South Asia

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

11:39 pm April 30, 2021

DHAKA: India has tried to fight skyrocketing coronavirus infections by increasing its production of vaccines and banning their export, cutting off supplies to neighbors such as Bangladesh and Nepal as they struggle with infection surges of their own. These nations have imposed lockdowns as residents of big cities flee to the countryside seeking safety. They […]

5 nations demand better EU sharing of migration load

11:37 pm March 20, 2021

Athens: The interior ministers of the five Mediterranean countries on the front line of mass migration to Europe want their EU partners to share the burden more equitably. “We can no longer be punished for our geographical position,” Malta’s Byron Camilleri said Saturday, summing up his position and that of his colleagues from Cyprus, Greece, Italy and Spain after they met in Athens. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis […]

UK university strikes air quality research pact with Indian institute

8:44 pm March 8, 2021

London: A British university has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) based in Pune to identify joint research interests in the fields of air quality management, alternative fuels, power train and electric vehicle technology. The partnership will see British and Indian air pollution experts working together to create a blueprint to tackle […]

US, UN & EU welcome India, Pakistan ceasefire agreement

11:49 pm February 26, 2021

United Nations: The US, the UN and the EU have welcomed the announcement by the militaries of India and Pakistan to strictly observe all agreements on ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir and other sectors, and hoped that it would lead to greater peace and stability in South Asia. In a significant move to ease tension, India and Pakistan on Thursday said they have […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Global meet on gender equality gets underway in Kerala

8:28 pm February 11, 2021

Kozhikode: The International Conference On Gender Equality (ICGE)got underway here on Thursday with Kerala Social Justice and Women and Child Development Minister K K Shailaja emphasising the need to promote social entrepreneurship in a big way for the uplift of marginalised sections. Inaugurating the second edition of ICGE, Shailaja said the South Asia’s first Gender […]

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