India’s Congress President Sonia Gandhi yesterday stressed on “unity at all levels” and resilience as she spoke at a weekly meeting of party MPs about what she called the party’s “shocking and painful” election defeats.

India’s government yesterday said it has banned 22 YouTube channels, including four of Pakistani origin, for disinformation on subjects concerning national security and public order, the latest such federal crackdown in the country.

North Korea will use its nuclear weapons to “eliminate” South Korea’s army in the event they launch a pre-emptive strike, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un said yesterday. 

Pakistan’s Supreme Court is looking into the legality of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s unexpected move over the weekend to block a parliamentary vote against him and then call for a snap general election.

India has ordered the blocking of 22 YouTube-based news channels, of which 18 are Indian and four from Pakistan, for allegedly spreading fake news to mislead viewers.

Sri Lankan Finance Minister Ali Sabry resigned Tuesday just a day after he was appointed to the post by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, as the island nation suffers a crippling economic crisis.

Sri Lanka's parliament will convene Tuesday in its first session since a state of emergency was imposed as the country grapples with protests and mounting demands for the president's resignation over a worsening economic crisis.

Sri Lanka’s opposition yesterday dismissed the president’s invitation to join a unity government as “nonsensical” and instead demanded he resign over the country’s worsening shortages of food, fuel and medicines.

Embattled Pakistani leader Imran Khan yesterday nominated former chief justice Gulzar Ahmed for the office of caretaker prime minister, as the top court adjourned without deciding on the legality of Khan’s actions in blocking an opposition attempt to oust him.

Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam announced yesterday that she will step down in June, ending a divisive term that saw democracy protests squashed and strict pandemic curbs plunge the business hub into international isolation.

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan blocked a no-confidence vote he looked sure to lose on Sunday and advised the president to order fresh elections, fuelling anger among the opposition and deepening the country’s political crisis.

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday nominated former chief justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed for the office of the caretaker prime minister.

Career diplomat and Ambassador to Nepal Vinay Mohan Kwatra has been named as India’s new foreign secretary, succeeding Harsh Vardhan Shringla who is retiring at the end of this month.

The financial crisis in Sri Lanka has revived a debate in India over how to manage its big economy and whether it is wise to resort to freebies and other populist schemes announced by a number of state governments.

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fired his brother, Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa, amidst the ongoing economic crisis, according to Deccan Herald.

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday shared more details about the threat he said he had been facing since early last month.

Imran Khan will continue to serve as the prime minister of Pakistan till the appointment of a caretaker premier under Article 224-A (4) of the Constitution, according to a notification issued by President Dr Arif Alvi 's office.

Sri Lanka's president was set to appoint a new cabinet today (April 4, 2022) as security forces braced for possible violence with more protests expected against worsening shortages of food, fuel and medicines.

Pakistan’s political turmoil deepened yesterday, when Prime Minister Imran Khan avoided an attempt to oust him and sought fresh elections after dissolving parliament, a move the opposition called treasonous and vowed to fight.

Armed troops in Sri Lanka yesterday blocked an opposition march that defied a weekend curfew to protest the island nation’s worsening economic crisis, after authorities imposed a social media blackout to contain public dissent.