The government has taken steps to address shortages of fuel and gas to some extent when compared to the earlier situation which had long queues that stretched for kilometres outside fuel and gas stations. But a well-planned recovery plan still cannot be seen that can address the long-term food security issues.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has invited the bordering northeast Indian state of Assam to derive benefits from Bangladesh's growth trajectory, given the warmth, depth and diversity of Bangladesh-India relationship
The Sri Lankan government and the World Bank have signed a USD 80.5 million additional financing agreement to enable the island nation access and distribute COVID-19 vaccines and t strengthen the country’s vaccination system and pandemic response
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Sri Lanka's Ministry of Health have signed a bilateral agreement for an emergency technical cooperation grant to strengthen the COVID-19 Response in the island nation
Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) has said terrorists would never be allowed to disturb the hard-earned peace in tribal districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, according to the military's media wing
With the raging Covid-19 pandemic overwhelming Nepal’s healthcare system amidst lack of oxygen, beds and ventilators, questions are being raised if the country’s own diplomatic efforts have been far-reaching enough to secure overseas aid
Eighty-three more people died from the coronavirus infection in a single day across Pakistan on Friday, as per data from the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC)
With Covid 19 reportedly spreading virulently in the vast rural hinterland of India, a Mumbai-based startup is ready with its affordable Rapid Antigen Test that offers COVID 19 diagnosis & surveillance at the cost of just 100 rupees (about 1.5 USD) per test
Cyclone Tauktae is likely to intensify into a "severe cyclonic storm" within 12 hours and hit Gujarat coast by Tuesday, the Indian Meteorological Department has warned
A leading Pakistan newspaper, in a rare commentary, has slammed Prime Minister Imran Khan and said his telephonic interactions raise questions about his ability to lead the country
Lack of funeral vehicles have forced a hospital in Nepal’s Bajura district to carrying bodies of Covid victims in waste management units, The Himalayan Times reported
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has expressed ‘serious concern’ on the "grave situation" in Palestine where Israeli forces stormed a mosque and committed ‘grave human rights violations’, Islamabad said in a statement
Finally breaking his inexplicable silence over the deaths of devastation in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he felt the pain and suffering of the people inflicted by COVID-19 while adding that the virus is an invisible and quick-changing adversary that was challenging the whole world
The Australian High Commissioner to India announced that a new batch of the country's humanitarian medical supplies has landed in India as the Asian country strives to rein in COVID-19
No Eid prayers were offered for the fourth consecutive time at the major mosques and shrines of Kashmir as police enforced a strict curfew in most parts of the valley, including Srinagar city, officials said
Many online platforms have started online sale of bakery and other household necessities in Kashmir in view of pandemic
