Asia

India is expanding domestic crude oil exploration after Middle East war disruptions exposed its heavy reliance on imports, the oil minister says

India cleared a $5.46 billion defense deal, marking a major update to India's military equipment purchase strategy with new missiles and drones

PM Modi's visit to Indonesia, Australia, and New Zealand from July 6-11 will boost maritime security, trade partnerships, and critical mineral defense pacts

Adani Group and UAE's IHC sign pact for $11.5 billion aluminium project in Odisha, India's largest FDI in metallurgy.

Myanmar's death toll from the post-coup civil war has surpassed 100,000, five years after the military ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government

India's first bullet train will open between Surat and Vapi in 2027, a milestone officials say will power the country's wider high-speed rail ambitions

Exiled ex-PM Sheikh Hasina says she will return to Bangladesh this year, dismissing her death sentence as politically motivated in an NDTV interview.

South Korea and Japan's defense ministers reaffirmed their denuclearization commitment as North Korea vows to expand its nuclear arsenal and arm its navy

Iran says the US violated their peace deal as both sides trade fire, with Bahrain also hit by Iranian drones early Saturday

US and Iran trade strikes near the Strait of Hormuz, raising fears for the Mideast ceasefire as Washington and Tehran trade blame

Lebanon's president says the Israel framework agreement is a first step toward restoring sovereignty and ending occupation

A magnitude 6.5 quake hits off southern Philippines, weeks after a major tremor in the same area killed more than 80 people

Greenpeace India is documenting extreme indoor heat in Delhi's Sundar Nagri, where families record temperatures up to 45C at night, pushing for stronger heat protections

India will resume Bangladeshi tourist visas from June 28, nearly two years after relations soured following Sheikh Hasina's ouster