Modi's Hindu-nationalist party suffered a setback Sunday when it lost a fiercely contested state poll

The country reports more than 300,000 new coronavirus cases for a 12th straight day

Five people rescued and sent to hospital says senior police official

However, deaths due to the infection jumped by a record 3,689 bringing the total to 215,542 people

We followed bin Laden to the gates of hell -- and we got him, says Biden in a statement

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said he had 'zero' influence over Iran’s foreign policy

Country's health ministry says there were 11,394 new cases over the last 24-hour period

Speakers at webinar in Pakistan urge Muslim countries stand against unjust statement

PM Narendra Modi's government is reluctant to impose a national lockdown

Modi, his top lieutenants, other politicians, opposition figures, held election rallies throughout March and April

P-8 aircraft would help expand maritime surveillance capabilities

Several people were pulled from the water and some required life-saving efforts on the beach

Scientists studying what led to surge, whether a variant of covid-19 first detected in India is to blame

Amid the chaos, Muslim organisations are coming forward to help people as daily cases rise exponentially

Said to add pressure on Beijing to roll out measures encouraging couples to have more children and avert a decline

Makes Covid tests mandatory; condition to come into effect from May 5

Saudi-led coalition says kingdom’s air defences intercepted and destroyed the drone

Premier also apprises of Pakistan’s flagship climate change initiatives, including 10 billion tree tsunami project

The military upgrades will begin this year and be finished by 2026

Iranian president meets FM Qureshi; expresses Tehran’s readiness to meet Pakistan's energy needs

Police administrative worker, a mother of two, was stabbed in the throat on Friday

Intelligence chief Richard Moore says climate crisis is ‘foremost international foreign policy agenda item for planet’

The station was closed as a precaution while specialist officers assessed the item.