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.
Reaffirming the critical role of Covid-19 vaccines in protection against death, India's health ministry data show that in the first seven weeks of the second wave of the pandemic, the 60-plus age group reported about 121 weekly deaths per million among the non-vaccinated, 2.6 weekly deaths per million among those who had received their first dose, and 1.76 weekly deaths per million among those who were fully vaccinated
The Taliban has warned the United States against violating its air space and said if it did not stop flying drones over Afghan airspace there would be consequences
The Indian Army Wednesday released video of a captured Pakistani terrorist, identified as Ali Babar Patra, who has said that he was trained by the Lashkar-e-Taiba and the Pakistan Army
The Taliban has written to India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) seeking resumption of commercial flights between India and Afghanistan
One and a half months in power in Afghanistan, the Taliban has already reinforced people’s feara about the return of the dark days of the nineties as the policies adopted by the group so far have offered few incentives to believe otherwise
France has said that the military confrontational bloc is not the answer to problems in the Indo-Pacific region and a much broader approach is needed
Over eight months after it rolled out the Covid-19 vaccination drive, India on Tuesday completed administering both doses of the vaccine to almost 25% of the estimated adult population
In a bid to build herd immunity against Covid-19, the Pakistan government has decided to inoculate children aged 12 years and above against the coronavirus, a senior minister announced on Tuesday
As Pakistan steps up drive to vaccinate more and more citizens, it is faced with another challenge -- fake coronavirus certificates
Launching 35 crop varieties with “special traits like climate resilience and higher nutrient content”, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called upon the academicians, agricultural scientists and institutions to start a campaign to impart knowledge to farmers about “protection” from climate change
A woman, who had earlier claimed to be a prophet, has been awarded a death sentence by a Pakistani district court which rejected the argument of the accused lawyer that she was mentally unsound when she made the claim
Thousands of Afghans managed to get out of their country by faking their professions as journalists and activists, claimed the Afghanistan Civil Society And Journalist Group, which lashed out at western countries for not vetting applications properly
US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will be visiting India next month for bilateral meetings with Indian officials and to attend the India Ideas Summit, according to the State Department
The Bhutanese government has signed an agreement with India’s space agency to jointly develop a small satellite. Under the Implementing Arrangement (IA), Bhutan’s Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC) will be assisted by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
An international inquiry into the Afghan war crime case is likely to be resumed as the prosector has sought permission from the International Criminal Court (ICC) for an investigation into the crimes committed by the Taliban and the ISIS-K, a media report said
