Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today sought the help of Indian Army as the floodwaters of overflowing Yamuna river spread further reaching the entrance of India's Supreme Court in the central part of India's national capital

US Secretary of State top Antony Blinken held “candid and constructive” talks with top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi yesterday in Indonesia’s capital, an official said, the latest in a series of interactions Washington says are aimed at managing competition between the rival superpowers.

Thailand’s Pita Limjaroenrat vowed yesterday not to quit in his quest to become prime minister, after suffering defeat in a parliamentary vote fraught by abstentions and no-shows as conservative forces closed ranks to keep him at bay.

Nepal’s aviation regulator has banned helicopters from conducting “non-essential” flights, including those for sight-seeing, for two months after a deadly crash in the Everest region in which six people were killed.

Flooding in parts of New Delhi forced the city government to close all education institutions in India’s capital yesterday and advise people to work from home, while warning that there would be water rationing after the Yamuna river broke its banks.

The EU parliament yesterday urged India to end violence and protect minorities in the country’s northeastern Manipur state, criticising “nationalistic rhetoric” it said was adding to tensions.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a $3 billion (€2.7 billion) bailout package for the country on Wednesday

Suspected Islamist militants armed with guns, hand grenades and rockets attacked a military base in southern Pakistan yesterday, killing at least four soldiers, the army and security officials said.

North Korea has fired a long-range ballistic missile, the South Korean military said yesterday, days after Pyongyang threatened to down US spy planes that violated its airspace.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads to France today to deepen ties with New Delhi’s oldest strategic partner in the West, with a slew of high-profile defence deals expected and a new joint plan to ensure stability in the Indo-Pacific.

Asean chair Indonesia yesterday urged a political solution to the Myanmar crisis at regional talks where Thailand’s envoy announced he met the country’s deposed democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi last week. Myanmar has

Thai prime ministerial hopeful Pita Limjaroenrat was dealt a major setback yesterday when two separate complaints against him gained momentum, threatening to derail his leadership bid on the eve of a crucial vote on the premiership.

Thailand's foreign minister met with ousted Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi last week, he told reporters Wednesday, her first known meeting with a foreign envoy since she was detained following a 2021 coup

India’s Supreme Court yesterday said it would begin “day-to-day” hearings from August 2 on petitions challenging Prime Minister Narendra Modi government’s abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution that gave a special status on the former state of Jammu and Kashmir.

Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha yesterday announced his retirement from politics, nine years after he took power in a military coup, and promised to stay in charge only temporarily.

In a significant milestone for the AI industry, Odisha TV, an Odia-based news station, has unveiled “Lisa,” India’s first regional AI news anchor.

A helicopter went missing in Nepal on Tuesday carrying five Mexican tourists and a Nepali pilot, the company said

A 25-year-old man was suspected of attacking a kindergarten in China’s Guangdong province yesterday, killing six people and injuring one, triggering an outpouring of concern about violence against children at school.

Days of intense monsoon rains across northern India have left at least 29 people dead, rendering many areas inaccessible with bridges smashed and roads blocked, officials said yesterday.

China and Russia need to “lead the correct direction of global governance reform”, according to Chinese President Xi Jinping, who hailed the two countries’ partnership at a meeting with a top Russian politician in Beijing yesterday, state media reported.