India's Cockroach Janata Party, student groups to protest, demand poll chief's resignation

The CJP will rally in Mumbai and plans to expand demonstrations nationwide in the coming days, while student and civil society groups will gather at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar.

Published 02 Oct, 2026 10:43am

‘Why the need for all this drama’: DG ISPR lampoons India's 'neutralised Pakistani terrorist' claims, presents him before media

DG ISPR refutes India's claim that a Pakistan Army trooper was killed in occupied Kashmir "encounter"; warns of "very harsh retribution" if New Delhi attempts to ignite conflict.

Updated 01 Oct, 2026 10:00pm

Pakistan condemns India at UN council over occupied Kashmir, minority rights

First Secretary Adeel M. Khokhar says "repeated denials" cannot alter the reality of Jammu and Kashmir being disputed territory.

Published 01 Oct, 2026 05:01pm

Bangladesh women lose ground after quota reform

Women are securing a shrinking share of public sector jobs in the Muslim-majority nation of 170 million people.

Published 30 Sep, 2026 11:06am

Tarar warns India's unilateral actions on IWT may have implications for water governance globally

Information minister urges international community to take note of the "wider precedent".

Updated 30 Sep, 2026 03:27pm

No change in Kashmir policy, US assures Islamabad

Trump’s offer to help resolve Kashmir dispute highlighted.

Updated 30 Sep, 2026 07:43am

New Delhi to ban construction for six weeks to tackle air pollution

Delhi, a sprawling megacity of 30 million people, is regularly ranked among the world’s most polluted capitals.

Published 29 Sep, 2026 06:57am

Special delivery: India's Tamil Nadu state hands out gold for newborns

Under the scheme, all babies born in public health facilities in the state are eligible for a one-gramme gold ring, worth some $143.

Updated 28 Sep, 2026 05:14pm

Floods and landslides kill 56 in India's Uttar Pradesh, 12 in Nepal over past three days

Latest deaths reported during a spell of "exceptionally heavy rain"; 7 missing in Nepal, which is already reeling from the catastrophic Aug 26 flood.

Updated 27 Sep, 2026 05:27pm

Nepal's hydropower ambitions face climate reality check

More than 90pc of Nepal’s electricity comes from hydropower, but extensive damage to its river projects has prompted questions about its energy security as climate and geological risks intensify.

Published 27 Sep, 2026 09:57am

'Largest hypocrisy in the world': Pakistan tells UNGA India’s 'terrorist exports' have gone global

"The extraordinary balance sheet of today’s incredibly intolerant India. It exports terrorism and violence while trying to import victimhood and sympathy," Counsellor Saima Saleem says.

Published 26 Sep, 2026 03:41pm

India's election commission orders review of voter-roll changes

Cockroach Janata Party warns of nationwide protests if election commissioner does not step down.

Published 26 Sep, 2026 06:42pm

India takes battle against junk food to shops near schools

The move aims to cut consumption of junk food in a country battling growing rates of obesity, especially among children.

Updated 24 Sep, 2026 07:25pm

India's 'cockroach' movement warns of another protest, demanding chief election officer's resignation this time

Gives 48-hour ultimatum for resignation after reports of chief election officer being questioned by his deputies over changes to voter lists.

Published 24 Sep, 2026 05:59pm

Indian election chief’s ouster sought after voter-roll revision probe

A newspaper investigation alle­g­es that decisions behind a contentious voter-roll revision may have been taken illegally.

Updated 24 Sep, 2026 08:19am

'India cannot set aside int'l obligations when inconvenient': Dar raises IWT issue at OIC meeting

DPM Dar also highlights New Delhi's "sustained effort to silence" Kashmiris and "foreclose their right to self-determination".

Updated 23 Sep, 2026 12:31pm

Indian court grants bail to British Sikh blogger

Jagtar Singh Johal, from west Scotland, was detained in November 2017 while in India for his wedding over an alleged plot to kill right-wing Hindu leaders.

Updated 19 Sep, 2026 08:06am

Sri Lanka convicts 14 over Easter Sunday massacre

Country’s historic trial brings record 23,270 charges

Updated 23 Sep, 2026 09:00am

Ex- Strategic Plans Division chief says shrinking space for diplomacy raising risks in South Asia

Growing reliance on hard power, emerging technologies creating new challenges, says Lt Gen (retd) Mazhar Jamil.

Published 19 Sep, 2026 08:04am

Energy disruption hits Pakistan and Bangladesh as Gulf crisis worsens

In Bangladesh, the shortfall has triggered blackouts and factory shutdowns. Pakistan and other countries in the region are rushing to blunt public anger with subsidies.

Updated 18 Sep, 2026 12:10am