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Nepal government cancels more than 1,500 ‘politically motivated’ appointments: reports

Kathmandu, May 3: Nepal’s new government has effectively cancelled more than 1,500 major public appointments through a sweeping ordinance issued by President Ramchandra Paudel, local media reported. These appointments were...

Imprisoned Iranian rights lawyer Narges Mohammadi at ‘very high risk’ in health crisis

Beirut, May 3: The health of imprisoned Iranian rights lawyer Narges Mohammadi was at “very high risk," her...

Trump flexes executive power with unprecedented flouting of lower court rulings

Washington, May 3: When a federal judge shot down a Trump administration policy of holding immigrants without bond...

US returns over 650 antiquities valued at nearly USD 14 million to India

New York, May 1: The US has returned 657 antiquities collectively valued at nearly USD 14 million to...

Bangladesh’s foreign ministry summons India’s acting envoy

Dhaka, May 1: Bangladesh's Foreign Ministry has summoned India's acting High Commissioner Pawan Badhe and lodged a formal...
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Iran names former supreme leader’s son to succeed him as war sends oil prices soaring

Dubai, Mar 9 : Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of the country's late supreme leader, the Islamic Republic's next ruler on Monday, putting...

Investigation suggests it was US that struck Iranian school, killing 165

Jerusalem, Mar 9 : The investigative group Bellingcat says newly released video “appears to contradict” US President Donald Trump's claim that Iran was responsible...

Iran names former supreme leader’s son to succeed him as war sends oil prices soaring

Dubai, Mar 9: Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of the country's late supreme leader, the Islamic Republic's next ruler on Monday, putting a...

Rookie Balendra Shah defeats four-time PM Oli, RSP set to form next government in Nepal

Kathmandu, Mar 7: RSP's Balendra Shah on Saturday defeated four-time PM K P Sharma Oli by a huge margin and set to form the...

Modi congratulates Nepal govt, people for successful polls; reiterates India’s vow to work closely

New Delhi, Mar 7 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated the people and government of Nepal for the successful conduct of elections...

Iran’s president apologises for strikes on neighbours as missiles, drones still pound their cities

Dubai, Mar 7 : Iran's president apologised Saturday for attacks on regional countries even as its missiles and drones flew toward Gulf Arab states,...

Ex-rapper Balendra Shah’s Rastriya Swatantra Party heading towards landslide victory in Nepal

Kathmandu, Mar 7: Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah's newly formed Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) was on Saturday heading towards a landslide victory in Nepal's first general...

15 terrorists killed in two separate operations in Pakistan’s Balochistan

Islamabad, Mar 7: Pakistani security forces have killed 15 terrorists in two separate intelligence-based operations in the restive Balochistan province, the army said on...

Iran’s president defies US demands while apologising for strikes on neighbours

Dubai, Mar 7: Iran's president said on Saturday that a demand by the United States for an unconditional surrender is a “dream that they...

7 killed in Ukraine’s Kharkiv as Russian missile hits apartment building

Kyiv, Mar 7: At least seven people were killed and 10 others, including three children, were wounded on Saturday by a Russian missile that...

Sri Lankan Navy ‘safely’ transfers 204 Iranian sailors onboard second ship to Colombo

Colombo, Mar 6: The Sri Lankan Navy on Friday said 204 of the 208 Iranian personnel on board IRINS Bushehr have been "safely" transferred...

Israeli strikes pound Iran and Lebanon as US warns attacks will intensify

Dubai, Mar 6: Israeli airstrikes pounded the capitals of Iran and Lebanon as the US apparently struck an Iranian drone carrier at sea, intensifying...
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