Assassination

Explained: What the assassination attempt on Imran Khan means for Pakistan politics

Following the attempted assassination on 3 November on Imran Khan, Pakistan is fast moving into uncharted political terrain. It has ushered the country into another stage of instability, with an increased likelihood of further violence

Pakistan’s new ‘hero’: The man who saved Imran Khan’s life, caught assailant

A man, who was part of the ‘real freedom’ rally, was watching former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan when he spotted an assailant loading his gun. After the suspect fired a gun, the man jumped at him and grabbed it

Demonstrations, self-immolation and more: The controversies over Japan's state funeral for Shinzo Abe

The funeral has become controversial for two main reasons — questions around Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s overstepping his powers by solely approving the funeral and the issues around the Unification Church and its links to the Liberal Democratic Party

Russia or Ukraine: Who killed Daria Dugina?

Intelligence experts say that although Kyiv is capable of orchestrating such an attack, the prospect is unlikely. However, some alleged that the killing could serve Vladimir Putin's interests for a general mobilisation to step up the Ukraine war

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: Nalini Sriharan moves Supreme Court seeking premature release

Nalini has challenged the 17 June order of the Madras High Court, which rejected her plea for early release, and cited the apex court judgement ordering the release of co-convict AG Perarivalan while seeking to be set free

Shinzo Abe's assassination haunts Japan with questions on homemade guns

The 40-centimetre-long (16-inch) weapon used to kill former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, looked crude, more like a propellant made of pipes taped together and filled with explosives

Japan votes for key election in shadow of Shinzo Abe's assassination

In a country still recovering from the shock, sadness and fear of Abe's shooting — the first of a former or serving leader to be assassinated in postwar Japan — polling started for half of the upper house, the less powerful of Japan's two-chamber parliament

PM Modi mourns death of Japan's Shinzo Abe; one-day national mourning to be observed on 9 July

Former Japan prime minister Shinzo Abe died on Friday after being shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election

My life is in danger: Pakistan PM Imran Khan says ahead of no-confidence motion

Pakistan’s information minister Fawad Chaudhry too on Friday had claimed that a plot to assassinate Khan has been reported by the country’s security agencies

Plot afoot to assassinate Pakistan's Imran Khan, claims information minister

His statement comes a week after similar claims were made by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Faisal Vawda who had said that a conspiracy was being hatched to assassinate the prime minister over his refusal to 'sell the country'