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India calls for reform of global bodies at BRICS summit

India has called for reform of multilateral systems and reiterated its support for multilateralism

US body accuses India of violating religious freedom, India calls it biased

India lashed out at the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) for placing India among the list of countries that violate religious freedom

As US COVID-19 cases hit one million, many Americans opt to stay on in India

Many Americans in India who had signed up for airlifts back to the United States are now deciding to stay back and “ride it out” during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the State Department's top consular official

South Asia warned of child health crisis amid COVID-19

South Asia could face another health emergency children across the region were likely to miss out on life-saving vaccinations due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Unicef warned on Tuesday

SAARC Development Fund marks 10 years of project funding

SAARC Development Fund (SDF) marks 10 years today. In the past 10 years, SDF invested in the 90 projects being implemented across the eight SAARC Member States under the three SDF funding windows: Economic, Infrastructure and Social Windows

I’ve a bigger responsibility to shoulder, says Bhutan's health minister

Bhutan's Health Minister Dechen Wangmo is always on her toes and, most of the time, in sneakers

India's Northeastern states tame COVID-19, but wary about border spillover

Even as four of the eight northeastern states are free from novel coronavirus and its spread tamed in other four states, authorities have kept a tight vigil on India's borders in the region as threat of the disease spilling over from Bangladesh and Myanmar looms large

Dispute over power hinders fragile Afghan peace

The disagreement over the formation of an inclusive government between the two leaders, President Ashraf Ghani and former Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, still remain as both sides have been failed to reach a final result for power-sharing even after the exchange of six master plans between them

Nepalis stranded at India border return

After being stuck for three weeks, on no-man’s land between India and Nepal some Nepalis are finally being allowed to go back to their home villages

'India will stand by our close friend and neighbour Bhutan'

Indian Ambassador to Bhutan, Ruchira Kamboj talks to Kuensel on the Bhutan-India collaboration in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic

Physical distancing' has deprived us of livelihood: Delhi's sex workers

Stretching for more than a kilometre from Ajmeri Gate to Lahori Gate, the Garstin Bastion Road, infamously known as GB Road, one of India's biggest red light areas, wears a deserted look these days

Shahrukh Khan-Gauri's office turned into quarantine facility

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's wife Gauri Khan took to Instagram to share a glimpse of their office in Mumbai which has now been converted into a quarantine facility amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
 

Pakistan seeks revival of SAARC health committee to fight COVID-19

Pakistan has sought the revival of the South Asian Association for Regional Corporations (Saarc) Technical Committee on Health in order to evolve a common strategy against the coronavirus pandemic

Pompeo discusses medicines availability with Jaishankar

As the United States is buffeted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has discussed the availability of medicines with India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, State Department Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said on Thursday

Sri Lanka cabinet approves US$400mn currency swap with from India

Sri Lanka’s cabinet of ministers had approved a 400 million US dollar swap line with the Reserve Bank of India, co-cabinet spokesman Minister Bandula Gunewardene said. Sri Lanka’s central bank will borrow the money from the RBI to boost its gross reserves