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.
Over two dozen cases of the rare mucormycosis disease, commonly known as black fungus, were detected in Nepal. However, government hospitals in the country don’t have the stock of Liposomal Amphotericin B, the drug used for the treatment of the disease
Amid rising cases of Delta Plus variant of the coronavirus and fears of an impending third wave of Covid-19, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said it is examining the effectiveness of the vaccines against the new mutant strain
In what seems implicit acknowledgment by Pakistan of the relations between the Afghan Taliban and the Tahreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Pakistan Interior Minister Shiekh Rashid said they expected the Afghan Taliban not to allow TTP militants to carry out attacks in Pakistan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged countrymen to shed vaccine hesitance and get inoculated in large numbers
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is investigating a possible drone attack after two low-intensity blasts occurred at the Air Force Station of Jammu Airport in the early hours of Sunday
Chinar Corps Commander Lieutenant General DP Pandey on Friday said no infiltration has been recorded along the Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan in India's Jammu and Kashmir in the last six months
US President Joe Biden has assured the Afghan leadership of “sustained” partnership as the US troops wind down their almost 20-year-long military engagement in the war-torn country amid an escalating Taliban offensive
The Taliban has been trying to transfer military equipment they seized from the Afghan military to Pakistan, claimed Afghanistan’s acting Interior Minister General Abdul Sattar Mirzakwal
The supply of crucial medical equipment to hospitals across northern Nepal has been disrupted as heavy rain, witnessed in the last three weeks, swept away many crucial roads and bridges. The Tatopani crossing point on the Nepal-China border also remained closed due to damaged roads
Dressed in his traditional gho robe and a baseball cap, photos of Bhutanese King Jigme Keshar Namgyel Wangchuk trekking the treacherous mountain terrain of the country’s southern border went viral on social media this week
Tourist arrivals in the Maldives crossed the half a million mark in the first six months of the current year despite the challenges posed by the renewed Covid wave across the region. From 1 January to 25 June, the country welcomed 500,406 tourists, data released by the Ministry of Tourism shows
Mohammed Nasheed, Maldives' former president and current speaker of parliament, who escaped an assassination attempt last month, hasn’t yet recovered fully
In what may easily be described as an unprecedented political consolidation, five former Nepal prime ministers have come together to form what is the “opposition alliance”
Claiming that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with Kashmiri mainstream political leaders "achieved nothing", Pakistan has termed the deliberations as a “drama” and a "public relations exercise”
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has announced that Pakistan will continue to remain on the watchdog's "increased monitoring list", also known as the grey list, till it addresses the single remaining item – financial terrorism - on the original action plan agreed to as well as all items on a parallel action plan handed out by the watchdog's regional partner – the Asia Pacific Group (APG) – in 2019
