Pakistan's Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan on Saturday vowed to ensure proper military balance in the region despite India’s aggressive buying of weapons
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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President plans to administer pre-school system under a ministry
Sri Lanka President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa says that steps will be taken to administer the pre-school system under a ministry to resolve the issues in the system
US to hand over Sheikh Mujib assassin to Bangladesh, says FM
The US has started the process of sending back Rashed Chowdhury, the fugitive self-proclaimed assassin of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, to face justice, Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr A.K. Abdul Momen said
Floods continue in nearly a third of Bangladesh for three weeks
Many of the families in Kurigram’s Ulipur have been spending their days on rooftops of houses built with corrugated tin sheets for three weeks after floods hit the low-lying areas three times in a month
16 civilians killed per day in Afghanistan, human rights body
The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission claims that the recent increased insecurity has caused the killing of averagely 16 civilians each day across the country
Peace parley in limbo over prisoner swap
The reconciliation council calls on the government and Taliban to “peacefully resolve the problems over prisoner swap” as Ghani administration still insists on keeping 600 Taliban prisoners suspected of “big crimes”
Iran remains unhelpful in Afghan peace bid: US
US Envoy for Afghanistan Peace, Zalmay Khalilzad has said that the Islamic Republic of Iran had not done as it was expected to help the peace process of Afghanistan
Government to facilitate arrangements for undocumented migrant workers to return home
Maldives government has made arrangements for undocumented migrants in the Maldives to return to their country
Agreements signed for development of neighbourhood fish factories
Contract agreements for the development of neighbourhood fish factories in southernmost Addu City in the Maldives were signed this week
Government wants to make India global centre of supply chain
The government on Friday said that it is rebooting and revamping the Indian economy to make it the global centre of the supply chain in accordance to the shift in international geopolitics
India's corona fatality rate down to 2.35%
Even as India's total novel coronavirus cases has crossed 13 lakh (1.3 million), the fatality rate has registered a sharp decline to 2.35 percent, one of the lowest in the world, says the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare data
IIT Kharagpur's portable device can test Covid for Rs 400
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur on Saturday said its researchers have developed a portable diagnostic device that can detect COVID-19 infection in 60 minutes at an estimated cost of Rs 400
Now, 'Smart Helmets' confront corona headlong in Mumbai, Pune
For the first time in the country, 'Smart Helmets' have been deployed for mass screening of suspect COVID-19 cases in Mumbai and Pune, the country's two worst-hit metro regions, officials said here on Friday
Kashmir Saffron gets GI tag
The world-famous Kashmir Saffron has now got the prestigious geographical indication (GI) certification from the government of India to certify its authenticity and world-class prominence
UAE student, businessman helps repatriate stranded Indians
Donations made by a United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Indian student and businessmen helped 68 stranded Indians fly home amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it was reported
