India's drug regulator body has cleared the second and third phase of clinical trials of the indigenous anti-COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin for children

Three more land ports along the India-Bangladesh border will be opened to allow the entry of Bangladesh nationals stranded in India, reported Dhaka Tribune

At a time when India is struggling to cope with a severe second wave of COVID-19, a non-profit body of the Jain community has launched the Oxygen on Wheels to give the much-needed life-saving gas to the ailing in Kolkata

A family suspected to be from India’s Rameshwaram was arrested in Sri Lanka’s Jaffna peninsula for illegal entry, police said, Economynext reported

At least 16 people lost their lives in Nepal’s Lumbini province as the hospitals they were being treated ran out of oxygen, local media reported. The country’s Covid situation has exploded, and now clocking almost 10,000 cases daily

Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Jawad Bajwa met US Charge d' Affairs to Pakistan Angela Aggeler and discussed several matters of mutual interest between Pakistan and the United States, a statement released by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said

Twelve major opposition parties have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding that his government takes immediate action to combat the massive second wave of coronavirus which is creating havoc in the country, leaving the heath structure overwhelmed and accounting for an unprecedented number of deaths

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at a high-level meeting on Wednesday that the supply of oxygen in the country is over three times compared to the level at the peak of the first wave of coronavirus

China has blamed the US decision to withdraw forces from Afghanistan as the cause behind the surge of violence in the country

Major opposition leader, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, slammed Prime Minister Imran Khan asking him to explain to the people why his government was compelled to repay $3 billion loan to Saudi Arabia and what it was going to cost the nation for taking a commercial loan from China to clear the Saudi soft loan

Pakistan's North Waziristan region is witnessing a rise in targeted killings in recent days, locals claimed

Some local traders allegedly thrashed a police party in Pakistan's Badin city in Sindh province when they tried to impose COVID-19 protocols and asked them to close the shop

Pakistan has urged Muslim countries to show unity while dealing with the issue of Palestine, claiming a united voice would make an impact, reported Dawn.

Sri Lanka has imposed a nationwide travel ban and 14-day mandatory quarantine for foreigners among several other measures to curb the spread of COVID-19, reported

Nerkh, a district some 30 km  from Afghan capital Kabul, fell to the Taliban this week, TOLOnews reported