday claimed his government had reliable intelligence that India was planning
7 April 2019

Modi has done nothing for us: sanitation workers

Five sanitation workers, all from the lowest rung of India's caste system, were chosen in late February to meet a very important guest:
7 April 2019

BJP ignores biggies

BJP on Saturday dropped nine more of its sitting MPs, disregarding resistance from influential satraps and dramatic protests of the
7 April 2019

Nasheed wins landslide win in Maldives polls

The former Maldives president yesterday vowed sweeping reforms and an end to government corruption after leading his party to a
7 April 2019

Manipulation suspicions rise

Thailand's first general election since a 2014 army coup has been touted by the ruling military junta as a return to democratic rule, but
7 April 2019

Pakistan to release 360 Indian prisoners

Pakistan will release 360 Indian prisoners this month, the foreign office said on Friday, as the nuclear-armed neighbours scale back from
6 April 2019

BJP using war hysteria to win polls

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan blamed India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for "whipping up war hysteria" over claims that
6 April 2019

Shatrughan Sinha joins Congress

Actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha yesterday officially joined the Congress. As he bid a farewell to the BJP, with which he has
6 April 2019

First vote has been cast from Arunachal

The first vote for the Lok Sabha elections 2019 has been cast from Arunachal Pradesh by DIG Sudhakar Natarajan, head of ATS Indo-
6 April 2019

Mamata slams EC over cops transfer

The transfer of four top West Bengal police officers ordered by the Election Commission days before national polls has triggered an ugly
6 April 2019

Nasheed makes political comeback in Maldives

The Maldives yesterday held its first parliamentary election since former strongman leader Abdulla Yameen was forced to stand down,
6 April 2019

Rising Thai political star hit with sedition charge

The telegenic leader of an anti-junta political party who rose to prominence in Thailand's election last month was charged with sedition
6 April 2019

This is what it takes to get a foreigner to Everest

Every year in the spring, hundreds of aspiring Everest climbers from all over the world arrive in Nepal, hoping to conquer the mountain.
6 April 2019

Japanese aren't too happy about extra offs

For the Emperor's abdication on April 30, Japanese workers will enjoy an unprecedented 10-day holiday as a rash of special days off combine with the traditional "Golden Week" in May. But not everyone is popping the champagne corks in famously workaholic Japan.
4 April 2019

Suspected killer donated to European extremists

The alleged New Zealand mosque attacker made several donations to far-right "identitarian" activists in Europe known for their anti-immigration stunts, Austrian daily Der Standard reported yesterday.
4 April 2019

Meet Lini Zurlia, the poster girl for protest voting in Indonesia presidential election

It never occurred to Lini Zurlia that she would become the subject of a controversy surrounding golput (voting abstention) on social media. A photo she posted late last month, depicting her holding up a sticker saying “Saya Golput”, was originally intended as harmless self-expression.
4 April 2019

Congress won't let it pass: Rahul

Congress president Rahul Gandhi yesterday said his party would not allow the Citizenship Amendment Bill, that seeks to give citizenship
3 April 2019

Rising Thai political star faces fresh legal woes

The telegenic leader of a Thai political party who rode to prominence during last month's election on a wave of millennial support stands
3 April 2019

Malaysia ex-PM goes on trial over 1MDB scandal

Malaysia's disgraced ex-leader Najib Razak pleaded not guilty to all charges against him as he went on trial yesterday over a multi-
3 April 2019

Brunei introduces new harsh sharia laws

Brunei yesterday introduced harsh new sharia laws, including death by stoning for adultery and gay sex, despite a storm of global
3 April 2019