The India Meteorological Department on Monday said that extremely severe cyclonic storm Amphan over the west and central parts of Bay of Bengal has intensified into a "super cyclone" with wind speed above 200 km per hour
India has no plans to extend a 21-day lockdown to contain the spread of the deadly COVID-19 virus in the country. The announcement came on Monday from the government's top bureaucrat
Bureaucrats in Bhutan will be contributing five to 10 percent of their salaries for the COVID-19 relief fund set up by the government, the Royal Civil Servant Commission (RCSC) has said
The Bhutanese government has announced several physical distancing measures to be followed in all public transport facilities, including taxis, in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has decided to cancel all public meetings to raise awareness on the importance of minimising gatherings in the wake of the threat posed by the coronavirus pandemic which has infected 18 people in the island nation
Anyone found hiding symptoms of the novel coronavirus in Sri Lanka will be handed a six-month jail term, a senior police official said here on Monday, adding that there were individuals who had avoided going into quarantine centres after arriving from virus-affected countries
Bangladesh said educational institutions across the country will be suspended for next two weeks as a precautionary measure to fight possible spread of coronavirus after the number of the infected people rose to 8 on Monday
Pakistan's National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has summoned former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to appear before it on March 20 in the case against the editor-in-chief of the Jang Geo Media Group, Mir Shakil-ur-Rehman
India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have discussed cooperation between the two countries to deal with the coronavirus crisis, according to a US official
The Pakistan government has taken a number of steps to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, including closing the western borders with Iran and Afghanistan and banning all large public gatherings, as the number of confirmed cases has increased to 28 in the country
Following India’s decision of suspending all visas, barring a few, the entry of passengers to the neighbouring country through land ports has come to a halt, The Independent reported
Pakistan has responded positively to a proposal made by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, where he called on the leaders of South Asian Association Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries to discuss how to deal with the coronavirus pandemic via video conferencing
Sri Lanka's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has imposed a travel ban for air passengers flying from Iran, Italy and South Korea
Pakistan has hinted at working with neighbouring countries, including India, to deal with the novel coronavirus outbreak, which has now spread to over 100 countries and has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO)
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has called a meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) after another coronavirus case of reported in Gilgit-Baltistan taking the number of infections to 20 in the country
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan asked the Commerce Division for early finalisation of five-year Strategic Trade Policy Framework (STPF) and Textile Policy in consultation with stakeholders to make it more inclusive for boosting exports
Defence sources on Thursday said around 400 people would be brought back to India from Iran and will be taken to a military facility in Jaisalmer in Rajasthan.
The Maldivian government declared a state of public health emergency over the COVID-19 outbreak in the country, effective nation-wide, for the next 30 days.
Indian government has suspended all tourist visas to India till April 15 and it will be effective from March 13 due to the spike of coronavirus cases in the country.
