Thailand will cut the visa-free stay period for tourists from 93 countries from 60 days to 30 days to help prevent criminal activity, the foreign minister said. • Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkaeow said on Tuesday that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will submit a plan to the Cabinet for
Applicants seeking Indian citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019 will have to declare whether they hold a valid or an expired passport from Bangladesh, Afghanistan or Pakistan, according to The Hindu. In a notification following an amendment to Citizenship Rules, 2009, the Ind
Saudi Arabia launched numerous, unpublicised strikes on Iran in retaliation for attacks carried out in the kingdom during the Middle East war, two Western officials briefed on the matter and two Iranian officials said. The Saudi attacks, not previously reported, mark the first time that the kingdo
Twelve policemen were dead after a car bombing at a police post in northwestern Pakistan followed by a fight with militants in the city of Bannu, a senior police officer said on Sunday. Three personnel have been found alive and transferred to hospital, the officer added.
The death toll from a suicide attack on a security post in northwest Pakistan rose to 14 police officers, authorities said early Sunday. A self-proclaimed breakaway group of the Pakistan Taliban has claimed the attack, reports AP. A suicide bomber and several gunmen detonated an explosives-laden
An Indian sailor has been killed and four others injured after a dhow caught fire and sank off the Strait of Hormuz, reports Gulf News, citing the Indian Consulate in Dubai. Eighteen Indian crew members were aboard in the wooden vessel when the fire broke out on Saturday. After the vessel capsize
India’s actor-turned-politician Thalapathy Vijay met Tamil Nadu Governor RV Arlekar on Saturday evening and staked a claim to form the government in the state of the country. Citing sources, NDTV said his oath-taking is set to take place on Sunday. This high-stakes meeting comes as Vijay's
Suvendu Adhikari has been sworn in as chief minister of West Bengal, marking a decisive political shift in a state long defined by ideological churn, NDTV reports. He took the oath on Saturday, marking a political journey carrying a sense of symmetry and rupture in equal measure, the Indian news o
South Korea's martial law scandal is set to loom large over local elections in June that will test whether opposition conservatives can rein in the power of the ruling party of President Lee Jae Myung. The June 3 contest for mayors and governors in South Korea's 16 cities and provinces is the firs
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari’s personal assistant has been shot dead in West Bengal’s Madhyamgram, days after the Indian state’s assembly election results. The victim, identified as Chandranath Rath, was shot twice in the constituency in North 24 Parganas
Senior Chinese officials took charge of rescue and relief efforts after a fireworks factory explosion killed 26 and injured 61, flattening buildings and burying people in mounds of debris, as they pledged to punish those responsible. Smoke still billowed from the plant two days after Monday's powe
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party was on course to win two of four crucial state elections on Monday, expanding its influence and weakening its main rival half way into his third term in office. Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party was set to return to power in the eastern state of Assam for a
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party was set on Monday to record substantial victories in state elections, an outcome that could accelerate its landmark policies like uniform civil laws and infrastructure building, political leaders and analysts said. The gains also underline that Mo
