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Swiggy shares fell as much as 14.4% to Rs 180.95 on Friday, October 23, 2026, as investors focused on a widening Rs 895 crore quarterly loss at Instamart, its rapid…
Cambodia's Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts on October 22, 2026, demanded an end to Thai activities at Tamone Thom, Ta Krabey and K'nar temples, rejecting allegations that Cambodia had…
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake in northern Tibet killed 16 people and injured 65, including 11 seriously, as rescue teams searched damaged villages and authorities moved more than 12,000 residents to…
Only $721.9 million of the $8 billion paid into Afghanistan's humanitarian response since August 2021 can be followed through public records beyond the first recipient organization, according to the Kabul…
Switzerland has restored a permanent presence in Pyongyang after a six year absence, opening a diplomatic office with a political role and exploring whether humanitarian assistance can resume. The Swiss…
The Philippines is exploring closer cooperation with Taiwan to protect undersea communications cables in the Bashi Channel, while Taiwan has already established a coast guard liaison arrangement to improve communication…
Pakistan is working on the privatisation of 17 state enterprises, including nine electricity distribution companies, while pursuing private management of its three major airports in Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore. Muhammad Ali, adviser to the prime minister on privatisation and chairman of the Privatisation Commission, outlined…
More than 2,000 People's Action Party cadres are expected to elect its 39th central executive committee on Sunday, Oct 25, 2026, giving Prime Minister Lawrence Wong an opportunity to bring…
China must answer questions about Hong Kong's national security laws, minority language education and the separation of children from their families by 15 February 2027, ahead of its first review…
Seven in 10 Nepalis said their country was moving in the wrong direction in a survey conducted in January and February 2026, after the youth movement of September 8 and…
Two F-16 Fighting Falcon jets and two Embraer EMB-314 Super Tucano aircraft took off and landed on the Pasuruan–Probolinggo Toll Road in East Java on October 22, 2026, testing whether…
Four holy basil varieties protected for 12 years, from 2024 to 2036, have put a much larger decision before Thailand: how to reward plant breeders without making seeds harder for…
Nepal remained on the Financial Action Task Force's grey list after its June 17–19, 2026 plenary in Paris, with investigators, prosecutors and financial regulators still under pressure to show stronger…
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung said on October 22, 2026, that abandoning supervision of the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency would violate the Constitution and the Government Organization Act, providing grounds…
The Philippines is reviewing its 14-day visa-free entry arrangement for Chinese nationals after raids on suspected illegal offshore gaming operations in Zamboanga Sibugay on October 2 and Makati City on…
Between 53,000 and 65,000 people are held in four North Korean political prison camps, according to a recent report by the Korea Institute for National Unification, a state funded research…
ABC reporter Will Murray and bystander Daniel Hainey pulled a driver from a sinking vehicle on Buchanan Road at Morayfield, north of Brisbane, on Thursday, October 22, 2026, after intense…
Zaime Zaime, the Chinese safety app formerly known as Sileme, has announced annual software prices of 99 yuan and 199 yuan as it shifts from a viral tool for younger…
Delhi residents are expected to be able to submit their own census details from January 10 to 24, 2027, before enumerators begin visiting homes on January 25, according to senior…
Uzbekistan plans to build New Karshi in Kashkadarya Region for an initial population of 500,000, with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev directing officials to prepare for eventual growth to one million residents.…
About 5,600 marriages involving girls younger than 18 take place in Tajikistan each year, a UNICEF study estimates, while many remain outside the official registration system. The findings put renewed…
A raid on suspected scam hubs in Alicia and Siay, Zamboanga Sibugay, on October 2, 2026, has led to criminal cases against nine people, showing how trafficking and online fraud…
More than 200,000 people in Kazakhstan could have their place in the state housing queue suspended or removed after checks of property ownership and citizenship, according to Azat Ashimov, director…
China recalled 20,393,800 intelligent connected vehicles in the first nine months of 2026, with regulatory investigations and related interventions prompting action on 14,526,800 of them, according to a senior market…
Meta launched its personal AI agent Muse in Japan on October 23, 2026, bringing a service that can send messages, arrange travel and fill in online forms to its first…
India's telecom operators must introduce Calling Name Presentation (CNAP) across 4G and newer mobile networks from November 1, 2026, bringing a major change to how people recognise unfamiliar calls. The…
HSBC's Hong Kong dollar stablecoin, RedCoin (RCHKD), is described in launch announcements dated October 23, 2026, as reaching more than 3.3 million PayMe users and a payment network of more…
India's Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has set December 31, 2026, as the compliance deadline for rules requiring messaging accounts to stay linked to their registered, active SIM cards, with implementation…
Afghanistan had about 208,000 male university students in 2026, down from 306,000 in 2019, while recorded female enrollment has been zero since 2024. Together, those changes have reduced the university student population from roughly 425,000 in 2019 to less than half that number.…
The weather front that helps bring summer rain to East Asia has shifted about 213 kilometres north during September 10 to 30, moving from the Yangtze River basin and waters…
Kazakhstan estimated its snow leopard population at 152 to 189 animals in 2024, including 104 to 135 living in protected areas. Behind those figures lies years of work matching photographs,…
Typhoon Champi was about 180 kilometers south of Ishigaki Island at 10 a.m. on October 23, 2026, as Okinawa's southern islands faced destructive winds, flooding and the threat of repeated…
The United Nations Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage provisionally set aside $21.6 million for Nepal on October 22, 2026, following the devastating August 26 floods in the Bhote…
Azerbaijan has approved a strategy to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2060, with plans to change how electricity is generated, buildings are insulated, vehicles are powered and agricultural…
The All India Motor and Goods Transport Association (AIMGTA) has asked Delhi's government to test planned winter vehicle restrictions for 15 days from November 1, 2026, and publish the results…
Half of Uzbekistan's irrigated land is affected by salt, and 37% of irrigation water is lost in canals before reaching fields, according to research by the Centre for Economic Research…
CPRAM's protection for four holy basil varieties runs for 12 years, from 2024 until 2036, but Thailand's Agriculture Ministry says households can still grow even those protected varieties for their…
Singapore Airlines will introduce its next generation KrisWorld entertainment system on 41 refurbished Airbus A350 aircraft from 2027 and on its future Boeing 777-9 fleet, combining more than 2,500 entertainment…
South Korea welcomed 17.11 million foreign visitors between January and September 2026, putting it within 1.83 million arrivals of the 18.94 million recorded during all of 2025. Foreign visitors' tourism…
More than 2,000 fans gathered at Zhongli Tourist Night Market in Taoyuan on the evening of October 21 as Yeh Shuhua, the Taiwanese member of K-pop group i-dle, filmed a…
Star Ferry passengers travelling between Central and Tsim Sha Tsui or between Wan Chai and Tsim Sha Tsui will pay an extra HK$0.60 to HK$1.80 per journey from January 25,…
Foreign visitors spent a record 7.06 trillion yen, about $45 billion, in Japan during January through September 2026, even as arrivals fell 2.9% to 30.73 million. The figures released on…
Afghanistan enter the UAE ODI Tri-Series final against Zimbabwe on Friday, October 23, 2026, with two wins from two matches, eight wickets from Rashid Khan and a commanding victory over…
Hideki Matsui, who hit 507 home runs across Japan and the United States and became the first Japanese player to win World Series MVP honors, is set to become manager…
Chinese table tennis star Fan Zhendong spoke out against covert filming on October 21, 2026, drawing a direct line between supporting an athlete and intruding into his private life. His…
Shohei Ohtani is expected to recover from right biceps and left knee injuries without surgery and arrive at spring training in 2027 at full strength. The harder decision for the…
Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan will jointly host the FIFA U-20 World Cup from September 17 to October 9, 2027, bringing 24 national teams together for a tournament that will mark Azerbaijan's…
The Yomiuri Giants selected 14-year-old catcher Rentaro Seki on October 22, 2026, making the Kawasaki junior high school student the youngest player ever chosen in Japan's professional baseball draft, according…
An Se-young extended her winning streak to 47 matches and moved within three victories of a third consecutive French Open title by defeating India's Tanvi Sharma 21-11, 21-14 in the…
Harry Brook struck 202 from 116 balls as England piled up 429 for four against Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi on October 22, 2026, becoming the first England batter to score…
Ryu Murakami, the Japanese novelist whose debut Almost Transparent Blue sold about 3.5 million copies and launched a career exploring violence, sexuality, war and social discontent, died at home on…
LISA released her six track EP PRESS PLAY through LLOUD Co./RCA Records on October 23, 2026, pairing it with a music video that sends the BLACKPINK star through a hotel…
Justin Bieber arrived at Incheon International Airport early on October 23, 2026, with his wife, model Hailey Bieber, returning to South Korea about 13 years after his first concert in…
Nintendo will release its remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for Nintendo Switch 2 on November 5, 2026, bringing fully voiced cutscenes, orchestral music and new movement…
Every Hoichoi series premiering over the next two years will arrive on Netflix in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu at the same time as its Bengali debut on Hoichoi, under a…
Jeff Satur has signed with Universal Music Southeast Asia, setting out a release and concert plan that includes his second studio album between April and June 2027, his first solo…
The first anime film in The Apothecary Diaries franchise will open in Japan on December 11, 2026, with an original mystery devised by series author Natsu Hyuga. Before that, six…
Indonesia is preparing a revision of its Film Law for proposal in 2027 as Jakarta courts international productions, with Vice Governor Rano Karno saying Netflix now has four titles in…