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Modi accepts Trump's offer to be part of expanded G7 to discuss China

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a telephonic conversation with the US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, accepted his offer to be part of the expanded G7, the group of most powerful and industralised nations, to discuss the collective approach to China

Stranded Indians return from Sri Lanka

It was 'Mother Land Ahoy' moment for over 700 Indians who returned to India on Tuesday after being stranded in Sri Lanka as the flights were grounded to prevent spread of coronavirus

Pakistan cabinet approves first mobile device manufacturing policy

Pakistan's federal cabinet on Tuesday approved the first-ever mobile device manufacturing policy, pursuant to a summary moved by the Ministry of Industries and Production

People of Bangladeshi origin in Britain in ‘greatest danger’ of dying in pandemic

People of Bangladeshi ethnicity have about double the risk of dying from COVID-19 than white British people, according to a Public Health England or PHE inquiry ordered by the UK government

Nepal Communist Party stresses dialogue with India to resolve territorial dispute

The Nepal Communist Party (NCP) lawmaker Narayan Kaji Shrestha urged India to sit for dialogue with Nepal to resolve Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh and Kalapani issues

Maldives repatriates 200 undocumented workers to Bangladesh

Maldives on Tuesday repatriated 200 more Bangladeshi nationals, as part of the government's repatriation efforts amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

UNDP provides 10,000 surgical masks and 30 Infrared thermometers

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Sri Lanka has provided 10,000 surgical masks and 30 Infrared thermometers to Disaster Management Centre (DMC) to keep the communities safe during the southwest monsoon amidst the COVID-19 outbreak

Asia's biggest drug seizure has South Asian links

Asia's biggest ever drug bust in Myanmar on May 18 last is reportedly linked with top Southeast Asian drug syndicates and also hints at the involvement of Karachi-based underworld network, D-Company, led by India's top fugitive Dawood Ibrahim, who controls major narcotics operations in Bangladesh and Thailand

Bhutanese businessman repairs embankment for Assam; brings cheer to 500 Indian villagers

A prominent businessman of Bhutan came forward to rebuild one of the major damaged culvert embankments at the border, which was causing innumerable hardships to hundreds of villagers of Assam

Two Pakistan High Commission officials 'caught spying', expelled from India

Two Pakistan High Commission officials were caught spying on Sunday after an operation by Military Intelligence (MI) found the men would visit Indian defence personnel as "businessmen" to secure information for "news reporters", triggering a demarche by the Narendra Modi government

Former PM urges Sri Lanka to enter into free trade deal with India

Former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said Sri Lanka must enter into a free trade agreement with India, in a bid to mitigate the economic impact of the coronavirus

Indian Navy to bring back more stranded citizens from Sri Lanka, Maldives

The Indian Navy will start the next phase of Operation Samudra Setu to repatriate stranded Indian citizens from overseas from June 1, it said on Saturday

NASA picks three Indian firms to make low-cost COVID-19 ventilator

NASA has selected three Indian companies to make a low-cost ventilator tailored for COVID-19 patients. The three Indian companies are Alpha Design Technologies Pvt Ltd, Bharat Forge Ltd and Medha Servo Drives Pvt Ltd, the US space agency said in a statement on Friday

Gwadar port to boost Pakistan-Afghanistan trade: Envoy

Afghan Ambassador to Pakistan Atif Mashal said Islamabad's decision to allow Afghan traders to import goods via the Gwadar port in Balochistan province will boost bilateral trade and transit ties between the two countries

Pakistan offers technical expertise to develop agriculture in Eastern Province

High Commissioner of Pakistan to Sri Lanka, Major General (Retd) Muhammad Saad Khattak met with the Governor of Eastern Province, Mrs. Anuradha Yahampath, at her office in Trincomalee on May 28, 2020