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.
The Europe India Chamber of Commerce (EICC), the Brussels-based body that promotes bilateral trade between the European Union and India, in a letter to Portuguese Foreign Minister Augusto Santos Silva has said that Portugal, which will take over the presidency for the European Council, has a "historic opportunity to create a framework and chart out future roadmap to bring EU and India closer beyond ‘strategic partners.’”
The Maldives’ parliament voted to bring charges against former health minister Abdullah Ameen for misleading parliament regarding the procurement of ventilators for hospitals, Edition news reported. Earlier Abdullah Ameen resigned when the irregularities came to light
The Maldives’ Health Protection Agency (HPA) has reported 39 confirmed positive cases of the COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 13,198 in the small island nation that is an international high-end tourist destination, Sun news reported
Ross Wilson, the US chargé d’ affaires said the Taliban is expecting the release of another 7000 of its prisoners by mid-December as part of the US-Taliban agreement, TOLOnews reported
Despite the breakthrough in the Doha talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government, the Taliban has continued its attacks on at least 21 provinces in Afghanistan in the last 24 hours, said the Afghan defense ministry as reported by TOLOnews
Despite historical laws being passed in Pakistan to protect the rights of women, nothing much has changed for them. They are still subjugated, face harassment, discrimination, and daily violence, writes Muhammad Abbas Khaskheli for South Asia Monitor
Bilateral trade between Bangladesh and Bhutan will grow by 15 per cent every year after the two countries struck a preferential trade agreement (PTA) yesterday to give a boost to commerce and connectivity
The India Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) said its Bhopal-based Indian Institute of Soil Science has been awarded the King Bhumibol World Soil Day 2020 Award by the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO)
A jeweller from Meerut, Uttar Pradesh has found a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for making a ring with the maximum number of diamonds
Nepal's foreign ministry unveiled the country’s new integrated foreign policy
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who co-chairs the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) along with Pushpa Kamal Dahal, did not attend the Standing Committee meeting today and sent a letter saying Dahal’s 19-page document of false allegations against him could not be discussed in the committee
There is an ancestral attachment to the mountains for Dawa Steven Sherpa. His grandfather regularly crossed Nangpa La to trade with Tibet, his father is an eco-tourism entrepreneur, and he is an environmental activist helping his people deal with the dual impacts of climate change and COVID-19
A Pakistani Christian girl has been killed after her parents rejected a marriage proposal sent by a Muslim man, police said on Sunday
British airline Virgin Atlantic will commence its flight operations for Pakistan from December 13
Heads of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), an alliance comprising 11 of the country's opposition parties, will meet here on Tuesday to finalise plans for the next phase of its anti-government campaign which includesa "final and decisive long march"
