Iran discussed its plans for nuclear-powered ships with UN nuclear chief Yukiyo Amano yesterday, saying it would

Indian government appoints new heads of its army and air force among a series of senior military and intelligence appointments, officials say, two weeks before its two most senior defence force chiefs are due to retire.

Actress Vidya Balan's latest suspense thriller "Kahani 2: Durga Rani Singh" has been declared tax free in Uttar Pradesh.

The Indian government has extended the span of the income declaration scheme from Dec 17- March 31.

Pakistan yesterday accused India of hitting a school van in the disputed Kashmir region, killing the driver and wounding eight schoolchildren.

The last king of the isolated Himalayan region of Upper Mustang died yesterday in Kathmandu, eight years after he lost his royal

A group of Rohingya Muslims that attacked Myanmar border guards in October is headed by people with links to Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, the International Crisis Group (ICG) says.

The Arctic shattered heat records in the past year as unusually warm air triggered massive melting of ice and snow

A commission set up by Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi to investigate attacks on border posts and the army's

Karnataka Minister HY Meti, entangled in an alleged sex scandal, resigns saying he wants to save his government embarrassment but denies that he has done anything wrong.

In a bid to intensify surveillance and security along the India-Bangladesh Border, the Assam government decides to raise four new battalions of border police.

A commission set up by Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi to investigate attacks on border posts and the army's brutal response says security forces abides by the law in a Muslim-majority area of northwestern Rakhine State.

New satellite images and eyewitness accounts indicate involvement of Myanmar army in burning Rohingya Muslim villages, according to Human Rights Watch.

Bangladesh and India will celebrate the Victory Day in Dhaka and Kolkata through exchanges of delegations comprising freedom fighters from Bangladesh and Indian war veterans.

Pakistan has named a new head of its powerful military Inter-Services Intelligence agency (ISI), two weeks after replacing the

Cricket legend Arjuna Ranatunga announces he is reviving his bid to build a record-breaking 100-metre tall Christmas tree in Sri Lanka's capital despite opposition from the Catholic church.

On November 8, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi surprised his country with an announcement banning 500- and 1,000-rupee notes-worth about $7 and $15 respectively - in a move to crack down on tax evasion, black money, corruption and terrorism funding.

Two suspected rebels and a civilian were killed in a shoot-out with government forces in southern Kashmir, police said yesterday,

The death of Junaid Jamshed, a Pakistani rock star-turned-evangelist, in a plane crash has stirred debate over his legacy, raising questions that cut to the heart of Pakistan's widening cultural schisms.

The UN has urged Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi to visit northern Rakhine state, where the army is accused of carrying out a brutal crackdown on the Muslim Rohingya minority.