Twenty-one members of Bangladesh Navy have been injured in Beirut after huge blasts in port warehouses storing highly explosive material rocked the Lebanese capital
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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Maldives to expand MIFCO facilities via Indian credit line
The Indian High Commission in Maldives, on Tuesday announced the expansion of Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company (MIFCO) facilities, a project funded by the USD 800 million credit line extended by India to the Maldives
Terrorism down; Jammu & Kashmir ground situation better'
The terrorists strength in Jammu and Kashmir is now below 200, the security forces said on the first anniversary of abrogation of Articles 370 on Wednesday
Government accused of breaching tobacco legislation
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has challenged the Bhutanese government’s decision to open tobacco outlets in the country managed by the Bhutan Duty Free Limited
India returns Nepali rhino swept away by flood
A massive flood on the Rapti and Narayani rivers in Chitwan National Park in August 2017 swept away wildlife, including rare Asiatic One-horned Rhinoceros, downstream to India
Health Ministry sends proposal to impose semi-lockdown in Kathmandu Valley
Nepal's Ministry of Health and Population has sent a proposal to the cabinet for a “semi-lockdown" in Kathmandu Valley
Pakistan will stand shoulder-to-shoulder with its Kashmiri brethren: PM Imran Khan
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday expressed that Pakistan will always be with its brothers and sisters in the "Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu & Kashmir"(IIOJK) until they get the right to self-determination through a free and impartial plebiscite under the United Nations as per the relevant UNSC Resolutions
Sri Lanka polls close, over 60% turnout in most districts an hour before
Voting in Sri Lanka’s general elections closed at 1700 hours on August 05, with over 60 percent turnout being reported in most districts by 1600hours as people voted amid Coronavirus health rules
Sri Lanka’s economy contracts by 1.6 % in 1Q2020
Sri Lanka has recorded 1.6 percent of negative economic growth rate for the first quarter of 2020 compared to the 3.7 percent of positive growth in the same 2019 quarter
17 dead as boat sinks in Netrokona
Seventeen people have been reported dead after a motorised boat carrying 48 passengers capsized in a Haor or backswamp in Netrokona's Madan Upazila
Ten million COVID-19 cases in Afghanistan: Health Ministry
"Ten million" Afghans have been infected with coronavirus in Afghanistan, said Ahmad Jawad Osmani, the acting health minister, on Wednesday, citing a recent survey
Two more kidnapped Indian engineers freed in Afghanistan
India said on Tuesday two more of the seven Indian engineers kidnapped in northern Baghlan province in May 2018 had been freed and had returned to the country, the Hindustan Times reported
Investigation of Pakistani shelling completed: Kabul delegation
A high-ranking Afghan government delegation sent to investigate the recent clash between Afghan and Pakistani forces at the Chaman crossing in Spin Boldak said Tuesday that their investigations have ended, and the results will be shared with the central government
Ban on home visits; more restrictions in place to cut down infection rates in the Maldives
The Director General of Public Health has announced a ban on visiting other people’s homes in Greater Male’ area in a bid to cut down on COVID-19 infection rates
Immigration deports 38 expats arrested in Hulhumale' riots
Maldives Immigration deported 38 expatriate workers, employed by Island Expert Pvt Ltd, who were arrested in the riots that took place in reclaimed suburb Hulhumale' over unpaid wages
