Kathmandu, April 16 (IANS) Nepal’s newly-elected Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rubi Kumari Thakur, has announced that she will not participate in any wedding where dowry transactions are… Continue reading Nepal Deputy Speaker vows to boycott weddings involving dowry transactions
Cape Town, April 16 (IANS) South African opposition politician Julius Malema was sentenced on Thursday to five years in prison for firearm-related offences. Malema, the founding leader of the far-left… Continue reading South African opposition politician Malema sentenced to five years in prison
Quetta, April 16 (IANS) Three Baloch young men have reportedly been forcibly disappeared in overnight raids in Pakistan, sparking fresh concerns over enforced disappearances, local media reported on Thursday. As… Continue reading Three Baloch men forcibly disappeared in overnight raids in Pakistan
Kathmandu, April 15 (IANS) The Nepal government on Wednesday announced the formation of a commission to investigate the assets of key political office holders and senior bureaucratic officials who have… Continue reading Nepal to probe assets of top political leaders, bureaucrats over corruption allegations
Islamabad, April 15 (IANS) While the recent negotiations between the United States and Iran held in Islamabad failed to deliver the anticipated outcomes, the peace process must move forward through… Continue reading US and Iran chose Pakistan as facilitator in specific geopolitical context: Report
Islamabad, April 14 (IANS) Pakistani forces, while conducting counter-terrorism campaigns in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, have many times been accused of using lethal force in ways that have repeatedly killed several… Continue reading Pakistan using lethal force against civilians in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Report
Washington, April 13 (IANS) US President Donald Trump launched a sharp attack on Pope Leo XIV in a lengthy social media post, accusing the pontiff of being “weak on crime”… Continue reading Trump calls Pope Leo ‘weak on crime’
Abu Dhabi, April 11 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar kicked off his two-day official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by interacting with the members of the… Continue reading EAM Jaishankar meets members of the Indian community in UAE
New York, April 11 (IANS) Four astronauts who ventured where no human has gone before in deep space returned home, touching down in the Pacific, becoming pathfinders for humanity’s return… Continue reading Astronauts return after venturing where no human had gone before, raising hope for humanity
Dhaka: At a time when antisemitism is resurging across continents — manifesting in rhetoric, violence, and organised incitement — the response of democratic governments remains uneven and, at times, troublingly… Continue reading Australia acts against anti-Semitic hate preachers — Will others follow suit?
Islamabad/New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) The attention surrounding Pakistan’s role in facilitating a ceasefire between Iran and the US is largely symbolic rather than substantive. While a series of social… Continue reading Pakistan’s role in Iran-US ceasefire symbolic, not substantive: Report
Islamabad, April 10 (IANS) A leading minority rights organisation on Friday condemned the custodial killing of a Christian man hours after Pakistani police arrested him on what it described as… Continue reading Minority group condemns custodial killing of Christian man in Pakistan
