Taliban deny arresting or monitoring Afghans after UK data leak
The Taliban government said Thursday it had not arrested or monitored Afghans involved in a secret British resettlement plan after a data breach was revealed this week.
South Asia
Mamata leads mega Kolkata protests
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday afternoon led a protest in Kolkata against the alleged harassment of Bengali-speaking people in Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled states, reports Hindustan Times.
Strong argument for video in cockpit: IATA chief
There is a 鈥榮trong argument鈥� for putting video cameras in airline cockpits to assist in accident investigations, the head of global aviation industry group IATA said Wednesday.
Thaksin appears on stand in royal defamation case
Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra testified in court on Wednesday, seeking to defend himself against royal defamation charges in a watershed case for his faltering political dynasty.
Odisha student warned of suicide in post days before self-immolation
The 20-year-old student posted on X days before setting herself on fire outside her college in Odisha鈥檚 Balasore, that she would end her life if no action was taken against a faculty member she accused of sexual harassment, reports The Times of India on Monday...
Pak court orders probe into online blasphemy spike
A Pakistan court ordered a government probe on Tuesday into allegations that young people are being entrapped in online blasphemy cases, following appeals from hundreds of families.
Airlines operating Boeing jets in India ordered to check fuel switches
India has ordered its airlines to examine fuel switches on several Boeing models after they came under scrutiny following the past month鈥檚 crash of an Air India jet which killed 260 people.
Pilot groups reject claims of human error in Air India crash
Two major commercial pilots鈥� associations have rejected claims human error caused an Air India crash that killed 260 people after a preliminary investigation report found the plane鈥檚 engine fuel switches had been turned off.
India rebel group says army killed leaders in Myanmar strikes
Separatist militants in northeastern India said the Indian army carried out cross-border drone strikes on the group鈥檚 camps in neighbouring Myanmar on Sunday, killing three of its leaders...
500 Myanmar troops, civilians flee across Thai border
More than 500 civilians and soldiers fled conflict in Myanmar and crossed into Thailand on Saturday after an assault by ethnic fighters on a military base, the Thai army said...
22 civilians killed in Myanmar monastery air strike
More than 20 civilians, including children, were killed after a recent air strike on a monastery in central Myanmar, an anti-junta fighter and a resident told AFP Saturday...
Fuel cut to Air India jet moments before crash: probe
Fuel control switches to the engines of an Air India flight that crashed shortly after takeoff, killing 260 people, were moved from the 鈥榬un鈥� to the 鈥榗utoff鈥� position moments before impact, a preliminary investigation report said Saturday...
BJP states treat Bengalis like infiltrators in own country: Mamata
BJP-governed states were treating Bengalis as infiltrators in their own country, chief minister Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday, adding: 鈥楽peaking Bengali does not make one a Bangladeshi,鈥� reports Times of India.
US, China have 鈥榩ositive鈥� meeting at ASEAN foreign minister talks
US secretary of state Marco Rubio and Chinese top diplomat Wang Yi had a 鈥榩ositive鈥� meeting in Malaysia on Friday, both sides said, in an apparent bid to ease tensions between the rival powers.
Pak father kills daughter over TikTok account
Pakistan police on Friday said a father shot dead his daughter after she refused to delete her account on popular video-sharing app TikTok.