Altogether 8,244 non-Muslim people from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan had applied for Indian citizenship in the last four years and 3,117 of them were granted the citizenship, India’s Junior Minister for Home Nityanand Rai told the Rajya Sabha yesterday.

The death toll from Malaysia’s worst floods in years rose to 27 yesterday, as a clean-up operation gathered pace and residents assessed the

Altogether 8,244 non-Muslim persons from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan had applied for Indian citizenship in the last four years and of them, 3,117 were granted citizenship, India’s junior minister for Home Nityanand Rai told the Rajya Sabha today.

A government school in India’s Kerala has given birth to a row for allowing its female students to wear trousers. The Government Girls Higher Secondary School in the town of Balussery has recently decided to let its students wear unisex uniforms -- shirt and pant, reports BBC.

Dozens of people are feared missing after a landslide early today at a jade mine in northern Myanmar, according to a civil society group and media reports.

Japan hanged three prisoners yesterday, its first executions in two years, with the government saying it was necessary to maintain capital punishment in the face of continued “atrocious crimes”.

West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) yesterday chalked up a landslide victory in Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) elections,

In a major boost to the country’s air defence capabilities, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is deploying the first squadron of the Russia-made S-400 air

China yesterday blacklisted four members of a US federal commission on religious freedom in the latest tit-for-tat response to Washington’s own sanctions targeting alleged perpetrators of “genocide” in Xinjiang.

Philippine officials and residents of areas that bore the brunt of Typhoon Rai pleaded for food, water, and shelter yesterday as damaged roads, flooding, and severed power and communication lines hampered relief efforts.

Thailand reinstated its mandatory Covid-19 quarantine for foreign visitors and scraped a quarantine waiver yesterday due to concerns over the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.

Pro-Beijing candidates swept to victory in an overhauled "patriots"-only legislative election in Hong Kong that critics described as undemocratic, with turnout hitting a record low amid a crackdown on the city's freedoms by China.

More than 50,000 people have been forced from their homes in Malaysia and at least seven are dead after the country faced some of its worst floods for years, officials said yesterday.

Western allies yesterday expressed “grave concern” over Hong Kong’s new legislature election rules after a weekend poll that saw a record low voter turnout.

India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan for questioning in a case related to the 2016 “Panama Papers” global tax leak case.

Myanmar military carried out a series of mass killings of civilians in July this year, resulting in deaths of at least 40 men, according to a BBC investigation.

A Myanmar junta court on Monday postponed giving its verdict in Aung San Suu Kyi's trial for illegally importing and possessing walkie talkies, a source with knowledge of the case said.

Bangladesh would support the Afghan people through humanitarian aid package in the form of food and medicinal assistance.

Islamic countries pledged on Sunday to set up a humanitarian trust fund for Afghanistan as, with millions facing hunger and a harsh winter setting in, Pakistan's prime minister warned of chaos if the worsening emergency was not urgently addressed.

Turnout was looking muted yesterday as Hong Kongers cast ballots for city lawmakers under Beijing’s new “patriots only” rules which drastically reduce the number of directly elected seats and control who can run for office.