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Sri Lanka’s Dissanayake seeks strong win in election to advance crucial reforms
Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s National People’s Power, which holds only three seats currently, is aiming to win a parliamentary majority.
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US charges ex-Indian spy service officer in foiled Sikh separatist murder plot
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India hits out at Canada’s ‘cavalier’ Trudeau in Sikh murder row
17 Oct 2024 - 6:33PM
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United States & Canada
Sikh leader’s killing: Canada’s Trudeau says India made ‘horrific mistake’
The PM says there are ‘clear indications’ that India violated Canada’s sovereignty, and that its government agents are targeting Canadians.
17 Oct 2024 - 3:04AM
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Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau testifies at the Foreign Interference Commission in Ottawa on Wednesday. Photo: Canadian Press via AP
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Can India’s nuclear submarine boost help it close the gap with China?
India’s domestic capability is still ‘below the median’ and will need to develop longer-range submarines to catch up with China, analysts say.
16 Oct 2024 - 7:53PM
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‘A Trudeau problem’? India-Canada ties hit new low over war of words
Experts say neither country is expected to back down after strong language used in recent exchanges, tit-for-tat expulsions of diplomats.
16 Oct 2024 - 6:30PM
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South Asia
Hundreds of Chinese men arrested over online scams in Sri Lanka
Cybercrime raids also uncovered two suspects from Vietnam, as well as one each from Thailand and the Philippines.
16 Oct 2024 - 11:24AM
United States & Canada
US says India should take Canada assassination plot allegations ‘seriously’
New Delhi has ‘chosen an alternate path’ instead of cooperating with Canada’s investigation of a Sikh leader’s killing, the US says.
16 Oct 2024 - 5:17AM
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Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walks past India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they take part in a wreath-laying ceremony at Raj Ghat, Mahatma Gandhi’s cremation site, during the G20 Summit in New Delhi in September 2023. Photo: Canadian Press via AP
Economics
Hyundai IPO a test of investor confidence in India’s growth story
The IPO proceedings could help Hyundai narrow market gaps in India, expand its facilities to serve global markets, analysts say.
15 Oct 2024 - 8:30PM
South Asia
Islamist militants dressed as women kill 4, including 3 policemen, in Pakistan
Pakistani Taliban claimed attack in which militants wearing suicide vests stormed remote police base. Police shot dead all 5 attackers.
15 Oct 2024 - 5:39AM
Europe
Family members on trial for murder of 10-year-old British-Pakistani girl
Urfan Sharif, 42, is on trial accused of Sara Sharif’s murder alongside his partner, Beinash Batool, and brother, Faisal Malik.
15 Oct 2024 - 11:22AM
South Asia
Canada and India expel each other’s diplomats in growing feud over 2023 assassination
Relations between the two countries have been fraught since the killing of a Sikh separatist leader in Canada.
15 Oct 2024 - 2:33PM
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Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara temple in Surrey, Canada, where Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar was killed in 2023. File photo: Reuters
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India’s wave of cyberattacks prompts calls for tougher rules and countermeasures
Among the entities that have been targeted by hackers were Star Health Insurance, the Supreme Court and SMEs.
14 Oct 2024 - 6:49PM
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South Asia
Nepal record-setting teen climber returns home to hero’s welcome
The 18-year-old, who has scaled the world’s 14 highest peaks, said Sherpas ‘are not just guides, we are trailblazers’.
14 Oct 2024 - 6:02PM
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South Asia
Pakistan’s militant violence and political unrest threatens security of SCO summit
The Indian Foreign Minister, the Russian Prime Minister, and Chinese Premier Li Qiang will be among senior regional government officials.
15 Oct 2024 - 3:45PM
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South Asia
Balochistan militants deny responsibility in attack on mine workers
The insurgent Baloch Liberation Army, a militant separatist group in Pakistan, condemned the violence that killed 21 mine workers.
13 Oct 2024 - 7:00PM
Members of the Pakistan Mine Workers Federation shout slogans during a protest against the killings of coal miners in Balochistan’s Duki district, in Quetta on Friday. Photo: AFP
South Asia
Indian politician shot dead in Mumbai
Two suspected attackers were arrested while police were searching for another suspect in connection with the killing.
13 Oct 2024 - 4:08PM
South Asia
Pakistan frets over security ahead of SCO summit
Pakistan authorities have introduced laws to restrict protests in the capital while strengthening security ahead of the event.
13 Oct 2024 - 3:38PM
South Asia
Bangladesh’s Hindus celebrate despite violence against minority groups
The celebration was subdued by attacks on minority groups, primarily the country’s 13 million Hindus, with 2,010 attacks from August 4 to 20.
12 Oct 2024 - 7:19PM
Politics
India, Pakistan fuel Central Asian arms race with sales to Armenia, Azerbaijan
The influx of military hardware is shifting the military balance in the region, potentially undermining fragile peace efforts.
12 Oct 2024 - 4:00PM
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A Pakistani JF-17 Thunder wraplane performs a fly-by in 2018. Photo: AFP
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Air India faces growth challenges as Ratan Tata’s death highlights legacy issues
The flag carrier has placed huge orders to expand its fleet and is in the process of merging with full-service airline Vistara.
14 Oct 2024 - 12:44PM
South Asia
Gunmen in Pakistan kill 21 miners
40 armed men shot some miners as they slept, also firing rockets and hurling grenades in the attack on a cluster of coal mines.
11 Oct 2024 - 4:58PM
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South Asia
IMF’s demand to end investment perks in Pakistan could hit Chinese projects
The condition is likely to deal a blow to a new export processing zone being planned in Karachi.
11 Oct 2024 - 3:54PM
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