India's contribution to the improved global growth outlook extends well beyond the immediate AI boom or the performance of energy-exporting economies. The IMF's assessment points instead to a combination of domestic demand, demographics, market expansion and structural reforms as important drivers of India's longer-term prospects.
With the Pakistan government announcing new rules framed under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) 2016, imposing more restrictions on internet usage by revealing the Removal and Blocking of Unlawful Online Content (Procedure Oversight and Safeguards) Rules 2020, a tech consortium has hinted at the possible withdrawal of its services from the country
The city administration decided on Friday to impose smart lockdowns in certain areas of four districts of Karachi and micro-lockdowns in the remaining two, so as to curb the spread of the coronavirus
The federal government has conditionally approved $150 million funds to procure the coronavirus vaccine for 5% of the country’s population. It has also decided to request G-20 countries for additional debt relief of $915 million
Sri Lanka President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa Friday inaugurated the ‘Husma Dena Thuru’ (Trees that give breath) National Tree Planting Program to plant two million saplings
Sri Lanka’s Minister of Education said as the subject minister, he will look into the functioning of madrasa schools in the country
Sri Lanka’s Dr. Ranga Kalansooriya, a senior journalist and former director general of the Sri Lanka Press Complaints Commission and Director General of Government Information has been shortlisted among the top five nominees for the first Canada-UK Media Freedom Award
A vehicle import ban in Sri Lanka is threatening 100,000 jobs and 350,000 dependants as well as a number of industries and services which need mobility and transport, a motor vehicle industry association has said
Sheikh Hasina has called for global efforts to fight antimicrobial resistance through coordinated actions to raise awareness against widespread use of antibiotics
The BNP yesterday alleged that the opposition leaders and activists were being made to disappear to stop the criticism of the government's misdeeds
The United Kingdom government has expressed concern over the overall human rights situation in Bangladesh, according to a ministerial statement by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Mohan Chandra Pathak of Tanakpur, a neighbouring Indian town of Uttarakhand, reached Gaddachauki border point in Kanchanpur district at around 7 am on Tuesday with a wedding procession of his brother, Jivan
The United States embassy in Kabul on Saturday issued an alert to all its citizens currently residing in Afghanistan, suggesting they may consider “departing from the country” following the rocket attack on the city, Arian news reported
Afghan parliament on Saturday approved the candidature of ten nominees for various ministries, including a woman for the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, TOLOnews reported
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday praised the "bravery and professionalism" of Indian security forces while explicitly blaming Pakistan for an aborted terror attack where four terrorists were killed in a fierce gunbattle in Jammu & Kashmir
India has reported 45,882 new cases in the last 24 hours pushing its cumulative tally to 90,04,365, data from the Union Health Ministry showed on Friday
