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.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has directed the government officials to treat all verbal orders issued for the common good of the people as circulars to be implemented and the officials who neglect the order will face stern action, President’s Media Division said today
Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa will raise the issue of poaching in northern seas by trawlers from India, during a virtual summit with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on Saturday, his office said
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Riva Ganguly Das has said Dhaka and New Delhi are partners in development and that the cooperation transcends mere transactions and is built on trust and mutual respect
Jannatul Rupi, a health assistant in Kurigram’s Belgachhi, has been overburdened with tasks both at home and work for the past six months since the coronavirus epidemic struck Bangladesh
All the expatriate Bangladeshis who are scheduled to fly for Saudi Arabia tonight have tested negative for COVID-19
The contact group meetings aimed at reaching an agreement about the procedural rules intended for the formal talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban, have been stalled for two days over a number of disputed points, a media report said
Taliban insurgents have killed 28 government forces in the south after the besieged forces surrendered, officials said
Meetings between the contact groups from both sides of the Afghan peace negotiations in Doha were not held for the past two days, while clashes have increased in several parts of Afghanistan
The 24th anniversary of former president Najibullah Ahamdzai was marked in a special ceremony in Kabul on Friday with his supporters vowing full support for the peace process, but saying that the return of the Taliban to power is unacceptable for the Afghan nation
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Friday exchanged views on the Afghan peace process and strengthening of bilateral engagement
Clear declaration of ‘India First Security’ policy by Sri Lankan government is encouraging and reflects a fair assessment of the current state of security cooperation between India and Sri Lanka, the Deputy High Commissioner of India Vinod K Jacob said
As companies from Reliance to Amazon put their top dollar in serving daily grocery at your doorstep, a new report said on Friday that online grocery is going to be the next battleground for growth, expanding to over $18 billion by 2024
Putting into effect what it described as "historic reforms" in the field of medical education, the Indian government has set up the National Medical Commission (NMC) along with four other autonomous boards while abolishing the MCI
India woke up on Friday with farmers up in arms across the nation against the contentious agri Bills passed in the monsoon session of Parliament
Highly sensitive COVID-19 test kits, developed by researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), relies on magnetic nanoparticles to extract viral RNA, have been supplied to India and Denmark
