The Independent Asia

India’s population to reach 1.52 billion in just over a decade driven by ageing boom

Namita Singh — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:57:25 GMT

India will see a better sex ratio, rising from 943 women per 1,000 men to 952

Taiwan deploys F-16 fighter jets to escort gold medal-winning boxer home after gender test furore

Arpan Rai — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 12:52:16 GMT

F-16 jets released fire flares in the sky as soon as they joined the EVA Air flight carrying Taiwan’s athletes

Elon Musk draws fire for playing down impact of atomic bombing of Japan: ‘Not as scary as people think’

Alisha Rahaman Sarkar — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 12:10:19 GMT

‘It is not as scary as people think, basically,’ Tesla chief says

Kim Jong-un’s newest luxury car shows how easily North Korea can get around sanctions

Shweta Sharma — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 12:07:19 GMT

Photos show latest model of Mercedes-Benz SUV rolling out of leader’s armoured train during visit to flood-hit areas

Doctor’s brutal rape and murder leads to protests in India

Alisha Rahaman Sarkar — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 11:19:57 GMT

The Independent meets protesters in Kolkata demanding ‘justice’ for murdered 31-year-old resident as incident leads to calls for a nationwide walkout

Jimmy Lai’s conviction is unjust, says former Hong Kong governor Chris Patten

Alisha Rahaman Sarkar — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 09:01:25 GMT

Hong Kong’s top court upholds British media mogul’s conviction for role in 2019 anti-government protests

Gibbon, flying lemur and tree python among exotic animals seized from man at Indian airport

Shweta Sharma — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 08:12:09 GMT

The 22 live animals and reptiles were found in boxes brought in by Thai Air passenger from Bangkok

South Korea deploys bedbug sniffer dog at main airport to keep away critters from Paris Olympics

Maroosha Muzaffar — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 07:25:29 GMT

Beagle is only dog in country trained to sniff out bedbugs by detecting their pheromones

Why is the world’s most populous nation 71st in the Olympics medal table?

Namita Singh — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 07:00:09 GMT

Namita Singh speaks to experts and former Olympians to understand why the world’s fifth-largest economy is such a persistent under-performer on the world’s biggest sporting stage

The numbers behind the staggering wealth of Asia’s richest family

Shahana Yasmin — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 06:54:23 GMT

The Ambani family’s wealth is reportedly equal to a tenth of India’s total GDP

Only one country other than the Vatican bans divorce – that could be about to change

Shweta Sharma — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 06:45:02 GMT

The Philippines’ Senate is considering a bill that would finally liberalise the laws around divorce – though only in certain circumstances

Interim leader Muhammad Yunus says Bangladesh is a mess but at least ‘the monster is gone’

Shweta Sharma — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 05:36:52 GMT

Yunus says his first priority is restoring law and order in country riven with violence

Runway at Japan’s Narita airport closed for hours after US cargo plane makes emergency landing

Maroosha Muzaffar — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 04:43:38 GMT

Boeing 747 jet’s crew members not injured but plane’s tyres found ruptured and wheels damaged

Amateur astronomer spots China’s ultra secretive space plane flying over Europe

Vishwam Sankaran — Fri, 09 Aug 2024 22:16:00 GMT

Footage shows what appear to be plane’s solar panels