A new study by Economist Impact and Telstra International ranked Singapore first overall for digital resilience across 11 Asia-Pacific markets. However, the report highlights a critical gap: Singaporean executives placed...
Construction has begun on the Upper Tatay pumped-storage hydropower project in Cambodia's Koh Kong province, a Chinese-invested initiative valued at US$1 billion. Work started on April 10, according to Xinhua, which desc...
The party of imprisoned Kashmiri MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh (Engineer Rashid) has filed a bail application for him to visit his father, who has been placed on a ventilator in Srinagar. National Conference leader Farooq Abdul...
Former US President Barack Obama met New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani for the first time at a child care centre, where the two read to preschoolers and led a singalong. The encounter comes as Mamdani, a democratic socialist...
Indian chess player R. Vaishali has won the Chess Candidates tournament, securing her place at the World Championship. She described winning as a 'dream moment' and reflected on the event as intensely competitive....
The Punjab state government has introduced new legislation targeting sacrilege, citing the need for stricter punishments. The law comes amid ongoing debates over religious sentiments and law enforcement in the state....
India's CPI (Maoist) movement has suffered severe setbacks following sustained security operations, raising questions about whether the decades-long insurgency is finally ending. Internal divisions and ideological shifts...
Workers in Noida have staged protests demanding better minimum wages, expressing dissatisfaction with current pay levels. The Uttar Pradesh government has come under pressure to address grievances, though workers remain ...
As Chinese enterprises increasingly look abroad, Hong Kong and Singapore are competing to serve as the preferred overseas launch pad, both offering deep capital markets, common law systems and Chinese-speaking talent. An...
Eight ships carrying energy cargo destined for India turned back after attempts to transit the Strait of Hormuz. The Indian government had coordinated the repatriation of 22 such vessels with Iranian agencies and the Ind...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi campaigned for NDA candidates in Coimbatore, attacking the DMK-Congress alliance and claiming they obstructed efforts to benefit women. Modi vowed to continue his push for women-oriented poli...
Ahead of the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, voters across multiple constituencies are raising unresolved local grievances. Thuraiyur faces farm distress and civic shortfalls affecting tribal communities; Chengalpatt...
Balbir Punj, a senior BJP leader and former Rajya Sabha member of parliament, has passed away. Punj had a long career spanning politics, policy, and the media....
Ahead of the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, voter concerns across multiple constituencies highlight persistent civic and agricultural failures: water scarcity and a stalled sugar mill revival in Madathukulam; traffi...
A Madurai court has convicted nine policemen for the custodial torture and murder of Jayaraj and his son Benicks, sentencing them to death. The father-son duo died after being detained for allegedly keeping their shop op...
Despite rising uptake of 5-kg LPG cylinders, the high upfront cost remains a barrier for India's migrant workers, who often resort to locally made, informal cylinders refilled from neighbourhood shops. The government has...
New, tighter regulations from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) governing guides at heritage sites have sparked concern among city historians and cultural-walk curators, who fear the rules could restrict access an...
A violent confrontation between ABVP and SFI student union members marred student body elections at a Delhi University college, raising concerns over campus political tensions....
Election enforcement teams in Tiruvannamalai seized cannabis from a bus, with two unidentified suspects fleeing the scene. The seizure is part of intensified checks ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections....
Traffic authorities in Belagavi, Karnataka, plan to implement a one-way traffic regulation on two roads in the city. The move is intended to improve traffic flow, though specific roads and a timeline were not mentioned i...