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.
Even as four of the eight northeastern states are free from novel coronavirus and its spread tamed in other four states, authorities have kept a tight vigil on India's borders in the region as threat of the disease spilling over from Bangladesh and Myanmar looms large
A special aircraft of Swiss International Airlines took off from Kochi late Saturday night with 164 passengers from here for Zurich, officials said. Besides 115 Swiss citizens, the flight carried tourists from Germany, Austria, Norway, Denmark and France
With the government now considering to repatriate the Indian diaspora, the Kerala government opened a website on which all those who wanted to return from abroad would have to register
Coronavirus cases in the country have passed the 5,000 mark, with health officials reporting 418 new cases. The total number of detected cases now stands at 5,416 as the death toll reaches 145
A section of Bangladeshi owners Sunday reopened their garment factories with a part of their workforce amid continued protests in different districts demanding arrears
Thirty-one people have been infected with the novel coronavirus in a closed ISCKON temple in the Bangladesh capital of Dhaka, it was reported
Sri Lanka reported 71 new cases Sunday, raising the total number of people contracted the coronavirus to 523, the Health Ministry said
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has stressed developing national economy while the country is battling the COVID-19 pandemic as he recently appointed a Presidential Task Force on Economic Revival and Poverty Eradication
Over 27,000 overseas Sri Lankans have said they want to return to the country, with 17,000 in Kuwait who had been declared ‘out of status’ Sri Lanka’s foreign ministry quoted Secretary Ravinatha Ariyasinghe as saying
The Sri Lankan government “categorically” expressed disagreement with the Fitch Ratings’ “Ill-Founded and Ill-Timed” decision to downgrade Sri Lanka’s sovereign rating
The Nepali government decided to extend the nationwide lockdown until May 7 to contain the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country
Bodies of two South Korean trekkers, who went missing following an avalanche in Nepal's Annapurna mountain region in January, have been recovered, police said
The incumbent Pakistan-Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has once again mobilised efforts to grant expatriates the right of voting and decided in principle to start the process of their registration, it was reported on Monday
Afghan health officials announced 133 new cases registered within past 24 hours in 18 provinces of the country, bringing the total number to 1,463
At least 14 civilians have been killed and injured when Taliban fighters launched rocket and mortar attacks in Faryab province in the northwest
