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Sri Lankans participate in a protest demanding president Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign, before the beginning of curfew in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, April 2, 2022. (AP/Eranga Jayawardena)

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka blocks social media to contain anti-govt protests

Anonymous activists had called for mass protests on Sunday on social media before the order went into effect

3 April 2022 11:47 AM IST

A delivery man wearing personal protective equipment prepares to deliver food bought online for residents who were restricted due to a recent Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak, in Ningbo in Chinas eastern Zhejiang province on April 2, 2022. (AFP)

COVID-19 cases rise in Shanghai with millions under lockdown

While small by the standards of some countries, the daily case numbers are some of the largest since the virus was first...

3 April 2022 11:10 AM IST

A billboard with the picture of Pakistans Prime Minister Imran Khan is displayed outside the National Assembly, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, April 3, 2022. (AP /Anjum Naveed)

Imran Khan faces dismissal as Pakistan parliament sits for...

No premier of Pakistan has ever completed a full term, and Khan faces the biggest challenge to his rule since being...

3 April 2022 10:49 AM IST

A Sri Lankan man shouts anti government slogans during a protest outside Sri Lankan presidents private residence on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, March 31, 2022. (AP /Eranga Jayawardena)

Sri Lanka declares public emergency amidst protests over economic...

The move came after a violent protest erupted outside the residence of Rajapaksa on Thursday as hundreds of...

2 April 2022 10:38 AM IST

Pakistans Prime Minister Imran Khan. (Photo:PTI)

Defiant Pak PM Imran Khan says he will not resign

Two of Khan's allied parties also withdrew their support and joined the ranks of the Opposition

1 April 2022 1:16 AM IST

Imran Khan along with other lawmakers, gestures upon his arrival to address the supporters of ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party during a rally in Islamabad. (Aamir QURESHI / AFP)

Imran Khan loses majority as MQM strikes deal with opposition

Attempts are being made through foreign money to change the government in Pakistan, alleged Imran Khan

30 March 2022 10:48 AM IST

Security guards wearing protective gear transfer goods to barricaded residential buildings locked down for health monitoring following a COVID-19 case detected in the area, Monday, March 28, 2022, in Beijing. (AP /Andy Wong)

Half of Shanghai in lockdown to curb Covid-19 outbreak

Shanghai has in recent weeks become China's Covid hotspot, and on Monday another record high was reported, with 3,500...

28 March 2022 10:54 AM IST

A massive explosion occurred in the northern Pakistani city of Sialkot (Video grab)

Accidental fire broke out at Sialkot garrison, no casualty: Pak Army

The sound of the blast was reportedly heard near the cantonment area in the Punjab province

20 March 2022 12:19 PM IST

Workers wearing protective gear stand next to barriers placed to close off streets around a locked down neighbourhood after the detection of new cases of Covid-19 in the Huangpu district of Shanghai (Hector RETAMAL / AFP)

China reports first two Covid-19 deaths in more than a year

China has gone from reporting under 100 daily infections just three weeks ago to well more than 1,000 per day for over a...

19 March 2022 10:32 AM IST

Residents queue to undergo nucleic acid tests for the Covid-19 coronavirus in Shenzhen, in Chinas southern Guangdong province on March 14, 2022. (AFP)

Nearly 30 million under lockdown in China as coronavirus surges

China reported 5,280 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, more than double the previous day's tally as the Omicron variant...

15 March 2022 10:59 AM IST

Residents line up for coronavirus screening during the COVID-19 lockdown in Changchun in northeastern Chinas Jilin province. (Photo: AP)

Major Chinese cities impose COVID-19 restriction as cases spike

The latest spike is being described as the severest COVID-19 outbreaks in two years

14 March 2022 8:28 AM IST

Workers wait to collect deliveries for a lockdown community in Beijing. (Photo: AP)

China returns to mass shutdowns as COVID-19 cases surge

Meanwhile, an outbreak of the omicron variant in Shanghai saw schools shuttered again

13 March 2022 3:07 PM IST