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.
India has risen to the occasion in the war against the deadly coronavirus pandemic by not only launching the world's biggest inoculation campaign in the country but also with the production of affordable and easy-to-handle vaccines for which demand is pouring in from Latin America, Africa, Asia and some east European countries
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asserted that Kevadiya in Gujarat is no longer just a small block in some remote area, it has come up as a one of the biggest tourist destinations of the world and the Statue of Unity situated in the region is attracting more tourist than even Statue of Liberty, a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor within New York City in the US
Educational institutions across Pakistan resumed secondary classes on Monday as part of a phased process to return to normalcy following the shutdown due to COVID-19's second wave
The Sri Lankan government intends to draft a new constitution and present it to Parliament before the end of this year, the Minister of Education, Prof. GL Peiris said
The Bangladesh government has so far rolled out 23 bailout packages announced at different times since March 2020 to absorb the economic shock from the raging COVID-19 pandemic
Bangladesh will receive an unspecified quantity of novel coronavirus vaccine doses as a “gift” from India, according to Health Minister Zahid Maleque
The central bank purchased greenback worth a record $5.49 billion in the first half of the current fiscal year to keep stable the exchange rate of the local currency
Deputy Education Minister Mohibul Hassan Chowdhury has indicated that schools and educational institutions could be reopened in February after months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic
Two female judges of the Supreme Court of Afghanistan were assassinated in Kabul by unknown gunmen, becoming the latest victims of the deadly spree of targeted killings in the war-torn country
Just days after Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval’s Kabul visit, Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Muhammad Qureshi alleged India was playing a spoiler in the Afghan Peace Process, Dawn reported
For the first time since December 20 when the country reported the second wave, Bhutan saw no new positive case of COVID-19 infection on Sunday, said Bhutan’s Ministry of Health. The total number of active cases remains 267 while 574 recovered so far
Three cases of the new mutated variant of coronavirus, first detected in the United Kingdom, have been confirmed in Nepal, announced the country’s health ministry on Monday
Allaying the apprehensions associated with the safety of the vaccine developed by India's Bharat Biotech, S. Eswara Reddy, Joint Drugs Controller, Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), said on Saturday that Covaxin has satisfactory efficacy levels and there is nothing to worry
Apart from Covishield, the Serum Institute of India (SII) is working on four more vaccines against the novel coronavirus, according to Suresh Jadhav, executive director at one of the world's largest vaccine manufacturers
With 15,145 new coronavirus infections reported in the last 24 hours, India on Sunday continued with its low streak of single-day cases, according to the Union Health Ministry
