An 18-year-old Dalit woman from the southern India state of Kerala has accused 64 men of sexually abusing her since she was 13 years old. Police have arrested 28 people…
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South Korea: Impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol gets pay rise
South Korea’s suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol will receive his annual pay rise despite his impeachment for briefly placing the country under martial law, the government has said. Yoon’s salary…
Indian: Smog causes travel chaos in Delhi
Dense fog and severe air quality levels have caused travel chaos in India’s capital Delhi. Visibility in several areas was reported to be zero in the early hours of Friday,…
India: Millions start bathing in holy rivers at India’s biggest Hindu festival
Millions of people have taken a holy bath at the Hindu festival of Kumbh Mela (also known as Mahakumbh) – described as humanity’s biggest gathering – in northern India’s Prayagraj…
Afghanistan: Taliban calls India a ‘significant regional partner’ after officials meet
The Taliban has called India a “significant regional and economic partner” after a meeting was held between senior foreign ministry officials of the two countries, the highest such talks since…
South Korea: Presidential security chief resigns after ‘bloodshed’ warning
The head of South Korea’s presidential security service has resigned after warning authorities to avoid “bloodshed” in any attempt to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol over his short-lived declaration of…
Myanmar: At least 40 killed in military air attack in Rakhine State- UN
Air attacks by Myanmar’s military in the western state of Rakhine this week killed dozens of people, the United Nations said, as the country continues to be mired in violence…
South Korea: Thousands protest as Yoon resists second arrest attempt
Thousands of South Koreans have continued to gather for rival protests in Seoul, as investigators prepare another attempt to arrest suspended President Yoon Suk-yeol over his short-lived martial law decree…
South Korea: Air crash recorders missing final four minutes
Flight data and cockpit voice recorders from the South Korean passenger plane that crashed last month stopped recording four minutes before the disaster, the country’s transport ministry has said. The…
Sri Lanka: Controversial Buddhist monk Gnanasara jailed for insulting Islam
A hardline Sri Lankan monk who is a close ally of ousted former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, has been sentenced to nine months in prison for insulting Islam and inciting religious…