Thirty-seven eggs of Batagur Baska, a rare species of riverine turtle, hatched at the Wildlife Breeding Centre in Karamjal of the East Sundarbans, Dhaka Tribune reported

In support of the fight against COVID-19, seven Indian Naval Shipsvvviz. Kolkata, Kochi,  Talwar, Tabar, Trikand, Jalashwa and Airavat have been deployed for shipment of liquid medical oxygen-filled cryogenic containers and associated medical equipment from various countries

Pakistan’s second largest city Lahore will undergo a complete lockdown on Saturdays and Sundays starting May 1 to continue spread of the coronavirus infection, an official said Friday

Pakistan has said it consistently favoured a ‘meaningful dialogue” with India, but a "conducive" and "enabling" environment was important, Tribune reported

Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan has pledged to contribute to meet the requirement of oxygen supply to COVID-19 patients, amid the massive surge in infections across the country

Pul-E-Aalam, Afghanistan/Xinhua: At least 30 civilians were killed and 70 others wounded as a car bomb blast rocked a crowded road outside a provincial hospital in Pul-e-Alam, capital of Afghanistan's eastern Logar province on Friday, a local source confirmed

With the supply of Covid vaccine Covishield disrupted, Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Vikram Doraiswami is now pushing for another option – Covaxin produced indigenously by his country

Sri Lanka police arrested a 31-year-old motorist who allegedly instigated a honking protest when visiting Chinese Defence Minister General Wei Fenghe’s motorcade was passing through earlier this week

Bangladesh Health Minister Zahid Maleque has said that the country lags behind in health research and its health sector remains neglected, Prothom Alo newspaper reported

Trade will be a potential key driver of Bangladesh-India friendship in the future with focus on product value addition, an Indian envoy said

South African and Brazilian variants of the novel coronavirus disease have been found in Pakistan’s Sindh province, a senior minister said, expressing fears that a massive spread of the variants could lead to a collapse of the health infrastructure

An online counselling and therapy platform, said to be the first of its kind to support the mental health of Nepalis around the globe, has been launched to provide a safe space for people to discuss their issues, pains, and their feelings to a professional

The Modi government has granted emergency financial powers to the Indian armed forces to up their efforts to tackle the second wave of COVID-19, which is wreaking havoc across the nation

India recorded over 400,000 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health released data on Saturday

The second wave of coronavirus in India may touch the peak around mid-May, analysts of the country's biggest lender State Bank of India (SBI) have predicted