The US Embassy in Kabul on Sunday denied reports of an imminent evacuation and said it has “no plans to close the embassy”
Sri Lanka needs well-designed political and economic policy changes for long-term recovery
The government has taken steps to address shortages of fuel and gas to some extent when compared to the earlier situation which had long queues that stretched for kilometres outside fuel and gas stations. But a well-planned recovery plan still cannot be seen that can address the long-term food security issues.
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Restrictions extended for ten days in Kathmandu
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Asserting that the DNA of all Indians was the same, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat asked Muslims not to get "trapped in the cycle of fear" that Islam was in danger in India
India offers CoWIN platform as a digital public good to the world
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday addressed the CoWin Global Conclave as India offered the CoWIN platform as a digital public good to the world to combat COVID19
India hopes Covaxin's efficacy result will help to get WHO's approval
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Jammu and Kashmir ramps up medical infrastructure, vaccinaton to face a possible third wave
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Don’t harass online bloggers, amend terrorism act: Former Sri Lankan PM
Former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has asked the government to introduce an amendment to the country's notorious Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) so that the act could not be used for arresting people for making posts on social media
Bangladesh likely to face oxygen crisis if Covid cases rise
Bangladesh may soon face an oxygen crisis, the country’s health authorities have warned, if the Covid-19 cases continue to rise at the current pace. Presently, there is no gap between supply and demand
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina gift 2600 kg mangos to Indian PM Modi
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Agriculture's share in Nepalese economy falling, remittances and service sector rising
Agriculture made up 66.9 percent of Nepal’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 1970. Close to five decades later, agriculture accounted for just 25 percent of the GDP in 2018, although 60 percent of Nepalis still depended on it for a living, according to a report
Oli tells Nepal faction to withdraw support to Deuba, dissidents refuse
Nepal’s ruling CPN-UML chair and prime minister K.P. Sharma Oli has given an ultimatum to the Madhav Kumar Nepal-led party faction to withdraw the signatures in the writ petition filed at the Supreme Court demanding the restoration of the House of Representatives and the appointment of Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba as prime minister
Bhutan likely to begin second round of vaccination before month-end
Bhutan’s Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering has said that the second dose of Covid-19 vaccination would be given before the end of the 16th week after the first dose
'Bhutan needs to build institutions that can make country an education hub'
Border closure, travel restrictions and Covid-19 vaccine passport systems have limited the higher education opportunities for thousands of Bhutanese students who finished higher secondary school this year
Amid escalating fighting, Turkey, Pakistan, Iran shut consulates in northern Afghanistan
Amid the deteriorating security situation in northern Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey and Pakistan have closed their respective consulate offices in Mazar-e-Sharif, the provincial center of Balkh, local media reports said
