Bahrain and the UAE have offered help to India in their fight against the deadly second wave of COVID-19
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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A high level committee in Pakistan has recommended the ‘forced’ retirement of 22 senior bureaucrats under a new rule that aims to purge the civil bureaucracy of ‘incompetent’ officers, Dawn reported
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday interacted virtually with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the evolving COVID-19 situation
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As the COVID-19 cases remain unchecked, hospitals in Sri Lanka are operating with its full capacity, reported Daily Mirror
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The Election Commission of India has made negative COVID-19 test or two doses of coronavirus vaccine compulsory for the candidates and their agents who want to enter the vote-counting halls in Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry, states and union territories where regional elections were held recently
Sri Lanka to get 14,40,000 vaccines through COVAX this month
Sri Lanka will receive 14,40,000 doses of vaccines, funded by the United States, through the WHO’s COVAX alliance, reported Daily Mirror
Indian and French navies conclude bilateral exercise Varuna
The Indian and French navies concluded their bilateral exercise VARUNA that has been a key enabler in building interoperability and strengthening the coordination between the two navies, a defence ministry statement said
Maiden trial of Python-5 air to air missile for India's LCA
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Sri Lanka ppposition leader meets Western diplomats
Leader of Sri Lanka’s opposition alliance Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Sajith Premadasa has held parleys with Colombo-based envoys of western countries
Study by Indian astronomers provides clues to explosion mechanism of supernovae
In 2011, the Nobel Prize was awarded to three scientists for discovering that the Universe is expanding at an ever-accelerating rate through observations of distant supernovae
Nepal seals Jhapa crossing on India border
Authorities in Nepal have barred foreigners, including Indians, from crossing over to Nepal from the Jhapa border crossing, reported the Kathmandu Post
Pakistan opposition leader criticises government over secret talks with India
Maryam Nawaz Sharif, a key opposition leader in Pakistan and the vice president of the PML-N, came down hard on the Imran Khan government for holding secret talks with India, reported Dawn
Pakistan postpones exams amid COVID-19 surge
As the COVID-19 cases surged in the country, authorities in Pakistan have announced postponing all examinations scheduled for the coming weeks along with many other measures, reported The Express Tribune
