The Bangladesh government plans to roll out COVID-19 vaccines next month without any dry run and antibody test, which, experts say, are two critical aspects of a vaccination programme

Pakistan’s government made it clear that the government will not compromise with the efficiency of vaccines and said they would prefer “cost-effective with best results-oriented” vaccines, reported Dawn

The United Kingdom wants to increase bilateral trade with Pakistan from the existing £3 billion to £10 billion to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes, said UK Deputy High Commissioner in Karachi and Trade Director for Pakistan Mike Nithavrianakis

President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa today inaugurated the first phase of the Park & Ride bus service at the Makumbura Multimodal Transport Center in Kottawa

Sri Lanka is expecting the delivery of the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines by mid-February, said a state minister on Friday

Sri Lanka can commence charter flights from mid-2021, in the post COVID-19 phase said Regional Manager (Southeast Asia) of the Sri Lankan Airlines, Mohan Meegolla, at a meeting organized by the Foreign Ministry

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen Friday said the European Union is looking forward to the summit with India in Portugal in May

India will donate a consignment of COVID-19 vaccines to its southern neighbour Sri Lanka, a Sri Lankan state minister confirmed to a local media outlet

Amid increasing threats to journalists and the precarious economic situation after the global pandemic, around ten radio stations in war-torn Afghanistan have been closed in the past six months

India will undertake the development of the Pashupatinath riverfront in Kathmandu  along with the restoration of Bhandarkhal Garden in Patan Nagar in Nepal as part of its grant assistance to develop cultural heritage sites in Nepal

Around 300 to 400 Pakistan-based terrorists are waiting in launchpads across the Line of Control to infiltrate into the Indian side, said Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane on Friday, adding that forces at forward locations are keeping an eye on their activities

Two research scholars of IIT Guwahati have submitted an idea of a benchtop digital setup integrated with an algorithm to record initial screening parameters like body temperature, pulse rate, eye and tongue analysis of a patient remotely

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has initiated ‘Diplomacy Unplugged, a dialogue series in collaboration with FICCI and embassies of partnering nations to promote interactions between foreign embassies and Indian business leaders

Amid speculations about coronavirus trials in Pakistan, top federal government health authorities have confirmed that Pakistan has neither placed any final order yet to acquire the COVID-19 vaccine nor has any vaccine manufacturer accepted the country’s request for supply of the vaccine, The News reported on Friday

Pakistan's Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood on Friday announced a revised schedule of the reopening of schools, according to which classes from 9 to 12 will begin from January 18 as planned previously, while classes 1-8 will start from February 1 instead of January 25