Kathmandu: Nearly 300 Indian tourists are among thousands who are reportedly missing after a flash flood swept through parts of the Nepal-Tibet border, Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal said Thursday. The flash floods Wednesday wreaked havoc across three districts in Nepal. Nepal Foreign Minister Khanal said...
Kathmandu: The death toll in the massive flash floods in Nepal rose to 162, leaving many, including security personnel and foreign tourists, missing in one of the country's worst disasters in recent years, police said Thursday. The flash floods Wednesday wreaked havoc across three districts...
Washington: Popular American singer Mary Millben has described New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani as a “radical” who is on the “wrong path”, accusing him of embracing a socialist movement that does not represent American democratic ideals. “He is a radical, you know, that’s what this...
Toronto: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has highlighted India’s investor-friendly policy environment, greater tax certainty and ongoing reforms, urging Canadian businesses to explore new opportunities and partnerships across sectors and geographies in India, Finance Ministry said Thursday. FM Sitharaman was addressing a high-level business roundtable with...
Washington: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has expressed solidarity with Nepal following the devastating floods that claimed 157 lives and left hundreds, including security personnel and tourists, missing, saying the United States is ready to provide humanitarian assistance to the Himalayan nation. In a...
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he would support legislation prohibiting Sharia law in the United States, arguing that the country must have only one legal system. Trump made the remarks during an interview with conservative broadcaster Glenn Beck, who asked whether he would...
Oakland(US): Meta has agreed to pay USD 17 billion and add child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms to end a landmark trial over teen social media addiction and settle claims filed by 47 states, state attorneys general announced Wednesday. California, Colorado, Kentucky and...
New York: Lifting the veil of secrecy on US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) chief John Ratcliffe's visit to Moscow, President Donald Trump hinted Wednesday that he had sent him there as part of his bid to end the Ukraine War. Trump told conservative commentator Glenn...
Kathmandu: At least 72 people died and nearly 500, including 133 Indians, are missing after a torrential flash flood originating in Tibet swept through central Nepal districts, causing devastation in towns and villages, washing away bridges and damaging at least a dozen hydropower projects Wednesday....
Bangkok: Thailand's Constitutional Court is set to rule September 28 whether barcodes and QR codes printed on ballots violated the charter's guarantee of voting secrecy, in a case that could lead to the February General Election being annulled. In a statement Wednesday, the court set...
Banning books by governments does not surprise much since this has been going on across the world since long. But...
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The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) in its latest report released recently has castigated India for...
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Climate justice should become one of the most important points when discussing climate change. The harsh reality of human-induced climate...
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A foreign outlet interviewed me this week and at the end of it, after we had wrapped up, the interviewer...
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