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Kathmandu: The risk posed by a landslide that partially obstructed the Chameliya River in western Nepal’s Darchula district Friday has subsided after the river gradually washed away the landslide debris, a senior local official said. The Chameliya River, a tributary of the Mahakali River, which...

New Delhi: Two hundred seventy-five Indians remained missing while 166 others were rescued following the devastating flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Friday. It said that 1,907 Indian nationals have safely crossed over to Nepal from China. MEA...

Abu Dhabi: Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) Air Chief Marshal AP Singh Friday explored avenues to strengthen India-UAE cooperation in military and defence fields during his meeting with Major General Staff Rashid Mohammed Al Shamsi, Commander of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force...

Kathmandu: A man who was rescued from a tunnel at the Trishuli 3A hydropower project in Nepal after nine days Friday said he kept chanting 'Hare Krishna' mantra while he was trapped, hoping to be rescued. And coincidentally, he got rescued on the day of...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman held a series of discussions with CEOs of global companies in New York on the new investment opportunities in digital infrastructure opening up in India’s fast-growing economy, according to an official statement posted on X Friday. In a meeting...

Kathmandu: Two men have been rescued alive from a tunnel at the Trishuli 3A hydropower project nine days after a flash flood tore through the Trishuli River corridor in central Nepal. They have been identified as Kabir Maharjan, 45, a mechanical supervisor on the project,...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday congratulated Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni on becoming the longest serving Prime Minister in the European nation's postwar history and wished her continued success in the years ahead. PM Modi, while extending greetings on Meloni's feat, appreciated her government's...

Rome: Georgia Meloni-led government has become the longest-serving Prime Minister in the postwar era of the Italian Republic, surpassing the record earlier held by Silvio Berlusconi. Giorgia Meloni assumed office as Italy's first woman Prime Minister October 22, 2022, and her government completed 1,413 days...

Washington: The FBI has added India-born Manjit Singh Bedi to its list of most wanted fraudsters for his alleged involvement in irregularities in the US government's benefits scheme. According to the FBI, Bedi operated a small grocery store in Tacoma, Washington, and swiped customers' government...

Havana: The US government Thursday slapped new sanctions on Cuba in a fresh push to strangle the island's economy and deepen its multiple crises. Among those hit with sanctions are Fidel Ernesto Castro, grandson of former President Raul Castro, and Cuba's Oil Industry Supply Import...