Modi’s media marathon | TV Shows
As Narendra Modi fights for a third term in office, his media blitz is like nothing he has done before. With voter turnout in India’s…
Pakistan’s ICC T20 World Cup 2024 squad: Babar to captain pace-packed side | ICC Men’s T20 World Cup News
Pakistan have named five pace bowlers in their 15-man squad for the tournament in the US and West Indies. Babar Azam will continue to lead…
Armenia returns four border villages to Azerbaijan as part of deal | Border Disputes News
Armenian PM Pashinyan has called the deal a ‘milestone’ on the road to peace between the rivals, but protesters accuse him of betrayal. Armenia has…
India chemical factory fire kills at least eight, injures dozens | Workers’ Rights News
Police file culpable homicide charges, including negligence in handling toxic substances, against factory owners. An explosion and fire at a chemical factory in western India…
India Lok Sabha election 2024 Phase 6: Who votes and what’s at stake? | India Election 2024 News
India’s staggered general election is heading towards its penultimate phase, with voters from eight states and federally-governed union territories poised to decide the fate of…
India’s river islanders return home in between floods | Climate Crisis News
Yaad Ali is dreading the rainy season’s arrival this year. The 56-year-old farmer from northeastern India’s Assam state lives with his wife and son on…
USA earn shock series win over Bangladesh ahead of T20 World Cup | Cricket News
Bangladesh slump to defeat in second T20 against the co-hosts, days before the T20 World Cup begins. The United States have defeated Bangladesh by six…
Indian election casts spotlight on Modi lookalikes | India Election 2024 News
Muslim electric rickshaw driver Rashid Ahmed is fondly called “Our Modi” in his Delhi neighbourhood for his striking resemblance to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi,…
Southeast Asia Sees Venture Capital Drought
Southeast Asian economies survived the pandemic and post-pandemic pitfalls in solid shape. Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam still rank among the world’s fastest growing large nations.…
Mapping which countries recognise Palestine in 2024 | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Norway, Ireland and Spain have announced they will formally recognise Palestine as a state on Tuesday. Wednesday’s announcement has prompted Israel to immediately recall its…
Where is Ahmad Farhad? The mysterious case of Pakistan’s missing poet | Civil Rights News
Islamabad, Pakistan — A missing poet. A desperate family. A powerful security apparatus. And a court trying to decode conflicting claims in order to dispense justice. Those…
Train of thought: India voters dissect Modi’s politics during long journey | India Election 2024 News
The 2,900km (1,800-mile) journey from capital New Delhi to Kanyakumari in the south is one of the longest train rides in India, passing through cities,…
Indian government agency spent millions promoting BJP election slogans | India Election 2024 News
Mumbai, India — In November, as India’s election campaign was beginning to take shape, a catchphrase coined by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party…
Phase 5 of India election held in Gandhi bastions, Ladakh, Ram Temple town | India Election 2024 News
Indians have voted in the fifth phase of a mammoth general election, the world’s largest with nearly 970 million eligible voters, in which Prime Minister…
Advantest to Exhibit Latest Test Solutions at SEMICON Southeast Asia, May 28-30
Article contentTOKYO, May 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Leading semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest Corporation (TSE: 6857) will feature its latest test solutions at SEMICON…
‘Why should we vote?’ India’s jute workers blame politicians for woes | India Election 2024
Kolkata, India — Amirul Laskar has been out of a job for the past three months, since the jute mill where he was employed shut operations…
At least 66 dead as new floods hit Afghanistan’s Faryab province | Floods News
Flooding damaged more than 1,500 houses, swamped more than 400 hectares of agricultural land and killed livestock. Fresh floods have killed at least 66 people…
What we know about Iranian President Raisi’s helicopter crash | Politics
NewsFeedA helicopter carrying Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi and the foreign minister has crashed in a remote area in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province. Search and rescue…
Helicopter carrying Iranian president crashes | Politics
NewsFeedThe helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and the foreign minister has suffered a ‘hard landing’ according to local media, amid bad weather in Iran’s…
‘Grim reminder’: Sri Lanka’s Tamils mark 15 years since end of civil war | Human Rights News
Ceremony held at memorial site in Mullivaikkal village despite reports of heavy surveillance and allegations of intimidation. Sri Lanka’s minority Tamil community is marking 15…