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KATHMANDU: Curfew has been imposed in parts of Nepal after fresh clashes erupted between young protestors and loyalists of the former ruling party that was overthrown in a deadly 'Gen Z' uprising in September. Gatherings have been banned in the country's Bara district, where Gen Z members clashed with supporters of ousted former prime minister KP Sharma Oli's Communist Party of Nepal – Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML)....more
NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Thursday said it has arrested four more people, all close associates of Umar Un Nabi, who allegedly drove the i20 car that blew up near Red Fort on November 10, claiming 12 lives so far....more
MOSCOW: India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Tuesday called on Russian President Vladimir Putin along with other heads of delegation of SCO member states. Jaishankar is in Moscow to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Heads of State Council meeting....more
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said he is looking forward to hosting Russian President Vladimir Putin in India next month. The statement came during a meeting with Nikolai Patrushev, Aide to the Russian President and Chairman of the Maritime Board of the Russian Federation, who called on him in New Delhi....more
WASHINGTON: The United States has announced an exemption to a wide variety of agricultural and processed-food items from reciprocal tariffs to ease domestic inflation, a move likely to benefit India's exports, which had been hit by President Donald Trump's April tariff announcement. Trump announced, in an executive order, that the US government was scrapping tariffs on coffee, tea, tropical fruits, nuts, spices and several other commodities....more
DHAKA: The UN said that it “regrets the imposition of the death penalty” for Bangladesh’s former PM Sheikh Hasina, saying that the trials were conducted in absentia. Meanwhile, Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus has hailed the verdict. The International Crimes Tribunal in Bangladesh has found ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, and former Inspector General of Police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun guilty of committing crimes against humanity during the student protest of 2024 that ousted the Hasina regime....more
KYIV: At least 25 people have been killed including three children in a Russian missile and drone attack that hit two blocks of flats in the western city of Ternopil, Ukrainian officials say. They say another 73 people were wounded, 15 of them children, in the strike early on Wednesday - one of the deadliest in the region since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022....more
PATNA: Nitish Kumar took oath today as the Bihar chief minister for a record 10th time, a day after he staked claim to form the next government in Bihar. Earlier, he was elected the leader of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Apart from Nitish Kumar, BJP leaders Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Sinha were among the 26 newly elected MLAs who took oath to be part of the new NDA-led Bihar cabinet....more
LONDON: The BBC has apologised to US President Donald Trump for a Panorama episode that spliced parts of his 6 January 2021 speech together, but rejected his demands for compensation. The corporation said the edit had given "the mistaken impression that President Trump had made a direct call for violent action" and said it would not show the 2024 programme again....more
TEHRAN: Tehran is no longer enriching uranium at any site in the country, Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday, marking the first statement from the government regarding the status of its nuclear programme after Israel and the US bombed its enrichment facilities in June. “There is no undeclared nuclear enrichment in Iran. All of our facilities are under the safeguards and monitoring” of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Araghchi said, responding to a question from a news agency....more
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday told the Centre that air pollution’s choke-hold on the national capital cannot be pried loose by slapping a “perennial GRAP” (Graded Response Action Plan) across Delhi and the National Capital Region. The toxicity had to be dealt with gradually, through a long-term policy, which did not impact the livelihoods of migrant labourers and daily wagers, the court said....more
NEW YORK: Roger Federer, who held the No. 1 spot in the PIF ATP Rankings for 310 weeks during his illustrious career, has been elected into the International Hall of Fame in the Class of 2026. The Swiss legend won 103 tour-level titles, second only to Jimmy Connors (109). Federer lifted 20 major trophies and earned 28 ATP Masters 1000 crowns....more
PARIS: France's President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy Monday (November 17, 2025) signed an accord for Kyiv to acquire up to 100 Rafale fighter jets and other hardware, a boost for Ukraine as it fights the Russian invasion. The letter of intent inked by the two leaders sets out possible future contracts for Ukraine to acquire 100 Rafale fighter jets "with their associated weapons", the French presidency said....more
NEW DELHI: Wanted gangster Anmol Bishnoi was sent to the custody of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for 11 days, hours after he arrived in India following his deportation from the US. Bishnoi was a key accused in the murder of former Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Baba Siddique, and faces 22 cases in Rajasthan. He is the younger brother of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi....more |
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