New single-use plastic bans came into effect from Friday in the Australian state of Queensland, following those introduced in September 2021. ...
Cambodian authorities had arrested 12,356 drug-related suspects, including 254 foreigners, during the first eight months of 2023, the country's Anti-Drug Department said in a report on Friday. ...
Singaporeans have headed to the polls to vote in their first contested presidential election in more than a decade. ...
The Karnataka Minister for Infrastructure Development, Large and Medium Industries, M.B. Patil announced a subsidy of Rs 500 for every on-site availed ticket to travel from Shivamogga airport. ...
Leader of Opposition V. D. Satheesan on Thursday asked Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to withdraw his decision of hiring a helicopter for his travel, in the wake of unprecedented financial crisis gripping the state. ...
New MLCs M.R. Seetharam, Umashree and H.P. Sudham Das took oath at the Vidhana Soudha on Thursday. ...
The infection level of Covid-19 was reduced to the lowest Class 4, on a level with seasonal flu, in South Korea on Thursday as part of the country's effort to fully return to a pre-pandemic level, health authorities said....
Balen Shah, the Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC), has cancelled his planned visit to China over the map row....
At least 63 people were killed and 43 others injured on Thursday after a massive fire ripped through a five-storey building in Johannesburg, according to the South African city’s emergency services....
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has given its assurance to political parties and the President that it would hold general elections in the country by February 2024....
