Sri Lanka must not allow entrenched corruption to undermine a bailout for its bankrupt economy, the IMF said Tuesday after signing off on a $3 billion loan for the crisis-hit nation

The annual US report on human rights practices released on Monday listed "significant human rights issues" and abuses in India, including reported targeting of religious minorities, dissidents and journalists, the US State Department said

Sri Lanka's roughly $3 billion loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will look to protect the poorest while tackling deep-rooted economic issues, a senior IMF official said

Sri Lanka's president said Monday that the International Monetary Fund has approved its request for a $2.9 billion bailout, raising hopes for an easing of the island nation's dire economic crisis

Chinese President Xi Jinping met his “dear friend” Vladimir Putin in Moscow yesterday, seeking both to deepen economic ties with an ally he sees as a useful counterweight to the West and to promote Beijing’s role as a potential peacemaker in Ukraine.

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida yesterday announced a new plan to promote an open and free Indo-Pacific, promising billions of dollars in investment to help economies across the region in everything from industry to disaster prevention.

Indian authorities blocked internet access for about 27 million people in the state of Punjab for a third straight day yesterday – one of the country’s most extensive blackouts in recent years – as police search for a Sikh separatist on the run.

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka is seeking a 10-year moratorium on its foreign debt, President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s office said yesterday on the eve of a desperately needed $2.9 billion IMF bailout.

Police in Pakistan have arrested dozens of supporters and aides of former prime minister Imran Khan in raids in two cities as part of a crackdown on those involved in recent clashes with the security forces, Khan’s party and police said yesterday.

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha dissolved parliament yesterday, setting up a general election in May as the former coup leader seeks to extend army-backed rule.

Visva-Bharati University in Santiniketan yesterday said although the mutation of the disputed 13 decimal plot has been done in economist Amartya Sen’s name,

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is in India on a two-day official visit, today said Japan is studying the possibility of an economic partnership with Bangladesh..“India’s next-door neighbour Bangladesh will soon graduate from a least developed country,” Kishida said..“We h

Indian authorities have blocked internet access for about 27 million people in the state of Punjab for a third straight day today – one of the country’s most extensive blackouts in recent years – as police search for a Sikh separatist on the run..The Punjab government initially announced a

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Moscow today for a summit with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, state media reported.

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha dissolved the country's parliament on Monday, setting up a general election in May as the former coup leader seeks to extend army-backed rule.

Xi "has given important instructions, demanding an all-out effort to treat the wounded, handle the aftermath in a timely manner, severely punish perpetrators in accordance with the law, and ensure the safety of Chinese citizens"

When a mob led by a radical 30-year-old Sikh preacher openly espousing to separatist cause stormed a police station in Amritsar district of India's Punjab bordering Pakistan on February 24, the incident and the man behind it revived memories of the dark days of militancy that had ravaged the state for years in 1980s

North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile yesterday, Seoul’s military said, the fourth show of force in a week as South Korea and the US stage major military drills.

President Xi Jinping heads to Russia today hoping to deliver a breakthrough on Ukraine as China seeks to position itself as a peacemaker.

Adani Group has suspended work on a 349 billion rupee ($4.2 billion) petrochemical project at Mundra in India’s western Gujarat state as it focuses on consolidating operations and addressing investor concerns after the Hindenburg shortseller report, according to the Press Trust of India.