England's dramatic three-wicket win over Pakistan in the first Test at Old Trafford was a brilliant advertisement for the red-ball game. Pakistan, despite not having played international cricket for ... ( read original story ...)
3 days of heavy monsoon rains kill 50 people across Pakistan
Three days of heavy monsoon rains triggering flash floods killed at least 50 people in various parts of Pakistan, as troops with boats rushed to a flood-affected district in the country's southern ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia COVID-19 cases rise by 1,893, deaths by 65: official data
Indonesia reported 1,893 more novel coronavirus infections on Sunday, taking the total tally to 125,396 infections, the country's COVID-19 taskforce website showed. ( read original story ...)
India to halt arms imports worth billions in local procurement push
India will ban imports of more than 100 types of military equipment in pursuit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s goal of greater self-reliance and amid a growing strategic threat from neighbouring ... ( read original story ...)
Vijayawada: Fire at Covid facility in India kills at least 10
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was "anguished" by the blaze, the second fire at a Covid centre in days. Sunday's fire started shortly after 05:00 (23:30GMT). More than 20 people were injured. ( read original story ...)
India to halt 101 military imports in push for defence self-reliance – Rajnath Singh
India will stop importing 101 items of military equipment in an effort to boost domestic defence production, defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday. Singh said the move follows Prime Minister ... ( read original story ...)
India to ban imports of 101 items of military equipment
India said Sunday that it will ban the imports of 101 items of military equipment in an effort to boost local production and improve self-reliance in ... ( read original story ...)
India begins examination of plane’s black box after deadly crash
Indian investigators on Sunday began examining the black box of a Boeing-737 that overshot a runway on its second attempt, killing 18 people in the country's worst aviation accident in a decade. ( read original story ...)
At least 29 killed in monsoon-triggered India landslide
At least 29 bodies have been recovered after a massive landslide triggered by monsoon rains swept away dozens of tea estate workers in southwestern India, police said Sunday. The landslide in Idukki ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. health chief arrives in Taiwan on trip condemned by China
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar arrived in Taiwan on Sunday as the highest-level U.S. official to visit in four decades, a trip condemned by China which claims the island as its ... ( read original story ...)