Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has called on industrialists and the business community to protect their employees during the Covid 19 epidemic instead of removing them from the workforce

Sri Lanka has revised its decision to ban arrivals of airline passengers with a recent travel history to six Gulf countries for two weeks

The fast-paced troops’ withdrawal amid stalled peace talks and rising violence in Afghanistan may undermine Islamabad’s influence to facilitate the Taliban's return to Kabul through power-sharing arrangements, says a report by the International Crisis Group

A 52-year-old Maldivian man has been sentenced to 32 years in prison by a court for sexually abusing his stepdaughter for over a year

Bhutan recorded at least 330 cases of teenage pregnancy in 2020. Of them, only 18 cases were reported to the police

In a big diplomatic win for India, seven European Union (EU) nations along with Switzerland and Iceland have cleared Serum Institute of India (SII)'s anti-COVID-19 vaccine Covishield amid a row over its travel pass

An intense heat wave swept across the National Capital Region Wednesday

The survival of Afghanistan is in danger, Afghan chief peace negotiator Abdullah Abdullah has warned, as foreign troops set to end its presence in a week time, creating a security vacuum in Afghanistan

Faced with rebellion within the party, Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, the chairman of the CPN-UML,  has taken several measures to bring back party dissidents

Authorities in Sri Lanka have arrested a senior army officer of major general rank who allegedly assaulted a wildlife worker a few days ago

Several patients have reportedly died at a Covid-19 dedicated hospital in southwestern Bangladesh amid a shortage of medical oxygen at the facility

The European Union (EU) and Germany have transferred EUR 33 million (USD3,90,92,790) to the Bangladesh government to strengthen key areas of its social security system and build resilience to Covid-19, particularly focusing on the affected workers in export-oriented industries

In a strong-worded communication, India has asked the European Union that either Covishield and Covaxin must be notified in its digital COVID certificate or people from the EU will face mandatory quarantine upon arrival in India

The Covovax shot developed by US vaccine-maker Novavax may be cleared for use in India between July and September, which would make it the fifth vaccine approved in the country

The Maldives has disbursed around $3.1 million in the form of relief loans to cafes and restaurants as the industry continues to bear the brunt of the Covid-19 pandemic