Myanmar's new civilian president Min Aung Hlaing issued sweeping clemency measures, pardoning over 4,000 prisoners including deposed president Win Myint, and commuting all existing death sentences. Al Jazeera reports tha...
Two unidentified armed men on a motorcycle opened fire on a vehicle carrying Ghazi and Hamza near a TV channel office on Peco Road in Lahore. Hamza, son of Lashkar-e-Taiba co-founder Ghazi, sustained bullet injuries whil...
The Supreme Court refused to grant protection to Congress leader Pawan Khera and directed him to seek anticipatory bail from an Assam court. The case stems from Khera's allegations that Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa...
DMK leader and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin is unlikely to share a stage with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during election campaigning in Tamil Nadu, according to DMK's R.S. Bharathi. Bharathi cited Stalin's alr...
Two tankers passed through the Strait of Hormuz amid a US blockade restricting traffic at the vital chokepoint. A Pakistan-flagged tanker, Shalamar, became the first carrier to exit through the strait with a crude cargo ...
The Karnataka state cabinet has approved the establishment of an AI Centre of Excellence at Electronics City in Bengaluru. The government also approved a Technology and Innovation Museum for east Bengaluru to be develope...
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has sharply criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's framing of a recent legislative or judicial development as a 'gift of justice', saying the prime minister has 'wrapped it in barbed wire'. ...
A visual report examines the severely degraded state of the Yamuna river as it flows through the national capital, Delhi. The piece highlights the contrast between the river's sacred status and its current condition as a...
The East Java city of Surabaya has barred men from accessing government services if they fail to pay court-ordered child support, a policy first introduced in 2023 that has since been applied to over hundreds of cases. T...
Nijesh Aravind, General Secretary of the Kozhikode District Congress Committee, has submitted his resignation to the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee ahead of state elections. He alleged he was 'deliberately excluded' f...
Opposition parties clashed with the BJP in the Lok Sabha over proposed amendments to the women's reservation law, with critics questioning how amendments can be moved before the principal Act is even notified. The Trinam...
Damodaran Mukkam, a former landscaper from Kozhikode, has single-handedly cultivated a bamboo forest along the banks of the Iruvazhanji river in Kerala. His initiative has drawn attention as a grassroots model of individ...
Ahead of Earth Day on April 22, community-led environmental groups in Ernakulam, Kerala, are being spotlighted for their sustained, local-level conservation and sustainability efforts. The initiatives reflect a growing t...
Pakistani officials say the country is preparing to facilitate a fresh round of U.S.-Iran negotiations after earlier direct talks held in Pakistan ended on April 12, 2026, without any agreement. The talks represented a r...
Major political parties in Tamil Nadu have published their election manifestos ahead of the State Assembly election scheduled for April 23, 2026. The Hindu compiled the key policy pledges from prominent parties contestin...
A 17-year-old girl was found dead in Madanapalle town in Andhra Pradesh's Annamayya district. Police are investigating the circumstances of her death and examining possible abetment....
Hong Kong authorities plan to increase joint operations between conservation officers and police when investigating suspected animal abuse on private premises, following an ombudsman report that found existing procedures...
Vietnamese budget carrier VietJet Air has agreed to lease as many as 10 Comac C909 regional jets via SPDB Financial Leasing, a subsidiary of Shanghai Pudong Development Bank. The deal gives a boost to Chinese aircraft ma...
Direct cash transfer schemes targeting women voters are reshaping electoral dynamics in India's state elections, with parties increasingly deploying such welfare promises as campaign centerpieces. The trend raises questi...
A Japanese company is betting on fish raised with insect meal as a cost-effective alternative feed amid rising aquaculture expenses. The initiative reflects growing industry interest in sustainable protein sources to red...