The Pakistan Supreme Court on Wednesday barred the execution of three mentally-ill convicts on death row, saying that as it does not "meet the ends of justice"
IMF’s Map of a Broken World has one Exception - India’s Growth and Resilience
India's contribution to the improved global growth outlook extends well beyond the immediate AI boom or the performance of energy-exporting economies. The IMF's assessment points instead to a combination of domestic demand, demographics, market expansion and structural reforms as important drivers of India's longer-term prospects.
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Bangladesh's Sundarbans saw 31 fires in 19 years
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Three dead, six missing as Wanghchu bridge collapses in Bhutan
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Forty people from six countries involved in cyber heist from Bangladesh Bank
At least 40 people from six nations were involved in what is being described as the world’s biggest cyber heist that siphoned off around $81 million from the account of Bangladesh Bank in 2016
Sri Lanka plans to complete vaccination by May; hopes for tourism revival
Sri Lanka is hoping to become the fastest-growing tourism market after May this year as authorities are planning to complete the COVID-19 vaccination drive by the same month, Colombopage reported
Pakistan hoping for ‘productive’ ties with US
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Blinken, Jaishankar discuss Myanmar, regional and Quad issues in renewed call
India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken have had renewed discussion on the situation in Myanmar and cooperation between the two countries in the Indo-Pacific region
IIHR-Bengaluru develops disease-resistant chilies
Bengaluru-based Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR) has developed disease-resistant green chili varieties which will drastically cut the production cost of farmers by nearly 40 per cent to 50 per cent if these varieties are grown scientifically
Woman, 65, released after 18 years in Pakistani jail, dies
A 65-year-old Indian woman who spent 18 years in a Pakistani prison and was sent back on Republic Day, died here barely a fortnight after returning to her motherland
