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.
Attempting to downplay her remarks in India that the US was not seeking a “broad relationship” with Pakistan, that followed months of Washington virtually cold-shouldering Islamabad, US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman has said the two countries have had a “longstanding relationship”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held bilateral talks with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, who is on her first visit to the country
Sri Lanka has welcomed 13,547 tourists in September 2021, up from 5,040 in August, helped by 8,528 visitors from India and 1,225 visitors from Pakistan, after fully vaccinated travelers were allowed in, data from the state tourism promotion office showed
Bangladesh, whose economic improvement has caught worldwide attention, will sustain a growth of over 7 percent in 2022-26 fiscal and this should drive Bangladesh's Gross Domestic Product up to USD 500 billion and per capita to USD 3,000 by 2026 fiscal, according to leading economists of Standard Chartered
A spate of targeted civilian killings in Kashmir has led to the exodus of several Kashmiri Pandits living in transit camps. Dozens of families - many government employees who returned to the Valley after being given jobs under the Prime Minister's special employment scheme for Kashmiri migrants - have quietly left their accommodations, NDTV said
Pakistan has been seeking “broad-ranging, long-term and stable relations” with the United States to promote economic cooperation and establish peace in the region, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said during a meeting with US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman who is on a two-day visit to Pakistan
A powerful explosion on Friday rocked a mosque belonging to the Shia minority community in northern Afghanistan, leaving at least 50 dead and several more injured
Britain has eased travel restrictions for fully vaccinated Bangladeshi travelers who have received jabs of a vaccine authorized by the country. Besides Bangladesh, 47 other countries and territories including India figure in the list of countries from whom the UK would accept vaccine certification from Oct 1
Indian Army chief, General Manoj Mukund Naravane will start his five-day visit to Sri Lanka 12 October to observe the ongoing eighth edition of joint Exercise Mitra Shakti between the Sri Lanka and Indian militaries, Sri Lankan Army chief General Shavendra Silva confirmed
In a crucial step in establishing railway connectivity between India and Nepal, the two countries have signed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the start of passenger train services on the Jaynagar-Kurtha section-- a 35 km railway line, part of the India-funded Jaynagar-Bardiwas rail project in Nepal
Redefining the contours of India-US ties, Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday focussed upon five Ts - tradition, technology, trade, trusteeship, talent and four-membered Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) at the US-India Business Council (USIBC) India Ideas Summit
One-and-a-half years after India suspended tourist visas in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the government announced it will begin issuing visas from October 15, although tourists will be allowed entry into India only in chartered flights for a month
Russia will invite the Taliban to take part in international talks on Afghanistan that the former is scheduled to hold on 20 October, confirmed Russian Vladimir Putin's special representative on Afghanistan
Targets for the recent civilian killings in Kashmir were "segregated" on the basis of the community they belonged to and while such killings do not require big weapons and trained terrorists, their impact is huge, NDTV said quoting sources in the security establishment
India and Sri Lanka have been focusing on increasing cooperation in counterterrorism with the eighth edition 12-day Mitra Shakti joint military exercise that began this week in Sri Lanka
