The Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in Delhi has now started COVID-19 testing for all domestic passengers. The facility was on a pilot run since October 28
Sri Lanka needs well-designed political and economic policy changes for long-term recovery
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.
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New Commander pledges to lift Sri Lanka Air Force to heights second to none
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Protests planned over attacks on Bangladesh's minorities
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No Hindu-centric or Muslim-centric nation till Indian Constitution is there: Ex-judge
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Indian Army chief visit to Nepal to improve strained ties
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Military diplomacy to shore up India-Nepal ties
Indian Army chief General M.M. Naravane will be in Kathmandu on Wednesday, doing diplomacy with leaders of the Himalayan nation sandwiched between giants India and China
India sends relief materials to disaster-hit Sudan
India has sent food and relief materials to the disaster-hit Sudan, which has declared a three-month emergency after experiencing the worst flooding in 30 years
'Lockdown exposed migrants' exclusion from Indian governance system'
While the Indian media gave migrants' voice during the lockdown, what became clear nevertheless is their near-total exclusion from local governance systems in the destination states, alongside near-total blindness by the state to their very existence, says a study
Indian ambassador hands over cheque worth NPR 1b for housing project
India Ambassador to Nepal Vinay Mohan Kwatra paid a visit to Finance Minister Bishnu Paudel on Tuesday
Nepal’s COVID-19 death toll surges past 1,000 with 20 more fatalities in the past 24 hours
Nepal on Tuesday reported 20 COVID-19-related fatalities taking the death toll to 1,004. The country also recorded 3,114 new cases, pushing the national infection tally to 179,614
