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Indian envoy to Dhaka: Vikram Doraiswami to succeed Riva Das

Senior career diplomat Vikram Doraiswami will be India's new High Commissioner to Bangladesh, succeeding Riva Ganguly Das

Pakistan opens two key trade routes with Afghanistan

Pakistan has opened two key trade routes with neighbour Afghanistan that will help boost bilateral trade, Pakistani officials said

India assures support to Bangladesh for Rohingya repatriation

India supports Bangladesh's stand on repatriation of Myanmar's forcibly displaced Rohingyas as it seeks a sustainable and lasting solution to the crisis, Bangladesh Foreign Minister, Dr A.K. Abdul Momen said

WHO donates medical equipment, test kits to the Maldives

The World Health Organization (WHO), on Saturday donated medical and diagnostic equipment to Maldives to aid in its efforts to combat an outbreak of the new coronavirus

200 Bangladeshi workers repatriated from Maldives

The Maldivian government, on Saturday, repatriated an additional 200 Bangladeshi workers from the country, as part of its voluntary repatriation program in collaboration with the national airline – Maldivian

India yet to clarify position to Pakistan on Jadhav case

Senior Pakistani lawyers have observed that accepting Islamabad’s invitation to pursue the case of Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) is the best legal option at the disposal of New Delhi, which has yet to clarify if it would go down this road or not as the deadline to file a plea challenging his death sentence by a military court is set expire on June 20

Sri Lankan Navy says COVID-hit Indian fisherfolk smuggling drugs

As Southern India experiences a surge in COVID-19 cases in recent days, Northern fishermen alleged the Navy has turned blind eye to the Indian fishermen who trespassed into Sri Lankan territorial waters to engage in bottom trawling – a fishing method prohibited in Sri Lanka

'Around 300 terrorists waiting in launch pads to infiltrate into India'

Pakistan is trying to step up infiltration and push in more terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir after failing to instigate the people of Kashmir following last year's August 5 decision of revoking Article 370 and removing its special status

India's Mukesh Ambani, world's 7th richest, overtakes Warren Buffet

Reliance Industries (RIL) Chairman Mukesh Ambani has become the seventh richest person in the world overtaking Warren Buffet, one of the most successful investors globally, according to Forbes Real-Time Billionaires Index

India's tiger census sets Guinness Record for world's largest camera-trap survey

The fourth cycle of the All India Tiger Estimation 2018, results of which were declared to the nation on Global Tiger Day last year by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has now entered the Guinness World Record for being the world's largest camera trap wildlife survey

World Bank approves $200m to help Afghanistan during COVID-19 pandemic

The World Bank Board on Friday approved a $200 million grant to help Afghanistan mitigate the impact of COVID-19 and provide relief to vulnerable people and businesses, the bank said in a statement

200 Bangladeshi workers repatriated from Maldives

The Maldivian government, on Saturday, repatriated an additional 200 Bangladeshi workers from the country, as part of its voluntary repatriation program in collaboration with the national airline – Maldivian

US embassy donates equipment to Sri Lanka Life Saving

The US Embassy in Colombo has donated life-saving safety equipment to Sri Lanka Life Saving, the national body said on Friday

PM Modi dedicates major solar power project, sees it as a symbol of self-reliant India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation the Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Power project in Madhya Pradesh to the nation via video conference on Friday

India, South Korea to enhance defence technology cooperation

Indian and South Korean governments have decided to enhance cooperation in defence technology and promote industries working in this field