Asserting that the Afghan people should not “suffer collective punishment” for the actions of the Taliban, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed on Monday to the international community to come to the aid of the nation

An Indian army officer and four soldiers were killed in action during a firefight between security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Monday, officials said

India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 950 milion with the administration of 46,57,679 doses in the last 25 hours, informed India's Ministry of Health and Family welfare on Monday

At least four people died and over a dozen were injured in Nepal after clashes broke out between police and people during an anti-encroachment drive to clear a government-owned land, media reports say

The gross official reserves in Sri Lanka dropped to around $2.5 billion in September 2021-- a decline of almost 28 percent in comparison to August when it was around $3.5 billion, official data showed, amid continued liquidity injections

The US has agreed to provide humanitarian aid and support non-governmental organizations to support the Afghan people, the Taliban said after the two days of talks with American officials concluded on Sunday

The government is considering setting up another nuclear power plant, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said, as the demand for electricity continues to grow with the country looking for recovery after the pandemic slowdown

In a crackdown post the killing of seven civilians,  including those from the Kashmiri Pandit, Sikh and Muslim communities, in six days, Indian security forces have detained over 700 people in Jammu and Kashmir. Several of those detained are believed to have links to the banned Jamaat-e-Islami, police said

A recent analysis by the Mahamana Centre of Excellence in Climate Change Research (MCECCR) at Banaras Hindu University (BHU), in collaboration with the Department of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Earth Sciences, has found a spatial shift of heatwaves in India, with this weather event now occurring in new regions in the country, The Indian Express said. 

Senior Taliban leaders and US officials are in Doha holding direct face-to-face talks-- for the first time since the former seized power in Afghanistan--in the backdrop of the rapidly escalating humanitarian crisis and the threat posed by ISKP

The Sri Lankan government has indicated holding provincial councils’ elections--which has been on hold for more than three years now-- early in 2022 after amending a law to change the system to the earlier Proportional Representation electoral system, The Hindu reported

The Maldives should not print more money if it wants to maintain its current exchange rate, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) advised the country, adding the government should curtail spendings and raise funds from bonds if needed

Abdul Qadeer Khan, known as the father of Pakistan’s nuclear bomb, a controversial figure for the international community, has died at age 85 after a long illness

After months of delay, one million doses of the Covishield vaccine produced by the Serum Institute of India (SII) arrived in Nepal on Saturday

Attempting to downplay her remarks in India that the US was not seeking a “broad relationship” with Pakistan, that followed months of Washington virtually cold-shouldering Islamabad, US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman has said the two countries have had a “longstanding relationship”