Colombo,  Colombo Archbishop Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith on Tuesday slammed the Sri Lanka government, claiming that it is trying to sweep the truth relating to those responsible for the Easter Sunday attack under the carpet, and demanded the President to reveal the ‘grand conspiracy theory behind the terror attack t

Kabul,  Afghan forces regained control of Kuran-wa-Muntaj district in Badakhshan province on Tuesday after days of fierce fighting, forcing the Taliban militants to retreat, an army officer said.

"After launching a counter-offensive, the militants fled leaving six bodies behind. The security forces

Seoul, South Korea has reported a total of 252 "breakthrough" Covid-19 cases, which refer to people who were infected with virus after being fully vaccinated, health authorities said Tuesday.

The number of the fully vaccinated people who were infected with the Covid-19 stood at 252 as of July 8, acc

New Delhi,  As part of the plans to extend its digital footprint in the neighbouring countries, India on Tuesday launched the BHIM-UPI-led services in Bhutan.

The launch was carried out virtually by Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, and the Finance Minister of Bhutan, Lyon

Kathmandu,  Nepal President Bidhya Devi Bhandari on Tuesday appointed Sher Bahadur Deuba, leader of the opposition Nepali Congress party, as the country's new Prime Minister.

The development came a day after the Supreme Court overturned former Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli's decision to dissolve

New Delhi,  The spokesperson for the Tehreek-e-Taliban Afghanistan, Suhail Shaheen, has said that Pakistan is welcome to help the Taliban arrive at a negotiated settlement in Afghanistan but it "cannot dictate to us or impose its views on us".

Shaheen's remarks came during an interview with

Thiruvananthapuram,  Ayurveda experts have suggested that modern healthcare and the traditional system can complement each other to effectively control the pandemic and protect more lives.

Addressing a virtual conference organised by the Kerala-headquartered Vaidyaratnam Group, experts of the ancient hea

New Delhi,  Twitter verified some fake accounts with identical followers during its public verification programme that was relaunched recently, a data scientist has revealed.

None of the verified accounts with blue badges had posted a single tweet, and two used stock images for their profile pictures.