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US, UN & EU welcome India, Pakistan ceasefire agreement

Nepal offers to play role of mediator between India and Pakistan

2:40 pm January 25, 2020

Kathmandu: Nepal on Saturday offered to play the role of a mediator between India and Pakistan, saying that it was important for the two countries to have dialogue to resolve their issues. “Dialogue is the best way to resolve any problem. There may be differences but it can be resolved through dialogue. If necessary, we […]

Growth slowdown in India temporary, expect momentum to improve going ahead: IMF chief

8:48 pm January 24, 2020

Davos: IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva on Friday said growth slowdown in India appears to be temporary and she expects the momentum to improve going ahead. Speaking here at the WEF 2020, she also said the world appears a better place in January 2020 compared to what it was when IMF announced its World Economic Outlook […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

Lanka Prez Rajapaksa stays arrest of judge in tape controversy

8:04 pm January 24, 2020

Colombo: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has halted the arrest of a judge accused of conspiring with Opposition leader Ranjan Ramanayake to fabricate evidence in an ongoing court case. Attorney General Dappula de Livera had directed the police to arrest Judge Gihan Pilapitiya over tapes where he and Ramanayke are heard discussing impending judgments and […]

Nepal says if India can resolve boundary issue with Bangladesh, why not Kathmandu

7:57 pm January 24, 2020

Kathmandu: If India can resolve its land boundary issue with Bangladesh then why not with Nepal, Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali said on Friday, referring to the lingering territorial differences between the two neighbours. India in November released fresh maps of the newly-created union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. In the maps, Pakistan-occupied […]

Over 41 million people now affected by China transport bans

3:37 pm January 24, 2020

Beijing: China on Friday added four more cities to a transport ban around the epicentre of a deadly virus, bringing the number affected by the shutdown to over 41 million as authorities scramble to control the disease. Authorities in Xianning, Xiaogan, Enshi and Zhijiang cities — all located in Hubei province where the virus first […]