Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who had skipped the Standing Committee meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) yesterday, showed up at the meeting venue today but only for a few minutes
Sri Lanka needs well-designed political and economic policy changes for long-term recovery
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.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has now spread to all of the 77 districts in Nepal as cases in the Himalayan country has surpassed 12,000, a senior Ministry of Health and Population official said
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While Pakistan’s tally of the novel coronavirus cases crossed the 200,000 mark on Saturday, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) did brainstorming to find reasons for a sudden decline in the number of daily tests and new cases during the past one week
Police term Cynthia’s rape complaint baseless
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Biman Bangladesh stays grounded
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'Troop numbers no determinant of Afghanistan-US relations'
President Ashraf Ghani’s Spokesman, Sediq Sediqqqi says that Afghanistan-US relations are based on the bilateral commitments and the number of American soldiers stationed in the war-hit country would not be determinant
Ghani urges Taliban to end violence, start talks
As violence continues across the country, President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday called on the Taliban to end the violence and instead come forward to start the intra-Afghan talks
International community condemns attack on human rights workers in Afghanistan
US peace envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad on Twitter condemned the attack on the human rights workers that occurred on Saturday, calling it "anti-human."
Taliban hang two men for shaving beards in Faryab
Taliban fighters have executed two young men for shaving their beards in the insecure province of Faryab in northwest Afghanistan, officials in the province said
400 Taliban prisoners to be released Sunday
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ADB approves $50 mln support for Maldives' COVID-19 response
Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$ 25 million concessional loan and a US$ 25 million grant to help the Maldives government to fund its response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Biden puts Kashmir on his Muslim agenda for US elections
In an openly communal appeal to Muslim voters, Joe Biden, the Democratic Party candidate for US president, has dragged Kashmir into his campaign in a religious context rather than as a foreign policy or a human rights issue
Government does not discriminate on basis of faith, caste: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday sent out a strong message of inclusivity, saying his government does not discriminate on the basis of any faith or caste
India adds 18,552 new Covid cases, crosses 500,000
India took just six days to jump from 400,000 to 500,000 cases as it recorded yet another worst spike of 18,552 cases on Saturday
Threat of locust swarms looms over capital
Locust swarms threatening crops in many states amid the coronavirus crisis have now reached the doors of the national capital
