Kathmandu, April 5 (IANS) Citing ongoing disruptions in petroleum supplies due to the conflict in West Asia, the Nepali government has decided to implement a two-day weekend for government offices and educational institutions.
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) In their collective commitment to support oil market stability amid the West Asia crisis, the eight OPEC+ countries — Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, the UAE, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria and Oman — on Sunday decided to implement a production adjustment of 206 thousand barrels per day in May -- from the 1.65 million barrels per day additional voluntary adjustments announced in April 2023.
Kabul, April 5 (IANS) More than 31,000 people were affected by flash floods in Afghanistan in 2025, according to the United Nations Human Settlements Programme as quoted by local media reports on Sunday.
Quetta, April 5 (IANS) Four more civilians have been forcibly disappeared in Pakistan's Balochistan province, raising fresh concerns over enforced disappearances in the region, media reported on Sunday.
Islamabad, April 5 (IANS) At least 45 people were killed and 105 others injured after heavy rains caused roof and wall collapses across several parts of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa since March-end, according to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority's (PDMA) latest report issued on Sunday quoting media reports.
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) The European Union, through its Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+), granted Pakistan duty-free access to its lucrative markets in January 2014 in exchange for its commitment to uphold international human rights, labour, environmental and governance standards.
Tokyo, April 5 (IANS) India's Ambassador to Japan, Nagma Mallick, held a meeting with Yamanashi Prefecture Governor Kotaro Nagasaki on Sunday, discussing ways to further strengthen partnership between two nations, with a focus on deeper engagement with the Prefecture.
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) President Penpa Tsering has inaugurated a four-month long exhibition titled "Frontier Diplomacy: Britain, Tibet and Sir Basil Gould" at the Tibet Museum. Among the exhibits are two rare historical documents that once belonged to Sir Basil Gould and offer documentation of Tibet's diplomatic and political status prior to China's invasion of Tibet, a report said.
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Pakistan-linked disinformation networks are actively targeting Bangladesh through coordinated digital campaigns, leveraging social media platforms, artificial intelligence tools and local amplification channels to shape public narratives and geopolitical perceptions, according to a recent investigation.
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) India has emerged as an important supplier of food aid to shortage-hit African countries like Mozambique, Malawi and Burkina Faso as part of New Delhi's humanitarian outreach and commitment to the development of the Global South, the Ministry of External affairs said on Sunday.
