Nepal extends ban on import of 10 types of goods to save forex

Kathmandu (IANS) The Nepali government is extending a complete ban on the import of 10 types of products till the end of August, as the country still struggles against a dwindling foreign exchange reserve.

As per the notice published in Nepal…

Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn-in as interim President of Sri Lanka

Colombo (IANS) Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn-in as the interim President

of the island nation on Friday.

Prime Minister Wickremesinghe was sworn-in before Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya, Daily Mirror reported.

First I2U2 projects to promote agriculture, food, green energy in India

New York (IANS) The first projects of the I2U2 will be located in India and help with agriculture, food and green energy, according to the joint statement of the four leaders after the group's launch.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi…

Ethnic strife in Pak as Sindhi nationalists attack shops, hotels owned by Pashtuns

Islamabad (IANS) Ethnic tensions flared up in several Sindh districts of Pakistan following the killing of 35-year-old Bilal Kaka at a hotel in Hyderabad a couple of days ago, local media reported.

A 35-year-old man was killed and five of his…

SL's acting President says he would limit powers of future Presidents

Colombo (IANS) Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was sworn in as Acting President of Sri Lanka, on Friday assured that he would reintroduce the 19th Amendment to the Constitution to clip extraordinary powers of future Presidents.

Wickremesinghe, who…

Pakistan blocks India's attempt for UNSC membership

Islamabad (IANS) Pakistan has again blocked India's attempt to become a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), which it is showcasing as its diplomatic success against New Delhi.

India lacked minimum support from…

UN Deputy Chief commends India localising development monitoring

United Nations (IANS) Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has commended India's efforts to localise the monitoring of progress in implementing the UN's sustainable development goals (SDGs).

In her message to a session on the Indian…

SL majority parties threaten no confidence motion against Ranil Wickremesingeh

Colombo (IANS) Leading Sri Lanka's politics into further chaos, a majority of the political parties have threatened to bring a no confidence motion against the Prime Minister and Acting President Ranil Wickremesingeh.

Opposition parties…

Staff-level agreement between Pakistan, IMF reached

Islamabad (IANS) Pakistan has finally reached a staff level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as it announced agreement on the completion of two outstanding programme reviews, along with an increase of total loan size from 6 billion…

Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt set to join BRICS

Moscow (IANS) Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Egypt plan to join BRICS, and their potential membership bids could be discussed and answered at next year's summit in South Africa, BRICS International Forum President Purnima Anand told Russian media on…