The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), a key ally of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf-led coalition government, formally announced on Wednesday that it was joining the opposition ranks ahead of a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Imran Khan.

Forty girl students from Udupi district of the southern Indian state of Karnataka abstained from appearing for the first pre-university examination on Tuesday as they were apparently hurt by the recent High Court verdict against wearing of hijab inside classrooms.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced an aid of USD one million to augment operational budget of the seven-nation Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Secretariat.

Leaders of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) today signed the BIMSTEC Charter, at the 5th Summit held in the Sri Lankan capital.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called for collective efforts of the seven countries in the Bay of Bengal region – for tapping into their full potentials.

Shanghai yesterday recorded a steep climb in Covid-19 cases as panic-buying in the Chinese city of about 25 million stripped supermarket shelves bare.

Detained former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has skipped three days of her trial in a junta court after Covid-19 was detected among her staff and she was placed in quarantine, a source with knowledge of the case said yesterday.

Pakistan’s parliament took up a no-confidence motion moved by opposition lawmakers yesterday in a bid to remove Prime Minister Imran Khan, pushing the South Asian nation closer to political turmoil.

The Taliban have ordered airlines in Afghanistan to stop women from flying unless accompanied by a male relative, in the latest crackdown on basic human rights by the country’s new rulers since seizing power.

Pakistan's parliament took up a no-confidence motion moved by opposition lawmakers on Monday in a bid to remove Prime Minister Imran Khan, pushing the South Asian nation closer to political turmoil.

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan yesterday claimed that foreign powers were involved in the “conspiracy” to send his coalition government packing through a no-confidence motion tabled by the country’s joint opposition.

Myanmar’s junta will “annihilate” coup opponents, army chief Min Aung Hlaing said yesterday as the military staged a show of force on the anniversary of its bloodiest crackdown so far on democracy protests.

The second black box has been recovered from last week’s deadly China Eastern plane crash, officials said yesterday, and could help solve the mystery of the jet’s breakneck descent.

Wearing of hijab would not be allowed during the 10th standard examination of the Karnataka State Board commencing tomorrow, the southern Indian state’s Primary and Secondary Education Minister BC Nagesh said today.

A small but restive volcano near the Philippine capital Manila ejected two more plumes on Sunday, indicating continued eruption and prompting authorities to urge residents to stay out of harm's way.

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that March 27 (Sunday) — when the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf plans to hold what it calls a "historic" rally in Islamabad ahead of the start of no-confidence proceedings against the premier — would be a "decisive day" in the country's history.

Myanmar's junta will "annihilate" coup opponents, army chief Min Aung Hlaing said Sunday (March 27) as the military staged a show of force on the anniversary of its bloodiest crackdown so far on democracy protests.

Recovery crews on Sunday found the second black box - the flight data recorder - from the wreckage of a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 jet that crashed into a mountainside in southern China, state media reported.

China confirmed late on Saturday that all 132 passengers and crew on a China Eastern Airlines plane that crashed this week had died.

Tens of thousands of people have started marching to the Pakistani capital in a show of opposition to Prime Minister Imran Khan who is expected to face a vote of no confidence next week.