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 opposition PPP has sought an “explanation” from the government over its “failure” to get Pakistan removed from the grey list of the Financial Action Task Force, but the government has termed the FATF’s “consensus decision” to keep the country on the grey list for another four months a “diplomatic victory” for it
Sri Lanka's Ministry of Health today reaffirmed that there is no scientific evidence that coronavirus is transmitted through well-cooked fish and said closing fish markets is not necessary if they follow health guidelines
Bangladesh has sought an additional loan assistance of $500 million from the World Bank to ensure access to COVID-19 vaccine immediately after the shots are available
Yousuf Mohamed Al Othman, foreign affairs minister of Qatar, has assured the Bangladesh envoy of issuing exceptional entry permits to stranded expatriate Bangladeshis in short time
For a country that has the world's largest mangrove forest, the port of Chittagong, sandy beach Cox’s Bazar, the beautiful Teknaf peninsula and eye-catching Saint Martin Island, sea tourism can help beat the COVID-19 blues by generating billions of dollars
The Maldives government in an ecological survey of the mangrove forest of H.A. Kelaa found a rare and critical mangrove species
At least 30 people killed and 70 were injured in a suicide bombing near an educational center on Saturday evening in the western part of the capital city of Kabul
Months after being closed due to COVID-19, schools in Bhutan will start their next sessions from February next year, the Ministry of Education has announced
After dipping below 47,000 four days back, a spike in daily fresh corona cases has once again been recorded. A total of 53,370 new infections and 650 deaths reported in the last 24 hours has taken India's total tally to 78,14,682, data from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Saturday
Researchers have revealed that COVID-19 pandemic came as a double blow for people with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes, cancer, respiratory problems or cardiovascular conditions in South Asia countries like India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and others
Strong local fundamentals will aide the revival of India's aviation sector, believes Airbus South Asia President, Remi Maillard
Nepal on Saturday reported 2,225 new cases of coronavirus infection from across the country. The nationwide infection count has advanced to 155,233 with the latest additions
The current political unrest in Pakistan may deal a blow to the execution of the ongoing China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a collection of mega infrastructure projects, and thereby dent its economic revival process.
A senior journalist affiliated with Pakistan's Geo News has gone missing in Karachi, the media outlet confirmed on Saturday
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that peace in Afghanistan will benefit the two neighbours by opening new avenues for cooperation and enhance connectivity with other Central Asian countries
