The United States Department of State yesterday urged the Sri Lankan government to respect and accommodate religious faith and cultural traditions, in accordance with international public health guidelines in relation to final rites of Covid victims

Sri Lanka’s daily infection rate for the COVID-19 virus is rising as the number of deaths since the outbreak went over the 300 mark yesterday according to figures released by the Director-General Health Services this morning, Saturday, January 30

At a time when India is looking to expand its presence in the global markets by increasing the basket of its exports, India's Economic Survey, presented in parliament last week, has pointed that it has a lot to learn from its neighbour Bangladesh on how to build a competitive edge and scale up its position in the export market

With the completion of the road in Panchtar district of Sikkim in India, Nepal and India's Sikkam are now connected with a highway that is expected to boost cross-border trade and tourism activities in the eastern region of Nepal

Hours after a senior Taliban leader called him an “obstacle” in the peace process, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said he was a “champion” of peace, not an obstacle to it, reported TOLOnews

In the first high-level political engagement with the new US administration, Pakistan pushed forward its desire for a "comprehensive partnership" with the United States that includes an economic partnership between the two nations, reported Dawn

Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd hopes to launch Russian Covid vaccine Sputnik V in India in March after obtaining Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA)

A very low-intensity improvised explosive device went off at about 5.05 pm on Friday evening at APJ Abdul Kalam Road near the Embassy of Israel

The Indian government and the World Bank on Friday signed a $500 million Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States Programme (STARS) to improve the quality and governance of school education in six states -- Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, and Rajasthan

The production of India's eight major industries decelerated on a year-on-year basis during December

Nepal is considering allowing unrestricted entry to vaccinated tourists in a bid to boost the morale of the moribund tourism industry ahead of the upcoming spring peak season, Tourism Minister Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal said

While the Nepal Communist Party fight has turned Nepal’s politics murky, the one section that seems to fall prey to its leaders’ actions is victims of the decade-long armed conflict

The Pak­is­tan Civil Aviation Autho­rity (PCAA) on Friday extended travel restrictions on category-C countries — South Africa, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Ireland, Portugal and the Netherlands — till February 28, though travellers from these countries can still come to Pakistan if allowed by the National Command and Operation Centre

The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) sustained a cumulative losses of nearly Rs500 billion in the past 15 years, with the tenure of the previous Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) being the worst for the national flag carrier, the National Assembly was informed on Friday

Sri Lanka Friday launched its COVID-19 vaccination drive after receiving 500,000 doses of AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine donated by India yesterday and successfully immunized over 5,000 healthcare and security personnel at the frontline combating the epidemic