Indian police have arrested a 29-year-old Bangladeshi national for allegedly sending a hoax e-mail to the Delhi airport about an explosive in a Kolkata-bound flight

Singapore will raise the salary criteria for foreign executives and professionals that companies can hire starting next year, the government announced today

India's Supreme Court today ruled that lawmakers do not enjoy immunity from prosecution for taking bribe to make a speech or cast a vote in the legislature

The drivers of a train that missed a signal and ploughed into another train, killing 14 people, were distracted because they were watching cricket on a phone, India's railways minister said today

Three Bangladeshi men were killed at the railway tracks at Taman Puncak Utama Jade Hill in Malaysia's Kajang when they were hit by a commuter train

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim today said he would be "happy to reopen" the search for flight MH370 if "compelling" evidence emerged, opening the door to a renewed hunt a decade after the plane disappeared

South Korea's health minister said today authorities will start inspecting hospitals in order to take legal action against trainee doctors who have ignored an ultimatum to end a walkout over government plans to increase medical school admissions

Shehbaz Sharif was voted in yesterday as Pakistan’s prime minister for a second time, presiding over a shaky alliance that has shut out followers of jailed opposition leader Imran Khan.

India’s navy has said it is bolstering forces on “strategically important” islands close to the Maldives, with a new base set to open just days before Male starts sending home Indian forces.

More than 30 people have died in rain-related incidents in Pakistan during days of heavy downpours, with thousands of schools closed, officials said yesterday.

Shehbaz Sharif, who was elected Pakistan’s prime minister for a second time yesterday, has stepped to the fore as a compromise candidate suited to turbulent times.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today donated Rs 2,000 to his ruling Bharatiya Janata to strengthen efforts to build a ‘Viksit Bharat’ (developed India)

More than 30 people have died in rain-related incidents in Pakistan during days of heavy downpours, with thousands of schools closed, officials said Sunday

Newly sworn-in lawmakers in Pakistan's National Assembly elected Sharif by 201 votes to 92, three weeks after national elections marred by widespread allegations of rigging

Backed by PTI, firebrand Pashtun nationalist leader from Balochistan Mehmood Khan Achakzai on Saturday submitted nomination papers to contest the upcoming presidential election of Pakistan on March 9 against PPP's Asif Ali Zardari

Three men were arrested yesterday after the gang rape of a Spanish tourist on a motorbike trip through India’s remote east with her husband, local media reports said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to seek re-election from Varanasi constituency in Uttar Pradesh and Home Minister Amit Shah from Gandhinagar in Gujarat

Continuing to target West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today accused the party of fostering an environment in the state where "crime and corruption have thrive"

With the schedule for national elections likely to be announced this month, India's Election Commission has asked the political parties to refrain from seeking votes based on caste, religion and language

Asian elephants loudly mourn and bury their dead calves, according to a study by Indian scientists that details animal behaviour reminiscent of human funeral rites.