Kathmandu: The Nepal government has decided to close 22 border points with India amid a sharp surge in COVID-19 cases in the neighbouring country. The decision came after the COVID Crisis Management Coordination Committee (CCMC) recommended to the Council of Ministers to shut down 22 out
Bangkok: The road to peace in Thailand's restive southern provinces bordering Malaysia takes a crucial turn in May when negotiators from both sides of the ethnic conflict resume discussions, bringing "substantive issues" to the table. The lead peace negotiator of Barisan Revolusi Nasional, the largest rebel
New Delhi: Indian Muslim business tycoon Azim Premji donated 10 times more money than billionaires Mukesh Ambani and Shiv Nadar in 2020, as per a report. With an impressive donation of Rs7,904 crores, Wipro founder and chairman Premji and his family topped the EdelGive Hurun India
New Delhi: India on Monday reported its first foreign diplomat casualty due to coronavirus as the embassies in the capital are facing the virus onslaught, seeking emergency medical supplies for the critically ill patients. According to Indian media, Col Dr Moses Beatus Mlula, Defence Advisor of
Nandigram: Houses and vehicles of some Bharatiya Janata Party candidates were allegedly attacked and a party office at Arambagh was set on fire. The vehicle of Suvendu Adhikari, who defeated chief minister Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram, was also attacked. TMC leaders, however, said they had nothing
Kolkata: Thanking the people as the Trinamool Congress headed for a landslide victory in the assembly elections, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Sunday that West Bengal has “saved” India with its mandate. Banerjee said tackling the COVID-19 pandemic was her priority, asking party leaders not
Kolkata: The incumbent chief minister's party in India's West Bengal state has defeated Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party in a state election held as the coronavirus pandemic surged to crisis levels. Modi has been criticised for focusing on the elections instead of making the pandemic his
Rome: In an effort to fight corruption in the highest ranks of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis issued a sweeping new decree compelling top managers at the Vatican — including cardinals — to provide full financial disclosures and to refuse any gifts worth more
Ankara: The Justice Ministry announced Friday a schedule for the execution of Turkey's new Human Rights Action Plan – a series of reforms in its legal system that are aimed at enhancing democracy in the country while promoting human rights and liberties. According to the document
London: It was an image that got lost on the day of Prince Philip's funeral but was powerful enough to go viral in the days that followed -- the Duchess of Cambridge captured by a photographer peering through a black veil in the back of