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.
The Indian government has issued a set of fresh guidelines for those travelling to India from abroad, under which travellers seeking exemption from institutional quarantine will have to submit a negative RT-PCR report conducted within 72 hours of undertaking the journey
The Hindu Kush Himalaya region faces the threat of climate and ecological change
The ruling Nepal Communist Party, which has come so close to an implosion on more than one occasion since it was formed in May 2018, seems to have learned to live with one fact–keep fighting but find a way to resolve the differences
With excitement over the imminent outcome of the US presidential elections and Democratic candidate Joe Biden’s victory expected, a new discourse on whether Washington’s foreign policy towards Nepal will change is likely to dominate in Nepali diplomatic and political circles in the coming days
The Czech Republic wants to increase people to people contact with Nepal and take bilateral relations between the two countries to the next level
Pakistan's Foreign Office (FO) on Thursday rejected the "baseless and fallacious propaganda" by the Indian government regarding the Kartarpur Corridor, adding that the claims had also been refuted by the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (PSGPC)
In a welcoming development, Russia has provided a new structure for much-touted North-South Gas Pipeline Project (NSGPP) in a goodwill gesture, showing how determined and committed Moscow is for developing strategic stakes in Pakistan, a senior official privy to the development told The News
Pakistan's Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training on Thursday decided not to close educational institutions amid rising coronavirus cases across the country
A contingent of Russian Army has arrived in Pakistan to participate in joint training exercise — ‘DRUHZBA-5’
Sri Lankan President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has instructed officials to closely monitor the self-quarantine process implemented to control the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus disease after the lifting of the quarantine curfew
Sri Lanka's Fisheries Minister Douglas Devananda says he is ready to hold talks with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami to resolve the problems of fishermen of both countries
Another 82 garbage-filled freight containers imported to Sri Lanka illegally will be shipped back to the United Kingdom, said Sri Lanka Customs
While the India smartphone market registered double-digit growth in the third quarter this year and reached highest-ever levels with 14 per cent (on-year) growth, the overall feature phone grew marginally, primarily because consumers at the bottom of the pyramid continue to be sharply affected by the pandemic, a new report said on Thursday
The meeting that took place today between the two co-chairs of ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) ended without a proper exit
Visiting Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane on Thursday held a meeting with his Nepali counterpart General Purna Chandra Thapa during which they discussed ways to enhance bilateral defence cooperation
