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.
Sri Lanka’s cabinet of ministers had approved a 400 million US dollar swap line with the Reserve Bank of India, co-cabinet spokesman Minister Bandula Gunewardene said. Sri Lanka’s central bank will borrow the money from the RBI to boost its gross reserves
Pakistan has been running social media propaganda against India using fake Arab, Christian and Hindu identities to target Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, IANS reported
US President Donald Trump and Qatari leader Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani agreed in a phone call on Wednesday on the importance of the Taliban reducing violence in Afghanistan, the White House said in a statement
The 101 Sri Lankan students who were airlifted from India by SriLankan Airlines were moved to the Punani Quarantine Facility, which is operated by the Sri Lanka Air Force
The number of COVID-19 infections in Sri Lanka rose to 335, health officials said, after five people tested positive on Thursday
AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria on Thursday said that people with flu-like symptoms are not coming out for check-up due to stigma attached with the viral disease which, in turn, resulting in an increase in mortality rate
A month into the nation-wide lockdown, the total number of Covid-19 cases in the country mounted to 21,700 as on Thursday evening, India's Health Ministry said. Of the total cases, 16,689 are active cases, 4,324 people have recovered, and 686 people have succumbed to the disease
In the absence of imported betel leaves following the lockdown in India, people, who love chewing doma are now shifting to locally grown betel leaves
Shortages of construction materials and labourers may impede the Bhutanese government’s efforts to sustain the GDP growth and prevent the economy from going into a recession
The human rights watchdog, Transparency Maldives, has urged the Maldivian government to protect the rights of migrant workers as the capital faces a surge in virus cases
Maldives' Health Protection Agency (HPA) on Thursday announced that nine more people had tested positive for COVID-19 in Male, taking the total number of positive cases to 75 in the capital city. The archipelago has so far reported 95 COVID-19 cases
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the disbursement of US$28.9 million to the Indian Ocean tourist paradise in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic
The parliament calls on Taliban to hold a cease-fire in the holy month of Ramadan expected to begin on Friday, so that people feel safe and secure at least during the month of worship, despite the deadly coronavirus threatens lives across the world
The World Bank has suggested the government to focus only on priority projects and programmes amid the resource deficit that the government is facing currently
Three persons tested positive for COVID-19 today, taking the nationwide tally of coronavirus transmission to 45. All three are men, one Indian aged 24 and two others aged 60 and 72 years from Biratnagar
