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.
In a message marking the completion of his first year in office as the Sri Lankan President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that his government was ready to strengthen efforts to fight the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, as well as corruption and poverty in the island-nation
A program for setting up of English Smart Classes designed using the new technology for the purpose of upgrading the English education in schools has been implemented Under the Right to Read Project in collaboration with Sri Lanka's Ministry of Education
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that though the intensity of Covid-19 pandemic has declined slightly in the country, it is likely to increase in the coming winter
The authorities reported over 2,000 new COVID-19 cases for the third straight day yesterday, raising concerns over the possible second wave of the COVID-19 outbreak in the winter
Bangladesh High Commissioner to Nigeria Md Shameem Ahsan has handed over personal protective equipment (PPE) to the Nigerian government as a friendly gesture marking the Mujib Borsho
Bangladesh remains hopeful of signing the Teesta water-sharing deal, but expects 'no magic' on that front during the PM-level virtual meeting between Bangladesh and India in December, Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has said
After the Diwali weekend and Bhai Dooj celebrations came to an end, India recorded more than 30 per cent jump in new cases of COVID-19 with 38,617 new cases reported in past 24 hours pushing the cumulative the tally to 89,12,907, data from the Union Health Ministry showed on Wednesday
To track the COVID-19 virus amid rising cases in the national capital, India's Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in coordination with Delhi government has planned to conduct house to house surveys beginning this weekend
As the world's leading economies are directing trillions of dollars towards COVID-19 recovery packages, a significant proportion is going to fossil fuel industries without climate-related conditions, risking clean energy opportunities in the coming decade, a G20 climate performance report said on Wednesday
Nepal on Wednesday reported 12 more COVID-19-related fatalities, pushing the death toll to 1,259. The country also recorded 1,442 new cases
The ruling Nepal Communist Party’s Secretariat meeting on Wednesday ended with a decision to hold the next meeting on November 28
Export earnings from listed products swelled 23 percent in the first quarter, largely as a result of tea prices climbing to record highs, traders said. The price of Nepali teas jumped by 40-60 percent on strong buyer demand and a huge shortfall in India
Nepal and the World Bank signed two separate agreements on Wednesday that will help strengthen urban governance and the financial sector in Nepal in support of the country’s Covid-19 resilience and recovery efforts
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said the government was focusing its energies on the country's industrialisation and on increasing exports
Opposition Lawmakers claim media, social media, civil and political activists were subject to interrogation or were arrested in recent days for expressing their opinion on certain matters
