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Indian envoy hands over MVR 85 million cheque for Maldives development projects

Indian Ambassador to Maldives Sunjay Sudhir on Tuesday handed over a symbolic cheque worth MVR 85 million (USD 5.6 million) to mark the implementation of nine projects under the High Impact Community Development Projects (HICDP) scheme in the Maldives

India-Bangla ties are time-tested, written in blood, says Bangladesh minister

The relations between Bangladesh and India are tied with the blood-stained history of the 1971 Liberation War, and the neighbouring countries are tested friends, Bangladesh Minister Obaidul Quader has said

Bangladesh-India ties more cordial than ever: Bangladesh minister

Bangladesh-India relationship is more cordial, friendly and development-centric than any other time, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said today

India lodges ‘strong protest’ with Pakistan over ‘attempts to convert Lahore gurdwara into mosque’

India has lodged a "strong protest" with Pakistan on reports that a famous Sikh shrine in Lahore was being turned into a mosque

More Indian nationals are seeking COVID-19 tests in Kathmandu post lockdown

The number of Indian nationals seeking coronavirus tests in Kathmandu have risen several-fold after the lockdown was lifted, according to the Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital

Heightened COVID-19 risk at India-Nepal border

Compared to two months ago, there are no big crowds at the India-Nepal border these days

Airports Authority of India reportedly out of a joint venture to develop Mattala airport : Report

Airports Authority of India is reported to have been frozen out of a joint venture with the Sri Lankan government to develop the new Mattala airport

India makes Kalapani, Lipulekh off limits to Nepalis

India has written to the District Administration Office of Darchula in Nepal, asking the latter to stop the entry of Nepalis into Kalapani, Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh and Gunji

Sri Lanka Central Bank signs US$ 400 million Currency Swap Agreement with Reserve Bank of India

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) have entered into a currency swap agreement on 24th July 2020 under the Framework on Currency Swap Arrangement for South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries for 2019 - 2022

Pakistan government to table 'Kulbhushan ordinance' in National Assembly

The Imran Khan government is expected to table the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Review and Re-consideration Ordinance 2020 in the National Assembly on Monday, even as it faces intense heat from the opposition on the issue

India sends 10 diesel locomotives to Bangladesh

Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday flagged off 10 broad gauge diesel locomotives to Bangladesh Railways under its "neighbourhood first" policy

SriLankan Airlines increases commercial operations to the Maldives

SriLankan Airlines has increased the frequency of commercial operations between Maldives and European destinations

First batch of Afghan Sikhs welcomed to India

Months after India's Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) came into force, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its ally Akali Dal leaders welcomed the first batch of Afghan Sikhs who reached India on Sunday, fleeing religious persecution

Kashmir separatism now under control of handlers across LoC

The separatist campaign in Jammu & Kashmir, both its political face and the underground militant arm, has fallen into the hands of handlers of militancy across the border in Pakistan, thanks to the local separatist leaders slowly fading into oblivion

Boost for cross-border Bangladesh-India trade

Bangladesh and India formally started operating commercial container trains yesterday more than two years after the trial run of the service, aiming to boost cross-border trade and business