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Pakistans newly-appointed Army chief General Asim Munir (Image credit: Twitter/

Ready for war with India if attacked: Pakistan new Army chief Munir

Munir made the remarks during his first-ever visit to troops in the frontline areas in Rakhchikri Sector of the Line of...

4 Dec 2022 11:21 AM IST

People gather to protest the Chinese governments continued continued zero-Covid policies at the University of California Berkeley campus in Berkeley, California, (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP)

China lockdown protests pause as police flood city streets

Rallies against China-'s unusually strict anti-virus measures spread to several cities over the weekend

29 Nov 2022 11:44 AM IST

A health worker takes a swab sample from a resident to be tested for Covid-19 coronavirus in Jiayuguan, in Chinas northwestern Gansu province on November 24, 2022. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT

China COVID cases hit fresh record high after weekend of protests

China has stuck with Xi-'s zero-COVID policy even as much of the world has lifted most restrictions

28 Nov 2022 10:20 AM IST

Protesters are taken away by police in a bus in Shanghai on Saturday. Protests against Chinas restrictive COVID measures appeared in a number of cities Saturday night, in displays of public defiance fanned by anger over a deadly fire in the western Xinjiang region. (AP Photo)

Protests over Chinaâ€™s COVID controls spread across country

President Xi Jinpingâ€™s government faces mounting anger at its -'zero-COVID-' policy that has shut down access to areas...

27 Nov 2022 11:32 AM IST

Counting of votes for the Nepal Parliamentary and Provincial Assembly elections underway, in Kathmandu, (PTI)

Nepal polls: PM Deuba wins from Dadeldhura; Nepali Congress ahead in...

Elections to the House of Representatives (HoR) and seven provincial assemblies were held on Sunday

23 Nov 2022 10:27 AM IST

Enjot, 45, who lost his house and few relatives, walks past the rubble of a building collapsed in Mondays earthquake in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia Tuesday. AP

162 dead as Indonesia quake topples homes, buildings, roads

Kamil said that more than 13,000 people whose homes were heavily damaged were taken to evacuation centres

22 Nov 2022 2:55 PM IST

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe (Photo: AFP)

Keen to solve Tamil community problems in Sri Lanka by next year:...

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Saturday said that he is keen to solve all issues, including land...

19 Nov 2022 9:25 PM IST

People queueing to undergo nucleic acid tests for the Covid-19 coronavirus in Guangzhou in Chinas southern Guangdong province. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT

China eases Zero-COVID policy, removes curbs on international flights

There were no direct flights between China and India for over two years

11 Nov 2022 3:07 PM IST

A graphic depicts the earthquake of Magnitude:6.3, that occurred on early Wednesday, Nov. 9 at Lat: 29.24 & Long: 81.06, Depth: 10 Km ,Location: Nepal. (PTI Photo)

Six dead after 6.3-magnitude earthquake shakes Nepal, strong tremors...

The Nepal Army has been mobilised in the affected areas to carry out the search and rescue operations, the officials...

9 Nov 2022 8:42 AM IST

Supporters of former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan, take part in a protest near the container truck a day after the assassination attempt on Khan, at the cordoned-off site of a gun attack in Wazirabad on November 4, 2022. (Photo: AFP)

Ex-PM Imran Khan recovers in hospital after assassination bid

WAZIRABAD: Pakistani former prime minister Imran Khan was recovering in hospital on Friday after an assassination...

4 Nov 2022 4:11 PM IST

In November, Chinese President Xi Jinping had instructed officials to expedite construction of the new railway project, connecting Sichuan Province and Nyingchi in Tibet. (AFP Photo)

President Xi extends condolences to President Murmu, PM Modi over Guj...

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent condolence messages to President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister...

1 Nov 2022 4:52 PM IST

Sri Lankas new president Ranil Wickremesinghe addresses the media representatives during his visit at the Gangaramaya Buddhist temple in Colombo. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP)

Sri Lanka receives medicine consignment from Puducherry for Tamil...

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka on Sunday received a consignment of medicines from the Government of Puducherry to be used for the...

30 Oct 2022 7:58 PM IST