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India to take back its citizens stranded in Bangladesh by air

India will take back its nationals, who are stranded in Bangladesh during the ongoing shutdown enforced due to the coronavirus pandemic, by air

Bhutan to the aid of border people in India

After sending packages of essential food items to 600 poor families of border villagers across the border in the Datgari and Hatisar areas of India during the nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic a week ago, the Government of Bhutan has again come forward to help these border people tide over the crisis they have been facing owing to the shortage of Indian currency with them

Sri Lanka tea production, exports lowest in March 2020

Sri Lanka’s tea production in March and the first quarter has declined to the lowest level in many decades, a Tea Exporters Association report said

At least 193 Pakistanis stranded in India repatriated via Wagah

At least 193 Pakistani citizens, stranded in India after the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, were repatriated via the Wagah border crossing on Tuesday

700 Indians stranded in Maldives are to be repatriated on Friday

The High Commission of India in Maldives confirmed this via Twitter on Monday night

Indian medical research institutes collaborating for corona vaccine

The King George's Medical University (KGMU) is collaborating with the Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI) in Lucknow for three major research projects, including the development of a vaccine for the coronavirus

Modi calls for a new template of globalisation at NAM web-summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi subtly shamed Pakistan for perpetrating cross-border terrorism in India and running propaganda to create a wedge between India and its allies at the web summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) nations

Pakistan formally applies for G20 debt relief

Pakistan has formally requested members of G20 nations for debt relief with a commitment of not contracting new non-concessional loans, except those allowed under the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank guidelines

Pulitzer Board claims India 'revoked' Kashmir's 'independence'

In a classic case of factual distortion,  the Pulitzer Board in the US awarded the prestigious Pulitzer Prize to three Indian photographers, saying it was for their work in Kashmir as “India revoked its independence.”

India once again asks Pakistan to vacate all occupied areas of Jammu & Kashmir

India has once again asked Pakistan to immediately vacate all areas of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh under its illegal occupation

IIT-Madras startup creating nanoparticle coating material to tackle corona

An Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras-incubated startup Muse Wearables is developing novel and scalable methods for coating textiles with nanoparticles-based antimicrobial agents that can inactivate the human coronavirus on contact, the Institute said on Monday

Iran denies harming Afghan citizens in border incident

Iran has rejected reports claiming that Iranian border guards had tortured and thrown Afghans into a river to prevent their illegal entry into the country, the media reported

SriLankan Airlines takes 40-Pakistan nationals home

State-run SriLankan Airlines had taken 40 Pakistani national back on May 04, who were stranded in Colombo the High Commission of Pakistan in Colombo said as most airlines in the sub-continent were grounded and airports closed over a Coronavirus outbreak

US private equity Silver Lake to invest Rs 5,655.75 cr in India's Jio Platforms

Reliance Industries Limited and Jio Platforms Limited  announced on Monday morning that US private equity Silver Lake will invest Rs 5,655.75 crore for a 1.15 percent stake into Jio Platforms

A million Bangladeshi migrants face deportation from Saudi Arabia

The coronavirus fallout and slumping oil prices may lead to the deportation of up to 10 lakh Bangladeshi migrant workers from Saudi Arabia in the next three to five years, according to the Bangladesh mission there. The Daily Star reported