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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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India finally condoles Khamenei’s death

New Delhi, March 5: India on Thursday condoled the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei against the backdrop of scathing criticism of...

SL’s ex-intel chief named suspect in Easter attack case

Colombo, Mar 5: Sri Lanka's former state intelligence service chief Suresh Sally has been named a suspect in the probe into the 2019 Easter...

Iran launches new attacks target Israel, US bases

Dubai, March 5: Iran launched a new wave of attacks against Israel, American bases and countries around the region Thursday, while warning the US...

Voting concludes peacefully in Nepal

Kathmandu, Mar 5: Tens of thousands of Nepalese voted on Thursday in the crucial parliamentary elections to elect a new prime minister, six months...

Modi ‘very focused’ on delivery, bringing ‘hundreds of millions’ into formal economy: Canada PM

Sydney, Mar 5 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi is “very focused” on delivery of welfare programmes to the common people and has been successful...

China hikes defence budget by 7 per cent to accelerate military modernisation

Beijing, Mar 5 : China on Thursday hiked its defence budget to about 1.91 trillion yuan (USD 277 billion), an increase of seven per...

Sri Lanka recovers 87 bodies from Iranian warship sunk off its coast by US submarine

Colombo, Mar 4: A US submarine sank an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka, and Sri Lanka's navy said Wednesday it recovered...

Israeli military orders immediate evacuations in southern Lebanon as strikes on Beirut intensify

Beirut, Mar 4: Israel's military ordered on Wednesday residents of dozens of border villages in southern Lebanon to evacuate “immediately” as airstrikes on suburbs...

US announces withdrawal of non-emergency staff from consulates in Karachi and Lahore

Islamabad, Mar 4 : The United States announced on Wednesday the withdrawal of non-emergency staff from its consulates in the Pakistani cities of Karachi...

India backs ‘Myanmar-led, Myanmar-owned’ peace process: EAM Jaishankar

New Delhi, Mar 4 : India supports a Myanmar-led and Myanmar-owned peace process that can deliver lasting peace and development for all in the...

Canadian prime minister calls Iran war extreme example of rupturing world order

Melbourne, Mar 4 : Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Wednesday he regretted that the Iran war was an extreme example of a...

Pakistan Army kills TTA commander near Torkham border

Peshawar, Mar 4: The Pakistan Army has killed the commander of the Afghan Taliban during an operation near Torkham border in northwest Pakistan, security...
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