The Indian city that sparkles like Paris at night

In 21 months, citizens have lit up 92 Kolkata landmarks with a simple model: your property, their lights.

Commentary: Embrace chips, India, and skip those tech dreams

Profit isn’t the purpose of this semiconductor mission – it’s securing the supply chain, says Mihir Sharma for Bloomberg Opinion.

North Korean leader's sister warns against US joint drills

SEOUL - Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, warned joint military exercises of U.S., South Korea and Japan could bring about \"negative consequences\" for themselves, state media reported on Sunday.

What does the Gen Z protester want?

Youth protesters told ST that they were fed up with old, out-of-touch men running everything.

Paramount criticizes pledge by entertainers to boycott Israeli film institutions

Paramount criticises pledge by entertainers to boycott Israeli film institutions

China unveils plan to 'stabilise' auto sector growth

Pakistani Taliban ambush kills 12 soldiers in restive northwest

USTR Greer to attend talks with Chinese officials in Madrid on trade, TikTok

WASHINGTON - U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will attend a new round of talks with Chinese officials due to start on Sunday in Madrid on trade and other economic issues including a Wednesday deadline for TikTok to divest its U.S. assets, a USTR official said on Saturday.

Australia to invest $8 billion in nuclear submarine shipyard

SYDNEY - Australia said on Saturday it would spend A$12 billion ($8 billion) to establish defence facilities in Western Australia to help deliver submarines under the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal.

Australia to invest $10.2 billion in nuclear submarine shipyard

The Aukus pact aims to provide Australia with these submarines to counter China’s ambitions.

Nepal's major parties say dissolved parliament must be reinstated

The House of Representatives was dissolved by the country's president, following deadly anti-corruption protests.

Fire breaks out at Russian oil refinery following drone attack, regional governor says

A fire broke out at the facilities of an oil company in Russia's Bashkortostan region following a drone attack on Saturday, the governor said.

India’s Modi calls for peace in Manipur, launches development projects

He had faced criticism for his government’s failure to ensure order and security in Manipur.

Indian PM Modi visits troubled north-east Manipur state 2 years after ethnic clashes

Modi will also visit Bihar, where he is set to unveil investments worth $10.3 billion for the region.

First members of Philippine commission to probe widening flood project scandal named

Former Department of Public Works and Highways secretary Rogelio Singson and certified public accountant Rossana Fajardo are two of the commission's three members. A chairman will be named "in the coming days", says presidential press officer Claire Castro.

Twelve Pakistan soldiers killed in militants’ ambush, officials say

The Pakistani Taliban, a jihadist group that Islamabad says is based in Afghanistan, claimed responsibility.

Philippines commission to probe widening flood project scandal

The fact-finding commission will probe infrastructure projects launched within the past 10 years.

Family escapes catastrophic mud flood in Sabah

The mud flood came after daily rains and thunderstorms that hit various parts of the Malaysian state.

Mourning Nepalis hope protest deaths will bring change

The protesters’ choice of interim prime minister Sushila Karki took charge on Sept 13.

Tens of thousands join pro-Palestinian march in New Zealand’s biggest city

Organisers said this was the largest rally of its kind since the war in Gaza began.

Melbourne protesters clash as rallies are held across Australia

Demonstrators came from pro-Palestine groups, Indigenous rights activists and anti-government.

Prabowo makes ‘solidarity’ visit to Qatar following Israel attack, discusses regional issues with UAE president

The Indonesian president’s visit follows an Israeli airstrike that targeted Hamas leaders in Qatar's capital Doha on Tuesday (Sep 9). Prabowo then made a working visit to the United Arab Emirates.

Woman held by Taliban warns British couple 'dying' in prison

Faye Hall was arrested with Peter and Barbie Reynolds in February, and released after two months.

Myanmar air strike kills at least 19 high school students, says armed group

A junta warplane reportedly dropped two 500-pound bombs on a high school as students slept.

Nepal returns to calm as first woman PM takes charge

On the morning of Sept 13, the mood on the streets was calmer, with families visiting temples.

The high, high cost of fewer foreign students in America

American college campuses from Tucson to Tallahassee are buzzing with the familiar routine of students getting settled in classes and dorms. One new trend, though, is emerging. An estimated 30% to 40% fewer international students are expected on American college campuses in the

If Donald Trump gets his disaster capitalism way in Gaza

Entire neighborhoods in Gaza lie in ruins. Hundreds of thousands are crammed into tents, struggling for food, water and power. Despite this devastation, a leaked 38-page document from Donald Trump’s administration – the Gaza Reconstitution, Economic Acceleration and

Nepal has first female prime minister as president dissolves parliament and sets March elections

Sushila Karki, 73, was a popular figure while serving as the court's only female chief justice in 2016 and 2017.

Tens of thousands join pro-Palestinian march in New Zealand's biggest city

Thousands took part in a pro-Palestinian march in Auckland, New Zealand's biggest city, on Saturday, in what organisers said was the largest rally of its kind since the war in Gaza began between Israel and militant Islamist Palestinian group Hamas.

Military airstrike on schools in western Myanmar kills at least 18 people, most of them students

More than 20 others were injured in the night-time attack on the Thayet Thapin village in Kyauktaw township, an area controlled by the ethnic Arakan Army, said an armed group and local media reports.

Kashmir's young are preserving history - one post at a time

Young Kashmiris are using social media to preserve language, heritage and identity through storytelling.