The Bhabanipur bypoll, where West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is Trinamool candidate, won’t be cancelled, the Calcutta High Court ruled yesterday, dismissing a plea against the bypoll. The court added that the bypoll will be held as planned own Thursday.

The Delhi riots of 2020 were planned and calculated to cause disruptions and were not triggered by any incident, the High Court said while refusing bail to one of the accused in the case yesterday.

An American brother and sister barred from exiting China since 2018 in an apparent bid to pressure their father to return and face criminal allegations have finally left the country, Beijing and Washington confirmed yesterday.

North Korea fired a missile towards the sea off its east coast yesterday, South Korea’s military said, as Pyongyang called on the United States and South Korea to scrap their “double standards” on weapons programmes to restart talks.

Japan will lift a coronavirus state of emergency in all regions on Thursday for the first time in nearly six months, as the number of new cases and deaths falls and the strain on the medical system eases, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said.

India has rolled out its first-ever national helpline for the elderly to help them resolve various mental, emotional, financial, legal, and physical challenges.

Myanmar’s military launched air strikes at the weekend after clashes with fighters opposed to the junta in the Sagaing region, according to media and a militia member, as phone lines and the internet were also severed in some districts.

The Royal Navy said a British warship was sailing through the Taiwan Strait yesterday, a move that challenges Beijing’s claim to the sensitive waterway and marks a rare voyage by a non-US military vessel.

The UN General Assembly in New York was set to end yesterday but without speeches by those in power in Afghanistan and Myanmar, one of many quirks at this year’s diplomatic marathon that saw 100 leaders defy coronavirus fears to meet in person.

Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that Pakistan must not be blamed for the outcome of the war in Afghanistan and for the losses of the United States, stressing on setting eyes on the future to avoid another conflict instead of continuing with a blame game.

South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in raised banning the eating of dogs in the country yesterday, his office said, a traditional practice that is becoming an international embarrassment.

The Madras High Court today denied bail to a group of foreign nationals, including Bangladeshis, who were arrested for various reasons including illegal stay in India.

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Monday said he was seeking approval to resume a war crimes investigation into Afghanistan, focusing on the actions of the Taliban and the Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K) militia.

South Korea's President Moon Jae-in said on Monday there might be a need to prohibit dog meat consumption amid debate over the controversial practice and growing awareness of animal rights.

The US Treasury Department has issued licenses to facilitate humanitarian aid and financial assistance to the people of Afghanistan, while upholding sanctions on the Taliban.

Farmers from different parts of India, especially Punjab, Haryana, and the western part of Uttar Pradesh, blocked national highways and railroads today as part of “Bharat Bandh,” protesting the three controversial farm laws passed by parliament which they fear would favour big corporations.

A cyclone packing strong winds and rains barrelled into India’s east coast late yesterday, as tens of thousands of people in three states were evacuated to shelters.

The influential sister of North Korea’s leader said in a statement on Saturday that an inter-Korean summit could take place, but only if mutual “respect” and “impartiality” are guaranteed.

The Taliban yesterday urged international airlines to resume flights to Kabul, saying all technical issues at the country’s main airport

The situation in the Taiwan Strait is “complex and grim”, Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday wrote in a congratulatory letter to the newly elected leader of Taiwan’s main opposition party, who has pledged to renew talks with Beijing.