Indian companies take part in business exhibition in Nepal to promote bilateral trade
Kathmandu, Dec 22 (PTI) Around 50 Indian companies are taking part in a three-day business exhibition in Nepal, aimed to promote Brand India and...
World yet not fully prepared for future pandemics: Gates Foundation prez
Barun Jha
DAVOS, 16 Jan: Praising India and other countries for contributing to a global pandemic fund, a top official of the Bill and Melinda...
Lanka rejects UNHRC charge of possibility of expansion of military role in country’s civilian...
Colombo, Sep 14 (PTI) Sri Lanka on Tuesday rejected a charge by the UN rights body that the military may expand its role in...
India begins to flex its naval power as competition with China grows
SRINAGAR, India, 2 Feb: For decades, India has focused its defense policy on its land borders with rivals Pakistan and China. Now, as its...
Legislation in US Senate seeks report on Pak’s role in Taliban offensive, Islamabad says...
Washington/Islamabad, Sep 29 (PTI) A legislation has been introduced in the US Senate seeking a report from the Secretary of State about his assessment...
World Food Program ramping up aid to reach 3M Ethiopians. Millions more in need
UN, Feb 7 (AP): The U.N.’s World Food Program says it aims to reach up to 3 million Ethiopians affected by climate change and...
Merkel asks Putin to intervene with Belarus over migrants
WARSAW, Poland, Nov 10 (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel asked Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to intervene with Belarus over the migrant...
Violence and rights abuses threaten South Sudan’s stability, a UN report warns
JUBA, South Sudan, 3 Mar (AP) — Mass violence and gross human rights violations in South Sudan continue unabated ahead of landmark elections due...
Lightning kills 14 in Pakistan
Peshawar, Sep 12 (PTI) At least 14 people, including women and children, were killed as lightning struck three homes in a remote village of...
Hunger soars and aid dwindles as gangs in Haiti suffocate the country
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, 17 Mar: A crowd of about 100 people tried to shove through a metal gate in Haiti’s capital as a guard with...
Quad supplies 79 million safe Covid-19 vaccine doses to Indo-Pacific nations
Washington, Sep 25 (PTI) The Quad, which has pledged to donate over 1.2 billion Covid vaccine doses globally, has delivered nearly 79 million safe,...
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia call for a cease-fire in Gaza, saying efforts so far...
ISLAMABAD, 16 Apr: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Tuesday called for an immediate cease-fire and uninterrupted delivery of humanitarian aid in Gaza.
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign...
7.2 magnitude earthquake hits Haiti; at least 29 killed
Port-Au-Prince, Aug 14 (AP) At least 29 people were killed when a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday, and Prime Minister Ariel Henry...
Migration tracking group says 76 million people were displaced within their countries in 2023
GENEVA, 14 May (AP) — Conflicts and natural disasters left a record nearly 76 million people displaced within their countries last year, with violence...
Taliban bans co-education in Afghanistan’s Herat province: Report
Kabul, Aug 21 (PTI) Days after vowing to respect women's rights in Afghanistan, Taliban officials in the restive Herat province have banned co-education in...
Risk of hospitalisations higher with Delta variant: UK study
London, Aug 28 (PTI) Those infected with the Delta variant of COVID-19 in the UK have been found to be twice as likely to...
Israeli police launch manhunt after 6 prisoners break out
TEL AVIV, Israel , Sep 6 (AP) — Israeli forces on Monday launched a massive manhunt in northern Israel and the occupied West Bank...
India, Lanka joint military exercise to further promote synergy, interoperability: Indian Army
Colombo, Oct 16 (PTI) The joint 12-day mega military exercise between India and Sri Lanka will further promote synergy and interoperability amongst the two...
Pakistan: Toll raises to 10 in clashes between Islamists and police over Saad Rizvi’s...
Lahore, Oct 23 (PTI) Six people died on Saturday raising the death toll to 10 in ongoing fierce clashes between the police and radical...
US, European allies warn of Iran’s ‘provocative’ nuke steps
ROME, Oct 30 (AP) — President Joe Biden said Saturday that nuclear talks with Iran would resume while he and a trio of European...