Luxury resort chain, Soneva has opened the world’s largest one-bedroom and two-bedroom overwater villas in Soneva Fushi, located in B. Atoll, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in Maldives

The Health Protection Agency (HPA), on Frday, confirmed an additional 75 cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases in Maldives to 10,014

Hyderabad added a new landmark on Friday with the opening of "extradosed" cable-stayed bridge across Durgam Cheruvu lake in Hitec City, the information technology hub

The Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, has administered the first dose of Oxford Covid-19 vaccine -- Covishield -- to three candidates on Friday, informed PGI Chandigarh Director Prof Jagat Ram

The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is all set to return to power in Bihar, according to the IANS C-Voter Bihar opinion poll survey

A Hyderabad-based startup has launched what it claims to be the world's first social drinking platform, which will also deliver liquor to people at their doorsteps

Over 1 crore (10 million)  passengers have flown on domestic flights since recommencement of operations on May 25, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Friday

Nepal's Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs has prepared the draft of two ordinances proposing to increase jail term for acid attackers to 20 years and to regulate the sale and distribution of acid

The US government is proposing to issue student visas with a fixed end-date attached for citizens from certain countries, repealing its current practice of allowing a visa to remain valid for as long as the foreign student concerned attends school

When Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli decided to prorogue the budget session of federal parliament on July 2, he was in a difficult situation in his party with most of the leaders demanding his resignation

A unique ‘tree twinning’ project between British and Nepali schools has shown how trans-continental partnerships like these can increase green cover even in crowded urban centres, help clean the air and get school children involved in environmental protection

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said the opposition wanted to create a rift between the government and armed forces, claiming that he had been aware of politicians’ meetings with army leadership

Saudi Arabia has lifted travel restrictions on people having valid visas subject to their Covid-19 tests coming negative 48 hours prior to their travel

The World Bank has approved a loan of $450 million to support Pakistan’s transition to renewable energy resources that will reduce its reliance on fossil fuel imports and lower cost of electricity production

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is extremely concerned about the ‘growing obscenity and vulgarity’ in society and has directed all relevant sections to check the trend before it destroys the socio-religious values of Pakistani society, Information Minister Shibli Faraz said