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European think tank slams Pak for 'misplaced, unwarranted' Kashmir remark
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], Mar 20 (ANI): A European think-tank has slammed Pakistan for raking up the Kashmir issue at a video conference with the SAARC nations on the COVID-19 outbreak, saying that the "misplaced and unwarranted political remarks" by Islamabad's representative served to take
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India rebukes Pak for 'misusing' SAARC video meet on Covid-19
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 19 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday called out Pakistan over raising the Kashmir issue at the video conference between the leaders of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) which was held with an aim to chalk out a joint strateg
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Indians coming from South Korea required to show Covid-19 negative test ce
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 18 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday announced that all Indians coming from South Korea are required to produce a negative coronavirus certificate in order to enter the Indian territory.
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185 students stranded in Kuala Lumpur arrive at Visakhapatnam, to be home
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Mar 18 (ANI): AirAisa flight on Wednesday arrived at Visakhapatnam airport carrying 185 students who were stranded in Kuala Lumpur as Covid-19 cases surged in South Asia.
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Pradhan hails PM Modi's SAARC outreach initiative as 'humane, far-sighted'
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 18 (ANI): Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's initiative to bring together the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) nations to combat coronavirus by terming the move as "humane and far-sighted step,"
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US urges Asian leaders to 'put aside differences' and unitedly fight again
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Mar 18 (ANI): The US has called on people of South and Central Asia to cooperate in response to the "shared threat" arising due to global outbreak of coronavirus.
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Gang blackmarketing masks busted in Nepal
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Nepal [Kathmandu], Mar 17 (ANI): The police in Kathmandu on Tuesday confiscated over a million surgical masks that were being hoarded to sell in the black market.
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Covid-19 outbreak: Air Asia flights to evacuate Indians from Kuala Lumpur
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 17 (ANI): Indian students and other passengers stranded in Kuala Lumpur will be evacuated as Covid-19 cases surge in South Asia, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday
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Malaysia, Philippines take sweeping measures as fears grip South Asia over
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Mar 17 (ANI): Malaysian Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has announced some of the most far-reaching measures including locking down all travel in or out of the country in an effort to stem infections of COVID-19.
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SAARC is alive, Pak should not bring up other issues: Nepal envoy to India
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 16 (ANI): A day after South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) video conferencing was held to chalk out a strategy to combat the coronavirus crisis, Nepal envoy to India, Nilambar Acharya, said on Monday that the SAARC is alive and expressed hope a s
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Kazakh envoy says 'proud to see India taking lead role' on COVID-19
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 16 (ANI): Ambassador of Kazakhstan to India Yerlan Alimbayev on Monday said that he is proud to see New Delhi taking a lead role in enhancing efforts to fight coronavirus pandemic and assured his country's full cooperation to combat the deadly infection.
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PM Modi should hold meeting with Chief Ministers on coronavirus: Kapil Sib
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 16 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Monday said that holding a meeting with the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) nations by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was a good step but he also must conduct a meeting with the Chief Ministers and
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