SAC Desk – Page 102 – South Asian Correspondent

Lana Nusseibeh, Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations, said that the UN is planning a meeting on the situation in Afghanistan on June 21.

June 3, 2023

UN to Hold Meeting on Afghanistan Later This Month

Kabul: Lana Nusseibeh, Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations, said that the UN is planning a…

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Coromandel Express derailed in Balasore after colliding with a goods train. Photo: Twitter / @SutirthaBiswas1

June 3, 2023

Odisha train accident: World leaders express grief over deadly mishap

New Delhi: More than 290 people were killed and over 900 have been injured in a horrific train derailment that occurred…

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Police said that the 22 passports belong to 20 people. “Out of four Bangladeshi passports two belong to two people each as their first passport seems to have expired and the second passport has been issued, both of which have been found,” he said. Photo: HT Photo

June 3, 2023

22 half-burnt Nepal, Bangladesh, India passports found at Noida high rise

New Delhi: A day after Gautam Budh Nagar commissioner of police Laxmi Singh launched a verification drive to check visas and…

Nepal

The bilateral meeting, in attendance of the delegations of both countries, was held in the Nilgiri room of the Indian Prime Minister’s State Guest House.

June 1, 2023

Nepal, India sign long-term energy deal, agreement on digital payment

New Delhi: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Thursday held a meeting with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House…

Bhutan

waives SDF for official guests of govt, CSO and FDI promoters, and investors

June 1, 2023

Bhutan approves incentives for long-stay tourists

Thimpu: The cabinet approved three different Sustainable Development Fees (SDF) incentives for USD-paying tourists to encourage longer stays and greater exploration…

Maldives

June 1, 2023

Maldives’s SC verdict: women can reclaim expenses made during marriage

Male: Supreme Court of Maldives, on Wednesday May 31 issued a ruling stating that money spent by a wife during…

Nepal

June 1, 2023

Nepal, Bangladesh agree to involve India in Sunkoshi-3 project

By Prithvi Man Shrestha Kathmandu : Securing India’s approval to sell Nepal’s electricity to Bangladesh is on the agenda of…

Afghanistan

June 1, 2023

Afgan Acting Foreign Minister Muttaqi Calls World’s Sanctions ‘Cruel’

Kabul: The acting Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, in an event held to meet family members of the 18 Afghan…

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Imran Khan may be working the crowds to a frenzy, but that is little guarantee that he can have the ground shift for the soldiers. Photo: Reuters

June 1, 2023

Ex-PTI members meet as ‘minus Imran’ work begins

Islamabad: In a new initiative, a group of ex-PTI members led by Fawad Chaudhry met Shah Mehmood Qureshi in Adiala Jail…

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People wait in a line to buy domestic gas tanks near a distributor, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

June 1, 2023

Sri Lanka cuts rates by 250 bps, signals rebound from crisis

Colombo: Sri Lanka’s central bank cut its key interest rates by 250 basis points on Thursday as inflation eased, signalling that…