India began voting in the fifth phase of its mammoth general elections on Monday, with seats in the financial capital Mumbai and the opposition's Gandhi family bastions set to be sealed in the last few legs of the seven-phase vote. The world's largest election began on April 19 and will conclude o
Some 260 people, including three Europeans, were arrested during the dispersal of an event outside the Iranian capital, Tehran, local news agencies reported Friday, citing a police statement. Police arrested "146 men and 115 women" who were "in an undesirable and obscene state with emblems, s
Israeli troops and tanks pushed on Saturday into parts of a congested northern Gaza Strip district that they had previously skirted in the more than seven-month-old war, killing and wounding dozens of Palestinians, medics and residents said. Israel’s forces also took over some ground in Rafa
Japan's parliament has enacted a bill into law that will allow divorced parents the option of joint child custody, marking the first law change regarding parental authority in 77 years, reports Xinhua. The bill to revise the country's Civil Code and other laws was approved by Japan's upper h
The Mumbai police crime branch on Thursday arrested Bhavesh Bhinde, the director of the advertisement agency that owned the illegal billboard that collapsed on a petrol pump in Ghatkopar on May 13, killing 16 people and injuring 74 others, reports hindustantimes.com. The 51-year-old was arrested o
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's release on interim bail was "not an exception", the Supreme Court said on Thursday after the government complained that its decision has been criticised by many, NDTV reports. "We have not made any exception for anybody. We said in our order what we felt was
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan appeared before the Supreme Court by video link from prison on Thursday to plead his petition against changes in Pakistan’s anti-graft laws. His video appearance was expected to be streamed live on the court’s website and YouTube, makin
France hopes to regain full control of events in New Caledonia “in the coming hours”, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Thursday, after a third night of riots that have killed four people amid anger over a contested electoral reform. Rioters have burnt businesses, torched cars
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s affidavit, filed on Tuesday along with the nomination papers for the Varanasi constituency (which he has represented since 2014) in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, reveals that he has ₹3.02 crore in gross moveable assets, up from 1.41 crore in the 2019 a
Singapore will inaugurate Lawrence Wong on Wednesday as its new prime minister and fourth leader since independence six decades ago, completing a carefully calibrated power transfer designed to guarantee continuity in the wealthy city-state. Wong, 51, comes from among a crop of so-called "4G" lead
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in the holy Hindu city of Varanasi on Tuesday surrounded by his party leaders and supporters as he formally filed paperwork to run in an ongoing election that is essentially a referendum on his decade in power. The 73-year-old leader hopes to retain his seat
Travel agencies in the UAE and abroad are all set to roll out packages for tourists visiting the Gulf region ahead of the launch of the unified GCC tourist visa or GCC 'Grand Tours' visa. Travel and tourism industry executives said packages, which will include a couple of night stays, travel and s
Aid workers struggled Monday to distribute dwindling food and other supplies to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians displaced by what Israel says is a limited military operation in Rafah, as the two main crossings near the southern Gaza city remained closed. The United Nations' agency for Palest
