Two climbers, a Norwegian and another Indian, were evacuated from Everest base camp in Nepal after they complained of altitude sickness. The duo later tested positive for the COVID-19, reported The Himalayan Times

The establishment of an “inclusive, resilient, and prosperous society” in a safe and secured environment is the topmost priority of the Nepal government, said the country’s Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa

Pakistan seeks specific actions from India with respect to the situation in Jammu and Kashmir to normalize the bilateral relations, a report in Al Jazeera said

Amid a sharp increase in the number of Covid-19 infections, authorities in Sri Lankan re-introduced the mandatory quarantine measure of two weeks for all people entering the island nation, Colombopage reported

Nepal needs around $274 million for vaccine procurement, the country’s ministry of health estimated, according to The Himalayan Times

Asking people to follow the Covid-19 appropriate behavior, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday warned his country they may face a situation like India. India, currently, has been reporting over 325,000 cases daily

The Afghan insurgent group, the Taliban, was asked to commit themselves to a “negotiated settlement” in Afghanistan during a meeting of the foreign ministers of Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Turkey in Istanbul on Friday

The United States will provide funds to Sri Lanka to improve its plastic waste management system, to reduce waste flows to the ocean, reported Economynext

The UK strain is behind the rapid rise in coronavirus cases in Delhi, an analysis of samples has revealed. Data released by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says over 400 cases of the UK strain and 76 of the Indian double mutant were found in Delhi, said reports

Outgoing Chief Justice of India SA Bobde wanted superstar Shah Rukh Khan to mediate the Ayodhya temple-mosque dispute, an anecdote dropped during a virtual farewell event revealed on Friday

The Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) has decided to import oxygen generation plants and containers from Germany, amid a massive shortage of oxygen in the hospitals during the second wave of Covid-19 across India

Drivers, who are working along the Pakistan-Iran border, are likely to suffer from starvation. According to media reports quoted by IBNS, three Zambad drivers recently passed away at the Pakistan-Iran border due to starvation and thirst in the holy month of Ramadan

Pakistan's Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly and PML-N president Shehbaz Sharif was on Friday released from jail after seven months in captivity

Anthony Fauci, the chief US expert on the COVID19 pandemic and President Joe Biden's medical adviser, has said that the “dire situation” in India shows that no country is safe from a global pandemic and climate and youth are no protections against it

US President Joe Biden has said that the climate partnership with India will be “a core pillar” of relations between the two countries