Nepal’s health minister says infections have surged past the health system’s capacity. ( AP: Niranjan Shrestha)   Coronavirus cases in Nepal have exploded as the virulent Indian strain of the virus crosses the two neighbouring countries’ open ...

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public rally for West Bengal Assembly Election at Barasat on 12 April, 2021 in North 24 Parganas district, India. Source: Hindustan Times   Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ...

Turkish police have arrested 212 demonstrators for holding unauthorised protests amid coronavirus lockdown restrictions, as May Day marchers took to the streets in rallies across the world. Key points: Local human rights groups alleged up to 14 deaths occurred ...

Men perform the last rites for a deceased relative in a disused granite quarry repurposed to cremate COVID victims in Bengaluru [File: Abhishek Chinnappa/Getty Images] India has recorded its highest daily death toll since the ...