Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today led an event at the UN Headquarters in New York to mark the International Day of Yoga which created a Guinness world record in terms of participation of most nationalities in a yoga session, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs said

Even in today’s world of instant messaging, video calls, the internet and mobile telephones, police in India’s eastern state of Odisha are preserving a flock of carrier pigeons for use when disasters sever communication links.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for the US yesterday on a state visit that has been projected as a milestone in ties between the two countries that would deepen and diversify their partnership.

Indonesian police have this month arrested nearly 500 suspects involved in the trafficking of more than 1,500 victims, officials said yesterday, as Jakarta cracks down on human smuggling.

A Lahore anti-terrorism court in Pakistan today issued non-bailable arrest warrants for PTI chief Imran Khan and several other former and current party leaders

Bhutan will lower the nightly fees it charges tourists who stay more than four days, in an attempt to boost visitor numbers that are still a fraction of the level before the Covid-19 pandemic

The death toll in Nepal from weekend floods and landslides rose to six, officials said yesterday, as rescuers continue to search for 28 missing people.

North Korea’s ruling party slammed a recent failed satellite launch in a high-level meeting, state media reported yesterday, “bitterly” criticising the officials responsible.

The mayor of Nepal’s capital yesterday launched a ban on the screening of hugely popular Indian films after a movie inspired by the ancient Hindu epic Ramayana sparked controversy.

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan’s bail on corruption charges was extended again yesterday, after he urged supporters to take to the streets if he is re-arrested.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads to the United States this week for a visit billed as a turning point for bilateral relations, with deeper cooperation in defence industry and sharing high technology in sharp focus.

China and the United States yesterday agreed to try and stabilise their intense rivalry to avoid veering into conflict, but did not announce any major breakthroughs during a rare visit to Beijing by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan's bail on corruption charges was extended again today, after he urged supporters to take to the streets if he is re-arrested

As hundreds of Pakistanis are feared dead in a boat tragedy off the coast of Greece, a report in a UK newspaper claimed that Pakistani nationals were forced to stay below the deck by the crew which maltreated them during the journey

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stressed the importance of keeping open lines of communication to reduce the risk of miscalculation in talks with the Chinese foreign minister yesterday, and the two agreed to meet again in Washington.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written to the leaders of the G20 nations proposing the African Union (AU) be given full, permanent membership of the diplomatic group at its upcoming summit in India, an official source said.

At least 96 people died in two of India's most populous states over the last several days, officials said today, with swaths of the country reeling from a sweltering heatwave..The deaths happened in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh and eastern Bihar where authorities warned residents ov

One of the issues Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to take up during his talks with US President Joe Biden in Washington next week is the South Asian neighbourhood, particularly Bangladesh where general elections are due early next year.

Over 2,000 tourists, including 23 Bangladeshis, were stranded in North Sikkim due to a landslide following a flashflood since Thursday, officials said.

A federal Indian minister’s house was set on fire by a mob in the remote northeastern state of Manipur, which has been hit by clashes between members of rival ethnic groups for over a month, officials said yesterday.