A court in India has convicted a man of the rape and murder of a trainee doctor – a crime that sparked nationwide outrage. Sanjay Roy, a hospital volunteer worker,…
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India: Space Agency successfully conducts historic space-docking test
Indian space agency Isro has for the first time successfully conducted space docking by joining together two small craft in space. The technology is essential for the country’s future ambition…
India: Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan stabbed at his Mumbai home
Popular Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan has been hospitalised for multiple stab injuries after an intruder reportedly barged into his house and attacked him. The attack took place early Thursday…
South Korea: President Yoon arrested over short-lived martial law attempt
South Korean investigators have arrested South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol over accusations of insurrection for briefly imposing martial law in a move swiftly overturned by the country’s National Assembly.…
S Korea: Constitutional Court begins impeachment trial of suspended president
South Korea’s Constitutional Court has held its first hearing to decide if suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol should be removed from office after his shock martial law attempt last month.…
Pakistan: Authorities watche with caution as old ally Taliban gets closer to India
When the Taliban took over Kabul in August 2021, then-Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan famously said the Afghan group had “broken the shackles of slavery” as they returned to…
India: Dalit woman alleges rape by 64 men over five years
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…
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…