Thailand’s cabinet has approved an Education Ministry’s proposal to elevate school safety to a national agenda, following a mass shooting at a secondary school outside Bangkok last week that killed nine people.
Deputy government spokesperson Patdarasm Thongsaluaykorn said, the move aims to strengthen prevention and response at educational institutions systematically,...
The ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) today nominated its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as its candidate for the country’s presidency. The presidential election will be held on August 20. Senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced that the 78-year-old veteran politician resigned as BNP secretary general...
The Embassy of India in Nepal and various Nepali government bodies inked Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) for the execution of eight projects across the education, health and agriculture sectors utilising Indian grant aid. The eight developmental initiatives, carrying an estimated total value of 803 million Nepali rupees, are set...
Eleven Indian fishermen were rescued by the Sri Lanka Navy on Thursday after their fishing vessel met with an accident in the island nation's waters, according to an official statement.
The accident occurred on a coastal reef off Delft Island, also known as Neduntheevu, located in the Palk Strait off...
India and China engaged in frank discussions and reviewed the situation along the Line of Actual Control during the 36th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India‑China Border Affairs held in New Delhi yesterday.
External Affairs Ministry said in a statement that both sides held detailed...
Foreign Secretary of India Vikram Misri and his Bhutanese counterpart, Dasho Pema Lektup Dorji, co-chaired the fifth India-Bhutan Development Cooperation Talks in Thimphu yesterday, reviewing the implementation of India-supported projects under Bhutan’s 13th Five-Year Plan.
According to the Indian Embassy in Thimphu, the talks focused evaluating the ground-level implementation of...
Venezuela’s foreign minister said on Friday the country has formally notified the United Nations of its “irrevocable” decision to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, which had been conducting a multi-year investigation into members of its armed forces and other officials.
The government justified the move by alleging a “geographical...
India and the Maldives have signed agreements under which New Delhi will provide equipment support for fitness and recreation centres in 42 islands, further expanding bilateral development cooperation, according to the Maldives' foreign ministry.
The Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) were signed on Sunday by Maldivian Foreign Minister Iruthisham Adam, Indian...
India on Tuesday pledged 33 million Nepalese rupees in financial aid for building a monastery in Nepal's Solukhumbu district, according to an official statement.
It is India's sixth High Impact Community Development Project (HICDP) in the district, marking another strategic initiative aimed at delivering rapid grassroots infrastructure in a neighbouring...
India and Sri Lanka on Monday signed an agreement which will help Colombo secure a 600 million Sri Lankan rupee (USD 1.8 million) grant from New Delhi for supplying advanced medical equipment to the Base Hospital in the south of the island nation, a top Indian diplomat said.
The Memorandum...
