Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan is back at work filming India’s version of “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?” following a bout of Covid-19, while authorities eased coronavirus curbs on movie and TV shoots.

Three Bangladeshi men, allegedly with no travel documents, and a female private taxi driver are arrested at a roadblock in Jalan Napoh, Changlun, near Jitra in Malaysia.

Sri Lanka’s president has vowed to abolish a controversial constitutional provision restricting his powers as he opened a new parliamentary session following his party’s sweeping election victory.

Myanmar has locked down the state capital of conflict-torn Rakhine state after an outbreak of a coronavirus strain that officials said was more infectious than that previously seen in the country.

Health authorities in China’s capital Beijing have removed a requirement for people to wear masks outdoors, further relaxing rules aimed at preventing the spread the novel coronavirus after the city reported 13 consecutive days without new cases.

Health authorities in China’s capital Beijing have removed a requirement for people to wear masks outdoors, further relaxing rules aimed at preventing the spread the novel coronavirus after the city reported 13 consecutive days without new cases.

American authorities on Wednesday formally notified Hong Kong that the United States has withdrawn from three bilateral deals with the semi-autonomous Chinese city on extradition and taxation.

US-Bangla Airlines is resuming its flights on the Dhaka-Doha route from August 31, after nearly five months of flight suspension due to the global Covid-19 outbreak.

A man from Indonesia has racked up millions of views on YouTube for literally doing nothing.

The Indian government has ordered “immediate” pullback of nearly 10,000 paramilitary personnel from militancy-hit Jammu and Kashmir, officials say.

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has played down differences with longtime ally Saudi Arabia after his army chief visited Riyadh in a bid to ease a dispute over policy towards the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir.

The CBI will take over the investigation into actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, the Indian Supreme Court ordered yesterday, asking the Mumbai police to hand over all evidence it has collected to the agency.

The health condition of former President Pranab Mukherjee continued to remain critical yesterday morning, said the Army Research and Referral Hospital in Delhi adding that his vital and clinical parameters are stable.

Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir have ordered the restoration of high-speed 4G internet services in two of the disputed Himalayan region’s 20 districts on a “trial basis” from Sunday night, more than a year after they were suspended.

The death toll from a landslide in Nepal has risen to 19 after eight more bodies were pulled out from a mud-covered village in north-central Nepal, police said yesterday.

Four members, including three Bangladeshi men, of a document forgery syndicate in Malaysia have been arrested.

Malaysia's economy suffered its worst contraction in more than 20 years during the second quarter, hit by a collapse in global trade and tough curbs to contain the coronavirus, the central bank says.

India yesterday pledged $500 million to build bridges and causeways in the Maldives, as New Delhi seeks to counter growing Chinese influence in the Indian Ocean.

Chinese diners are being told to order less food as part of a campaign by President Xi Jinping to tackle waste and embrace thrift.

Pakistan’s army chief will visit Saudi Arabia this weekend, officials said, seeking to calm diplomatic strains over Kashmir as financial support for Islamabad hangs in the balance.