India has amended a law in Jammu and Kashmir allowing Indian citizens to buy land in the disputed territory, said officials, sparking opposition criticism about a steady erosion of the rights of Kashmiri people.

Eleven digital-only news organisations of India have united to form a body that would “represent, amplify and evolve best practices to build a robust digital news ecology that is truly world-class, independent and upholds the highest standards of journalism”.

India and the United States today explored possible capacity-building and other joint cooperation activities in third countries, including in India’s neighbourhood and beyond.

Two important road connectivity projects, including a bridge over Feni river, linking Bangladesh with India will be completed in the next two months, a key Indian cabinet minister said today.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defence Secretary Mark T Esper arrived at New Delhi today for the third edition of the structured dialogue with their Indian counterparts which is aimed at strengthening defence and security ties and bolstering allyship.

Three restaurants owners in east Delhi evoked mixed response on social media after they served food free of cost to Rohingya refugees at a camp in Jasola on the occasion of the religious festival of Navaratri.

A Rohingya teenager has been killed in a landmine explosion on the Myanmar side of the border along Bandarban, said police.

Pakistan will remain on the "grey list" of global terror financing watchdog Financial Action Task Force till February next year, the inter-governmental body ruled today citing Islamabad’s failure to meet six of the 27 mandates given to check terror funding.

India has launched flash flood guidance services for South Asian countries--Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Sri Lanka--with the aim of providing necessary products in real time to support the development of warnings for flash floods about six hours in advance.

India today allowed the entry of international visitors by relaxing visa restrictions for all foreigners with the exception of tourists.

India’s indigenously built anti-submarine warfare stealth corvette was today commissioned into the Indian Navy, carrying the same name as its predecessor, which made a stellar contribution to Bangladesh's Liberation War in 1971.

Donor governments seeking to raise a billion dollars in aid for Rohingya refugees should acknowledge the crimes perpetrated against them in Myanmar as genocide and crimes against humanity, rights organisation Fortify Rights said today.

Bangladesh and India are planning to introduce passenger train on Dhaka-Siliguri route from March next year as restoration of Chilahati-Haldibari rail link will be completed by December this year.

At least 11 women were killed Wednesday in a stampede in an Afghan football stadium where thousands had gathered to apply for visas at a nearby Pakistan consulate, officials said.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today stressed the need to redouble efforts to find solutions for the stateless and displaced Rohingya people.

The Philippine president has said he has no problem with being held responsible for the many killings under his anti-drugs crackdown, adding that he was ready to face charges that could land him in jail, though not charges of crimes against humanity.

India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party President Jagat Prakash Nadda has said the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, that gives Indian citizenship to non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan, will be implemented soon.

A Chinese People’s Liberation Army soldier was captured today by India in eastern Ladakh where the troops of the two countries are locked in a six-month-old standoff.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) of India has filed charge sheets against 12 people including nine Bangladeshi nationals for their alleged involvement in trafficking girls from Bangladesh to India for prostitution, an official from the agency revealed today.

Sixteen people were killed when a passenger bus was forced off the road by a landslide in a mountainous area of northern Pakistan on Sunday, officials said.