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.
22 girl changemakers from across nine Indian states are set to take over the social media handles of leading corporates, diplomatic missions and media houses by leveraging their online presence to highlight the important message of girls having space and opportunity to share their ambitions and solutions to mark the International Day of the Girl (IDG)
To rebuild the economy from the COVID-19 losses, the government is exploring measures to export wood-based products, which would save more than 3 billion (B) revenue losses from import of these products
The coronavirus pandemic is likely to adversely impact Nepal’s aim to become self-reliant in fish, meat and milk
Nepal’s Annapurna Circuit has been named among the top 10 most incredible travel experiences in the world by Lonely Planet
Indian Ambassador to Nepal, Vinay Mohan Kwatra has gone into self-quarantine after a Nepalese minister who he had recently met has tested positive for the novel coronavirus
Girirajmani Pokharel, Nepal's Minister for Education, Science and Technology, has become the country's second cabinet minister to test positive for the novel coronavirus, his personal aide said
The Asia-Pacific Group (APG) on Money Laundering has retained Pakistan on its “Enhanced Follow-Up” list for a meagre progress on technical recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to fight money laundering and terror financing
With the percentage of positive COVID-19 infections crossing two per cent for the first time in six weeks, Pakistan seems hopeful of acquiring a vaccine in the next six months
Punjab province of Pakistan is gradually heading towards a second wave of the COVID-19 as an upsurge has been witnessed in the confirmed cases of the virus across the province during the last 24 hours
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to arrive in Sri Lanka, Foreign Secretary Prof. Jayanath Colombage said
Sri Lanka's overall coronavirus case tally has increased to 4,628, after the number of patients associated with the Divulapitiya cluster has increased to 1,121 with 105 new infections, the Ministry of Health said
This year's edition of the Bangladesh Premier League will not be held due to COVID-19 pandemic, Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan has confirmed
Pornography is one of the key reasons behind a rise in the number of rape incidents in Bangladesh, according to Hasan Mahmud
Dubai airport authorities have deported 104 Bangladeshi passengers -- mostly migrant workers -- on October 11 as Flydubai, a government-owned budget airline, carried them to UAE without following the country's immigration policy
There has been no progress in the Afghanistan peace negotiations in Doha as formal meetings between the two sides comprising representatives of the Kabul government and Taliban, have remained suspended for the past 10 days
