The Kerala health authorities are on alert after cases of Zika virus in the states went up to 14 on Friday as the National Institute of Virology (NIV) confirmed 13 more cases

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday appreciated Russia's support to India during the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic including the supply of their vaccine Sputnik V

Rail transportation between India and Nepal got a major boost on Friday with coming into force of authorization to all cargo train operators to utilize the vast Indian railway network to carry all containers bound for Nepal, whether bilateral freight between Indian and Nepal or third country freight from Indian ports to Nepal

After a tough first quarter, the Indian economy is finding demand back on the back of a strong level of activities in a construction-related business, consumer durables like air-conditioners, refrigerators and other electrical gadgets and rural segments of the fast-moving consumer goods, ASSOCHAM said in a statement

India and the United Kingdom will deepen their financial services relationship, focusing on banking, insurance and capital markets. Senior officials of the two countries held the first India-UK 'Financial Markets Dialogue' on a virtual platform late Thursday evening

Pakistan reiterated its support to Kashmiri people in their “just struggle for the right to self-determination”  and the settlement of the longstanding dispute under the UN Security Council resolutions, as hundreds of people from different walks of life organized events in 'Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK)' to pay homage to Kashmiri militant leader Burhan Muzaffar Wani, who was killed in a shootout with Indian security forces on this day in Jammu and Kashmir five years back

Notwithstanding the disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the cooperation between India and Bangladesh has continued to flourish in all areas of the bilateral relationship, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said

Leaders of regional parties in Balochistan have expressed their reservations about the government's plan to engage with "insurgents" in Pakistan's restive southwestern province, saying the decision to do so lies with the military leadership only

Afghan soil will not be used to attack neighbors, said a visiting Taliban delegation in Moscow on Friday, in what appears a reassuring message to Russia and the war-wracked country's other neighbors, who have grown increasingly concerned about the stability of the region amid the deteriorating security situation in northern Afghanistan

US President Joe Biden has said the Taliban military takeover is “not inevitable” in Afghanistan, adding the Afghan military is better equipped and trained

Security forces in the Maldives on Friday arrested two people who had allegedly threatened to bomb the official residence of President Ibrahim Mohammed Solih, media reports said

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday directed the officials to deploy advanced technology such as Internet of Things (IoT) to track the performance and functioning of oxygen plants at a local and national level

At least 52 people are feared dead and another 50 injured when a massive fire engulfed a six-storey factory in Bangladesh’s Narayanganj district, some 20 km from capital Dhaka

Bhutanese Health Minister Dechen Wangmo has said that the government was considering some relaxation after the completion of the second phase of the vaccination drive

Sri Lanka has extended the validity period of all types of visas for foreigners currently staying in the country till 8 August, considering the ongoing restrictions on international travel