India’s first president from a marginalised Santal community, Droupadi Murmu, said yesterday after being sworn in that her election was an “achievement of every poor person in the country”.

Cities across China were on red alert for heatwaves yesterday, as tens of millions of people were warned to stay indoors and record temperatures strained energy supply.

Bangladesh today (July 25, 2022) urged India to show flexibility in the visa regime and wanted New Delhi to address the difference in overstay fine structures applied by the country.

Nobel laureate Bangalee economist Amartya Sen has expressed his inability to receive the “Bangabibhusan”, the highest civilian award conferred by the West Bengal government, according to his daughter Antara Dev Sen.

The original name of Draupadi Murmu – a Santal who was sworn in today (July 25, 2022) as the first tribal President of India – was “Puti”, she says.

In her first speech shortly after being sworn in as India’s first president from a tribal community, Droupadi Murmu today asserted that her election “proves poor Indians cannot only dream but also fulfil aspirations.”

Over a year after the brutal military crackdown in Myanmar that ousted the elected government, there is not much information out there showcasing the horror on the grounds.

Droupadi Murmu was sworn in as India’s first president from the tribal community at the iconic central hall of parliament in New Delhi today (July 25, 2022), capping an extraordinary journey from a humble beginning in the eastern state of Odisha to the highest constitutional office.

Myanmar's junta has executed four prisoners including a former lawmaker from Aung San Suu Kyi's party and a prominent activist, state media said Monday, in the country's first use of capital punishment in decades.

A volcano on Japan’s main southern island of Kyushu erupted Sunday night, spewing ash and rocks. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries in nearby towns but residents were advised to evacuate.

North Korea accused the United States on Sunday of manufacturing biological weapons in Ukraine, echoing a Russian claim dismissed by the United Nations in March.

China yesterday launched the second of three modules to its permanent space station, in one of the final missions needed to complete the orbiting outpost by year’s end.

The Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka yesterday removed the photo combining the flags of Bangladesh and Pakistan used on its official Facebook page.

A 34-year-old man in Delhi with no history of foreign travel has tested positive for monkeypox virus, making it the fourth case of the infection in India and the first in the national capital.

China has issued stark private warnings to the Biden administration about a possible trip to Taiwan in August by US House of Representatives

Three people died in a shooting at a university graduation ceremony in the Philippines’ capital region yesterday, including a former mayor from

A rights group documenting alleged abuses in Sri Lanka has filed a criminal complaint with Singapore’s attorney general, seeking the arrest of

Three people died in a shooting at a university graduation ceremony in the Philippines' capital region on Sunday, including a former mayor from the volatile south of the country, police said.

China on Sunday launched the second of three modules to its permanent space station, in one of the final missions needed to complete the orbiting outpost by year's end.

Imran Khan, former prime minister and head of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), warned on Saturday that the South Asian country is on the verge of a “Sri Lanka moment” in which the populace will take to the streets against the “mafia” headed by Asif Zardari and the Sharif family.