As many as 20 countries together having the same population size as that of India have reported 84 times the number of cases detected in this country, according to India's Health Ministry on Tuesday
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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Dhaka restaurants can now sell takeaway iftar items
Restaurants in Dhaka can sell takeaway iftar items from Tuesday onwards amid an ongoing lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, police in the Bangladeshi capital said
Eastern Afghanistan faces blackout amid COVID-19 crisis
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Governor of Pakistan's Sindh tests COVID-19 positive
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World Bank commits USD5M to Bhutan for COVID-19 response
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SAARC Development Fund marks 10 years of project funding
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India extends US$ 150 mn currency swap support to Maldives
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'Direct transfers saving India from queues, panic during COVID19'
Direct money transfers via Aadhaar and the interoperable software layers called India Stack to India's financially vulnerable population have "saved" the country from long queues and panic during the ongoing COVID19 pandemic and "justified a 10x return on investment on the India Stack", Arvind Gupta, former CEO of MyGov and founder, Digital India Foundation, told IANS in a video intervie
