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Al Qaeda active in 12 Afghan provinces: UN

The Al Qaeda terror group is still active in 12 Afghan provinces and its leader Ayman al-Zawahiri is still based in the country, a UN report said

Clash at IndIA-Nepal border in Rautahat; one injured

A dispute occurred between on-duty police personnel and Indian nationals at the Indo-Nepal border checkpoint in Paroha Municipality-8, Rautahat, on Friday

Military balance in region to be ensured, says Pakistani air chief

Pakistan's Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan on Saturday vowed to ensure proper military balance in the region despite India’s aggressive buying of weapons

Bangladesh Railway to receive 10 locomotives from India

Bangladesh Railway (BR) will receive 10 locomotives from India on Monday to overcome its locomotive crisis

India approves US$ 400 million currency swap facility to Sri Lanka

India has approved the US$ 400 million bilateral currency swap arrangement Sri Lanka sought to meet short-term international liquidity requirements following the economic crisis resulted from COVID-19

India-funded science block of Bangladesh college inaugurated

The new science block of the Alipur Rahmania College in Bangladesh's Chattogram - constructed under the India-funded High Impact Community Development Project (HICDP) scheme at a cost of 51.43 lakh takas, has been virtually inaugurated by Information Minister Hasan Mahmud and Indian High Commissioner Riva Ganguly Das

Improving Bangladesh-Pakistan Ties: Apology is a must to heal wounds

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan called his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday

Sri Lanka debt moratorium discussed by India Exim Bank, finance ministries

India's finance ministry and Export-Import Bank officials have held online talks with Sri Lanka’s finance ministry on structuring a debt moratorium for the country, the Indian High Commission in Colombo said

Maldives to acquire Dornier aircraft from India

The government announced that attempts were underway to acquire a Dornier aircraft, as per an agreement signed between the government of India and Maldives during former President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom's administration

India imposes restrictions on public bidding from land neighbours

The Indian government on Thursday imposed restrictions on bidders, from countries that share a land border with India, in public procurements, services, or other works, on grounds of national security

India lashes out at Pakistan for blocking all avenues in Jadhav case

In a scathing admonition of Pakistan, New Delhi on Thursday said that Islamabad has blocked all the avenues for an effective remedy available for India in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case

Sri Lanka to facilitate, protect and promote liberal ecosystem for Indian Investors

Sri Lanka’s Foreign Secretary Ravinatha Aryasinha said the investment environment in Sri Lanka for Indian investors is conducive not only because of its stable leadership but also due to the strong bilateral relationship between Sri Lanka and India

Kanpur institute develops aromatic fabric

You may no longer need to wear expensive perfume -- your clothes may have a fragrance of their own. The medical textile laboratory of the Fragrance and Flavour Development Centre (FFDC) in Kanpur, has developed clothes that have a fragrance of their own and can survive even after multiple washes

Bangladesh transit helps India ship goods to Northeast

The first consignment of goods from Kolkata arrived in Tripura on Thursday as part of a trial run for the ping of goods from other parts of India to the northeast region via Bangladesh

India faced expulsion from Iran's Chabahar project due to its wrong policies, says Pakistani foreign minister

Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday said India faced "expulsion by Iran in Chabahar project due to its wrong policies", adding that the country had "gradually strained" its relations with all its neighbours — Pakistan, China, Nepal and Bangladesh