South Asia

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UNICEF organises seminar on child trafficking

9:26 pm December 4, 2019

New Delhi: In an attempt to create awareness about child trafficking, the UNICEF organised a seminar on trafficking in India and South Asia here recently. The seminar, which was attended by Queen Silvia of Sweden, discussed imperative issues such as sexual exploitation of children, forced labour, organ removal, bonded labour, domestic servitude, child marriage, illegal […]

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US praises India’s contributions to Afghan stability

9:37 am November 22, 2019

Washington: Developing strategic partnership with India is a critical element of President Donald Trump’s South Asia strategy, a senior administration official said Thursday noting that there were encouraging results of the move. “The United States welcomes India’s substantial investment in and assistance to Afghanistan. And we will continue to support efforts to achieve an honourable […]

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Kerala CM woos tech giants, startups

8:47 pm September 27, 2019

Thiruvananthapuram: Assuring total support to investors, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday said Kerala was the most ideal destination for startups and technology giants to choose as the hub of their India, Middle East and South Asia business operations. Inaugurating the second edition of Huddle Kerala, Asia’s largest startup convergence, at nearby Kovalam, he said […]

Ker Tourism Facebook Page hits 3.48 million likes

8:19 pm September 25, 2019

Thiruvananthapuram: Driven by brand new content and fascinating visuals, the interactive Facebook page of Kerala Tourism has hit a new high, emerging as the most followed tourism page in South Asia, overtaking Tourism Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand by a fair margin. The number of ‘likes’ on Kerala Tourisms Facebook page has tripled in the past […]

Nepal’s sexual minorities say progress in rights has stalled

8:35 pm September 18, 2019

Kathmandu: Nepal seized the lead in equal rights for sexual minorities in South Asia four years ago with a new constitution that forbids all discrimination based on sexual orientation. Even citizenship certificates and passports now allow a “non-male, non-female” category. But same-sex couples such as Niraj Sunwar and Aashik Lama say progress has stalled since […]