Legendary classical dancer Mrinalini Sarabhai has died at the age of 97 in the western Indian state of Gujarat.

A rocket fired from Afghanistan hit a shop in a restive Pakistani tribal region close to the Afghan border yesterday, killing three people, officials said. The

In the tiny hamlet of Mawlynnong in India's far north east, plastic is banned and spotless paths are lined with flowers -- but its reputation as Asia's cleanest village has proved a mixed blessing.

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) have agreed to begin discussions on the possibility of having a BBIN Rail Agreement drawing on the draft Saarc Regional Rail Agreement template.

21 people die in a Taliban assault on a university in Pakistan Wednesday, where witnesses report two large explosions as security forces move in under dense fog to halt the bloodshed.

Talks between the Nepali government and minority groups to resolve a dispute over a new constitution have fallen apart, opposition

New Delhi yesterday wrapped up a trial of draconian driving restrictions that has taken around a million cars off the roads and seen even judges and diplomats

Police in India's Madhya Pradesh state yesterday arrested some members of a Hindu group for attacking a Muslim couple on suspicion that they were carrying beef.

Pakistani authorities have shut down several religious schools run by the Jaish-e-Mohammad militant group accused of masterminding an attack this month on an air base in India, the provincial law minister said yesterday.

Sri Lanka's prime minister yesterday promised greater political power to the island's Tamil minority under a new constitution aimed at preventing a return to ethnic war and healing the wounds of the past.

India's capital Delhi ends a two-week trial that imposed major restrictions on private cars to curb alarming levels of pollution.

This year for the first time the Biswa Ijtema is being held in four phases to deal with the huge crowd and lack of accommodation for the devotees.

According to the latest United Nations estimates, 244 million people, or 3.3% of the world's population, live in a country other than the one where they were born.

Tens of thousands of Nepalis left homeless after April's massive earthquake will have to spend years living in temporary shelters, the country's reconstruction chief has told AFP.

India and Pakistan have agreed to reschedule talks between their foreign secretaries, the Indian foreign ministry said yesterday, while an investigation into a deadly attack on an Indian military base is carried out.

One of India's poorest states has said it will impose a "luxury tax" on samosas -- one of the country's most popular snacks -- sparking widespread outrage.

Bangladesh Liberation War hero Lt Gen (retd) JFR Jacob, who died in India yesterday, is buried in New Delhi amidst an outpour of grief and emotions.

Norwegian company Statkraft has said it is dropping plans to build a $1.5 billion hydropower plant in Nepal, citing bureaucratic hurdles and political instability

The 6th South Asian Conference on Sanitation (SACOSAN) concluded yesterday with a commitment to ensure adequate

Islamic State jihadists yesterday claimed responsibility for a deadly gun and bomb siege targeting the Pakistani consulate in Afghanistan's Jalalabad city, in the first attack by the group on the Pakistani government. Afghan officials said all three attackers and seven security forces were killed in the brazen assault in eastern Nangarhar province, where the group has made alarming inroads in recent months.