Christians in Pakistan celebrated Christmas on Friday, with special prayers held across the country
IMF At A Crossroads: Need For More Inclusive And Equitable System Of Financial Governance
To remain relevant, the IMF must undertake comprehensive reforms—revising its governance structure, enhancing decision-making transparency, and moderating its loan conditionalities. By expanding representation and reducing the dominance of a handful of powerful nations, the IMF can empower borrowing countries to shape policies that better reflect their unique economic challenges.
Nature Of Discovery And The Pursuit Of Knowledge
All seekers of truth, no matter in which field, also tried to understand what makes our world and universe tick. That gave them a feeling of awe and also showed that probably what they thought was an original idea and thought was nothing else but existing knowledge in the knowledge space that was channeled through them.
Key to India’s prosperity lies in inculcating self-discipline in its people
The distribution of free food, freebies and subsidies by political parties has created massive idle energy across the country which breeds indiscipline. People abhor physical work, sell agricultural land and migrate to cities. They prefer to do menial jobs, live on rental income or bank interest than creating their own economic assets.
Can One Give Up On Peace?: South Asia's Peace Activists Discuss Region's Future
Who does the conflict benefit? This is a question many are asking. The latest conflict has only solidified support for those in power, distracting from the real issues of poverty, unemployment, inequality, and other government incompetencies and failures.
More on Medley
Sri Lanka to reopen movie theaters from January 1
Movie theaters across Sri Lanka will be reopened from January 1, 2021 with limited seating capacity, the National Film Corporation said
Overcoming 'hesitations of history': Uniting South Asia through 'symphony'
“Let us sweat in peace, not bleed in war,” the famous words of Indian Ambassador Vijayalakshmi Pandit before the United Nations has been the motto of The South Asia Symphony Foundation, a Bengaluru-based foundation that works toward building peace and mutual understanding in the disunited South Asian region through the medium of music
Bollywood veteran Dharmendra honored by New Jersey Senate
Bollywood veteran Dharmendra was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the State of New Jersey in the United States by a Joint Legislative Resolution passed by the Senate and the General Assembly
Role reversal: Indian farm protests shatter many stereotypes
In the 'Tent City' near the Singhu border of Delhi, the 'ground zero' of the weeks' long Indian farmers' swelling protests, Kanu Priya, 24, is giving instructions
International cricket ground to come up in Kabul
A cricket ground to host international matches will soon come up in Kabul, as Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Monday approved a two-acre land for the ground in the capital, TOLOnews reported
She chose a career in cycling at 51
Proving the adage age no bar, Renu Singhi, a Jaipur-based sportswoman, chose cycling as her career when she was 51 years old
Nepalese chef Santosh declared runner up in Master Chef UK
Master Chef UK – The Professional 2020 has come to an end and so have the journeys of the three finalists
Australian Dav Whatmore appointed Nepal cricket coach
Former Australia cricketer Dav Whatmore was on Thursday appointed as head coach of the Nepal fledgling cricket team
Yoga recognised as competitive sport in India
INDIA on Thursday formally recognised yoga as a competitive sport
Social media gives new hope to a homeless boy in India
His father is in jail, his mother has deserted him and he does not remember the name of his village he is from. For the past few years, nine-year-old Ankit has been living on a footpath and surviving by working at a tea stall in Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh
Pashupati - one of the holiest shrines for Hindus - opens for devotees after nine months of closure
After nine months of banning devotees' entry, Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu is open for public from Wednesday
Pashupatinath Temple in Nepal to be opened to devotees from Wednesday
Atonement worship is to be offered at the Pashupatinath Temple tomorrow morning, seeking forgiveness as the shrine had to be shut to the devotees for nine months corresponding to the COVID-19 pandemic
Elephant killings in Sri Lanka anger pop star and animal rights activist Cher
Famed American pop singer Cher took to Twitter over the weekend to react to last week’s report that Sri Lanka was leading the world in elephant killings
Nepalese sherpa to lead 55-member K2 winter expedition
Thirteen of the world's 14 peaks taller than 8,000-meters have been climbed in winter
