Nepal moves to amend laws to facilitate death registration of 5,285 still missing after the Aug 26 floods
Kathmandu, Oct 7: Nepal is preparing to amend two laws to facilitate the death registration of 5,285 people who remain missing after the devastating...
Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to Kagan, Soai for developing ‘spectacular’ chemical reactions
Stockholm, Oct 7: Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for their efforts to resolve mysterious mirror images...
Iran-backed Houthis claim new attacks on Saudi Arabia, Yemen’s Aden airport
Cairo, Oct 7: Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen on Wednesday claimed attacks on military facilities and airports in neighbouring Saudi Arabia as the escalation...
Satellite photos show how Israeli forces have erased Gaza towns
Deir al-Balah, Oct 7: It's perhaps the most dramatic wound inflicted on the Gaza Strip by Israel's military campaign over the past three years:...
23 Indians rescued after Liberia-flagged oil tanker attacked off Russia’s Black Sea coast
Moscow, Oct 7: A Liberia-flagged vessel carrying oil, with a crew of 23 Indian nationals, came under attack by drone boats off Russia's Black...
US lawmaker introduces House resolution honouring Indian pilot Smit Machchhar
Washington, Oct 6: US Congressman Josh Gottheimer introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives honouring Indian pilot Smit Machchhar for showing extraordinary courage...
Francis Halzen wins Nobel Prize in physics for work on high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin
Stockholm, Oct 6: Francis Halzen won the Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for his contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and his discovery...
Israelis scarred by Oct 7 struggle to see Gaza as anything other than threat
Sderot (Israel), Oct 6: One by one, Israelis peered through the tourist-style binoculars at the shattered Gaza town of Beit Hanoun, a distance of...
UN chief arrives in Pakistan on official visit
Islamabad, Oct 6: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Islamabad on Tuesday on an official visit, during which he will meet the country's top...
Pakistan’s top defence and military officials to attend Makkah alliance meeting in Riyadh
Islamabad, Oct 5: Pakistan's top defence and military officials will attend a high-level meeting of the trilateral Makkah alliance in Riyadh on Monday to...
Trump corrects himself after referring to Brazil’s presidential election as India’s
Washington, Oct 5: President Donald Trump on Monday corrected an earlier post on social media in which he referred to Brazil's presidential election as...
Bangladesh never ruled out PM Rahman’s India visit: Min
Dhaka, Oct 5: Bangladesh has never ruled out Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s visit to India, and discussions are underway to finalise the tour under...
