South Asia
- India
India among top 3 countries with highest road deaths in SE Asia: WHO
New Delhi: India, Indonesia, and Myanmar are the top 3 countries with the highest road deaths in South-East Asia, according to a World Health Organisation (WHO) report on road safety launched on…
- News
WHO calls for accelerated action against hepatitis
New Delhi: The World Health Organization on Saturday called on countries in Southeast Asia to urgently scale up efforts for providing universal access to prevention, vaccination, diagnosis and treatment of viral hepatitis…
- India
Hasina calls Bangladesh-India ties model for South Asia
Dhaka: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said that the ties between India and Bangladesh could be seen as a model of bilateral ties for the South Asian region. Hasina made these…
- India
India only South Asian country to attend Swiss-hosted Ukraine peace summit
New Delhi: India is the only South Asian country that will attend a Swiss-hosted Ukraine peace summit over the weekend at Switzerland’s Buergenstock resort near the city of Lucerne, according to a…
- India
Global Hunger Index: Pak, B’desh & Nepal fare better than India
New Delhi: India ranked 111th out of 125 countries in the Global Hunger Index-2023 with the country reporting the highest child wasting rate at 18.7 per cent. The index was released on…
- World
China attracts South Asian nations to join ‘express train’ for economic growth
Beijing: China has urged South Asian countries to get on board its “express train” and receive a share of the dividends of its economic growth. China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said this…
- World
SL’s GDP allocation for education among lowest in South Asia: UNICEF
Colombo: Battered by the worst-ever economic crisis in its post-independence history, Sri Lanka’s allocation of its GDP on education has become one of the lowest in the South Asian region. Releasing the…
- World
Cyclone Mocha death toll surpasses 140 in Myanmar
Yangon: The death toll from Cyclone Mocha in Myanmar has surpassed 140, the Information Team of Myanmar’s State Administration Council (SAC) reported. On Thursday, 97 deaths were newly reported, including six local…
- Technology
India 1st in South Asia on govt requests for user data from Big Tech firms
New Delhi: India has been ranked first in South Asia based on government requests for user data from Big Tech companies, a report showed on Monday. From 2013 to 2021, Meta and…
- World
Putin views Pakistan as ‘key partner in South Asia’
Lahore: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has received a special message from Russian President Vladimir Putin, who views Islamabad as Moscows key partner in South Asia and the Islamic world, reiterating his…
- India
Pakistan, India exchange list of nuclear installations, facilities
Islamabad: Pakistan and India on Sunday exchanged a list of their nuclear installations that cannot be attacked in case of an escalation in hostilities, a Foreign Office statement said here, as part…
- World
Onus on India to take steps for meaningful engagement: Shehbaz
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Thursday he was “absolutely willing and ready” to engage with India for the sake of regional peace and prosperity, but the onus was on…
- World
South Asian origin women unite against ‘senseless violence’ in Leicester
London: A group of women leaders of South Asian heritage based in Leicester has come together to fight back against what they termed senseless violence on their city’s streets between men from…
- Featured News
Bidri: 14th-century Deccan craft survives test of time
There is an invisible aura around Bidriware. Its hallowed status is enhanced by the pedigree of its evolution in the royal houses across South Asia. For nearly five hundred years, Bidriware items…
- Pakistan
UN secretary general says South Asia is hotspot for climate crisis
Islamabad: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has warned that Pakistan is facing a “monsoon on steroids” as the government issued more flood warnings for the next 24 hours, media reports said. Heavy…
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