India on Saturday recorded the highest spike of 86,432 cases taking the total tally to 40,23,179 cases, Health Ministry data revealed
IMF’s Map of a Broken World has one Exception - India’s Growth and Resilience
India's contribution to the improved global growth outlook extends well beyond the immediate AI boom or the performance of energy-exporting economies. The IMF's assessment points instead to a combination of domestic demand, demographics, market expansion and structural reforms as important drivers of India's longer-term prospects.
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Sudden COVID-19 deaths due to cardiac arrest, low oxygen levels
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Former prime minister and Chief of the International Department of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP), Madhav Kumar Nepal, said differences with the neighbours should be removed via dialogue on proper channel
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PM Imran Khan in Karachi to unveil ‘historic’ development package
Prime Minister Imran Khan arrived in Karachi on Saturday for a day-long visit where he is expected to announce a financial package for the implementation of a transformation plan meant to address the city's issues and developmental requirements, according to Radio Pakistan
At least 219 die, 158 injured across country during recent rains, urban flooding
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US blogger Cynthia Ritchie challenges interior ministry's decision rejecting visa extension
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Moves to strengthen the UK-Sri Lanka trade corridor
The 20th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Council for Business with Britain (CBB) of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce was conducted on 27 August 2020
Road accidents claim 1,418 lives in eight months in Sri Lanka
At least 1418 persons were killed in road accidents during the last eight months, latest police statistics revealed
11 killed as air conditioners explode in Bangladesh mosque
Eleven people have died and over 40 others were injured after six air conditioners exploded during prayers in a mosque in Bangladesh's Fatullah town
40 Rohingyas reach Bhashan Char to visit accommodation project
A team of 40 Rohingyas today went to Bhashan Char island in Hatiya of Noakhali where the government has built an accommodation facility for one lakh Rohingyas
Herat-Badghis highway in Afghanistan cleared of Taliban
The Herat-Badghis highway in the west of the country was cleared of the Taliban in an operation by security forces, officials said, adding that at least 15 militants were killed in the operation
Political parties in Maldives urged to not encourage unrest
Elections Commission president Ahmed Shareef Adam has called on political parties not to encourage behaviour and action that would create public unrest
