The Asian Development Bank has programmed $5.9 billion firm and $5.2 billion standby project assistance for Bangladesh in 2021-2023, according to the new Country Operations Business Plan for Bangladesh
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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122 people killed in Afghan flash floods
At least 122 people were killed, 147 injured and several others reported missing due to flash floods across Afghanistan's 12 provinces, the government said on Thursday
Four civilians, soldier killed in Taliban attack in Parwan
At least four civilians and a soldier were killed in a Taliban attack in northern Parwan province on Wednesday night, a security source said on Thursday
Pakistan FM Qureshi 'hopeful' of Afghan peace process after Taliban meeting
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, after holding talks with a delegation from the Taliban in Islamabad on Wednesday, said that he remains hopeful about a political settlement in Afghanistan despite the complexities of the peace process
Indian High Commissioner meets with Sri Lanka's Parliament Speaker
Gopal Baglay, High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka paid a courtesy call on the Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardane at the Parliament Complex today (27)
Special flights to be arranged to fly in goods from Bangkok
Spence Maldives has announced its decision to operate cargo flights between Maldives and Bangkok, Thailand
Border control system established at Maafaru international airport
A border control system has been established at Maafaru Internation Airport in Noonu atoll
Two Indian-funded projects in the Maldives inaugurated in Hulhumale'
Two projects undertaken with the assistance of India in Hulhumale’ has been inaugurated today
COVID-19: Phase II trial of Oxford vaccine begins in India
The Phase II clinical trial of the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine, Covishield, began on Wednesday
16 foreign Tablighi Jamaat members get bail
The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to 16 Tablighi Jamaat members, who are foreign nationals and were allegedly hiding in Prayagraj during nationwide lockdown
Pulwama attack: JeM ultras wanted to make, misuse videos of mutilated bodies to motivate Kashmiri youth
Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists had asked their handlers in Pakistan to prepare videos of the Pulwama terror attack that showed mutilated bodies of Indian soldiers to motivate Kashmiri youths to join militant ranks against India
Solidarity during lockdown in Bhutan
Organisations, individuals and associations across Bhutan are providing free services to help combat COVID-19
Opposition parties find fault with Nepal government’s response to pandemic
Opposition parties Nepali Congress and Janata Samajwadi Party-Nepal have flayed the government for failing to check the rise in the number of cases of the coronavirus pandemic
Nepal Foreign Ministry working to revise and reactivate diplomatic code of conduct
Amid criticism for its failure to monitor the frequent meetings between the political leadership and foreign diplomats, Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs is once again working to revise and reactivate its diplomatic code of conduct
Small Indian aid projects restart in Nepal after a gap of five years
After a gap of five years, projects under India’s Small Grant Development Project Scheme have restarted from the current fiscal year with the aid becoming part of the budgetary system
