Kathmandu: Nepal on Thursday signed a long-term agreement for the export of 10,000 MW power to India, an MoU for cooperation in renewable energy, and jointly inaugurated three cross-border transmission lines during the two-day visit of the External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to the Himalayan nation. The agreement on power export that will facilitate the […]
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa on Thursday said that disqualifying anyone for life from Parliament is “against Islam”, as the Supreme Court adjourned the hearing until Friday in a key case that would settle the issue of lifetime disqualification of some leading politicians, including former prime ministers Nawaz Sharif and Imran Khan. The […]
New Delhi: Israel’s Supreme Court has delayed the activation of a controversial law that aims at preventing declaring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unfit for office. In a 6-5 vote, the Supreme Court judges on Wednesday ruled that the activation of the “Incapacitation Law” will be delayed until after the next elections. The ruling prevents Netanyahu, […]
Dubai: Two explosions caused by ‘terrorist attacks’ killed more than 100 people and wounded scores at a ceremony in Iran to commemorate top commander Qassem Soleimani who was killed by a U.S. drone in 2020, Iranian officials said on Wednesday. Iranian state television reported a first and then a second blast during an anniversary event […]
Jerusalem: Israel was on high alert for an escalation with Hezbollah on Wednesday after one of the top leaders of the Palestinian Hamas was killed in a strike in Beirut that was widely blamed on Israel and heightened the risk of a broader Middle East conflict. The killing of Saleh Arouri, the most senior Hamas […]
Dhaka: Authorities in Bangladesh on Wednesday deployed Armed forces to assist the administration in holding the January 7 national election in a free, fair, and peaceful manner as tensions spiked in the country ahead of the polls being boycotted by the main Opposition BNP. “Members of the armed forces will be stationed at nodal points […]
London: Thousands of doctors walked off the job in Britain on Wednesday, the start of a six-day strike that was set to be the longest in the history of the state-funded National Health Service. Managers said tens of thousands scheduled appointments and operations will be cancelled during the walkout across England and Wales by junior […]
New Delhi: The BRICS bloc of top emerging economies, including India, Russia and China, has announced induction of five full members into it as part of an attempt to expand its strategic heft against the backdrop of Western dominance in world affairs. As Moscow assumed the presidency of BRICS, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on […]
San Francisco: Elon Musk, who welcomed the New Year with saying “LFG (let’s freaking go) 2024” on Monday, said that it is going to be the craziest year, hinting towards the US presidential election in November. Reacting to a follower who posted on X that we can just have a normal year in 2024 after […]
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Sunday that China’s economy has become “more resilient and dynamic than before” as he vowed to consolidate and strengthen the momentum of economic recovery and work to achieve long-term economic development. “We have gone through the test of winds and rains, have seen beautiful scenes unfolding on the […]