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'India will stand by our close friend and neighbour Bhutan'

Indian Ambassador to Bhutan, Ruchira Kamboj talks to Kuensel on the Bhutan-India collaboration in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic

IMF Executive Board approves a US$28.9 million disbursement to Maldives

The IMF Executive Board approves the 30th request for emergency financial assistance to help its member countries address the challenges posed by COVID-19

Physical distancing' has deprived us of livelihood: Delhi's sex workers

Stretching for more than a kilometre from Ajmeri Gate to Lahori Gate, the Garstin Bastion Road, infamously known as GB Road, one of India's biggest red light areas, wears a deserted look these days

Pakistan hasn’t received a single dollar in aid over coronavirus yet, reveals PM

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said that Pakistan has not received any financial assistance from any country or global organisation despite the coronavirus outbreak in the country which has infected more than 11,500 people and claimed over 240 lives

Shahrukh Khan-Gauri's office turned into quarantine facility

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's wife Gauri Khan took to Instagram to share a glimpse of their office in Mumbai which has now been converted into a quarantine facility amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
 

Pakistan seeks revival of SAARC health committee to fight COVID-19

Pakistan has sought the revival of the South Asian Association for Regional Corporations (Saarc) Technical Committee on Health in order to evolve a common strategy against the coronavirus pandemic

India gifts USD 5 million medical aid to world to combat COVID-19

India has gifted USD 5 million worth of medicines and other COVID-19 related supplies to the world so far as countries continue to combat the global pandemic

US will provide ventilators to Pakistan: Trump

US President Donald Trump has said that Pakistan has asked him to send ventilators for the victims of the coronavirus and he has agreed to do so

Pompeo discusses medicines availability with Jaishankar

As the United States is buffeted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has discussed the availability of medicines with India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, State Department Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said on Thursday

COVID-19 fallout: Bangladesh finance minister seeks sustained support from AIIB

Bangladesh Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today requested Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to provide continuous support to minimise the effects of the financial crisis caused by the coronavirus outbreak and the resultant nationwide shutdown

Sri Lanka cabinet approves US$400mn currency swap with from India

Sri Lanka’s cabinet of ministers had approved a 400 million US dollar swap line with the Reserve Bank of India, co-cabinet spokesman Minister Bandula Gunewardene said. Sri Lanka’s central bank will borrow the money from the RBI to boost its gross reserves

Pakistan running propaganda against India on social media?

Pakistan has been running social media propaganda against India using fake Arab, Christian and Hindu identities to target Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, IANS reported

Trump, Qatari leader discuss Afghanistan, prisoner release

US President Donald Trump and Qatari leader Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani agreed in a phone call on Wednesday on the importance of the Taliban reducing violence in Afghanistan, the White House said in a statement

IMF approves US$28.9 million assistance to Maldives

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the disbursement of US$28.9 million to the Indian Ocean tourist paradise in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic

Sri Lanka in talks with ADB for US$300mn credit, more from AIIB, France: Treasury

Sri Lanka is in talks with a raft lenders ranging from the Asian Development Bank, China’s Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and France for budget support an official said, as the country is fighting off a Coronavirus pandemic