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Motto for Today: ‘A good leader’s attitude: I have not failed. My success is just…
This is Your Day-TODAY: Take a Determined Step Forward and Make History!
On this day, August 21 ....
https://youtu.be/9Kx_2MTQW0Y 1841 - The first U.S. patent for a venetian blind was issued to John Hampson of New Orleans on a…
NHPC tasked to develop hydel projects in Nepal
Kathmandu: The Investment Board of Nepal has signed a MoU with India's NHPC to conduct a detailed project study survey permit of the 750 MW West Seti and 450 MW Seti River 6 hydropower projects in the country.
According to the MoU, NHPC,…
Motto for Today: ‘Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection, we can catch…
This is Your Day-TODAY: Take a Determined Step Forward and Make History!
On this day, August 19....
1600 - Akbar captured Ahmednagar. (On the fall of Ahmadnagar the emperor Akbar conferred the government of the country on Khwaja Beg…
Vatican drops probe into alleged sexual abuses by Canadian Cardinal
Vatican City: The Vatican will not conduct its own investigation into the alleged sexual abuse by the Canadian Cardinal of Quebec Marc Ouellet for lack of evidence, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said on Thursday.
"After the preliminary…
FIFA sells 2.45mln tickets for World Cup 2022
Zurich: The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) has sold 2.45 million tickets for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to fans around the world, with less than 100 days left until the start of the competition, according to the…
Delhi BJP and AAP spar over providing free flats to Rohingyas
New Delhi: BJP leader and MLA Vijender Gupta on Thursday accused AAP government in Delhi of helping Rohingyas in all possible manner for using them as its 'vote bank'.
Gupta demanded convening of a special session of State Assembly to…
Finland PM Sanna Marin’s Party Video Leaked on social media, faces Criticism
https://twitter.com/i/status/1560015797367488517 Helsinki: Finland’s Prime Minister Marin Sanna, getting flak over a party she enjoyed with her friends recently. The newspaper and social media were full of comments, either way, after a…
Iran-Pakistan economic commission meeting held in Islamabad
Tehran/Islamabad: The opening session of the 21st Iran-Pakistan joint economic commission was held in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad, Iranian news agency IRNA reported on Wednesday, adding that the parties discussed a draft of a…
Liz Cheney vows to keep fighting Trump after Wyoming loss
Washington: Rep Liz Cheney has vowed to keep fighting Donald Trump after conceding defeat in the Wyoming Republican primary to Trump-backed candidate Harriet Hageman.
"This primary election is over. But now the real work begins," she told…
Mali accuses France of arming terrorists
Bamako: Mali's Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop has accused France of arming terrorists and called for the UN Security Council to intervene, in a letter obtained by state-run French radio RFI.
Ties between France and its former colony in…
Explosion at Mosque north of Kabul claims 20 lives
Kabul: An explosion at a mosque north of the Afghan capital of Kabul killed 20 people and injured 40 more, an Afghan security source told Qatari broadcaster Al Jazeera on Wednesday.
"As a result of an explosion in a mosque north of Kabul,…
Motto for Today: ‘You don’t have to hold a position in order to be a leader.’
This is Your Day-TODAY: Take a Determined Step Forward and Make History!
On this day, 17 August....
1835 - The wrench was patented by Solymon Merrick of Springfield, Massachusetts.
1891 - The automobile electric self-starter was…
US test fires Minuteman III ICBM missile
Washington: The United States has launched a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile to test its capabilities and demonstrate the readiness of nuclear forces, the Air Force Global Strike Command said on Tuesday.
"Air Force Global…
Chinese spy vessel docks at Sri Lanka port
Colombo: The Chinese scientific research vessel 'Yuan Wang 5' arrived at the Hambantota port in Sri Lanka
on Tuesday morning amid concerns raised by India.
Sri Lanka on Saturday granted permission to the Chinese “research and…
Nepal gets second Confucius Institute, Chinese language to proliferate
Kathmandu: The Confucius Institute at Tribhuvan University, the second of its kind in Nepal, was inaugurated on Tuesday in the Nepali capital Kathmandu, with the stakeholders pledging more resources to make it a better platform for…
Bangladesh govt to review the contract of Chinese company
Dhaka: Bangladesh is going to inform Chinese Embassy in Dhaka about the security breach in a project run by a Chinese contractor.
The breach left five people killed when a girder fell on a private car from a crane of the under-construction…
Ishaan Khatter starrer ‘Pippa’ teaser out
New Delhi: The makers of Ishaan Khatter starrer ‘Pippa’ on Monday released the teaser of the much-awaited war story.
Directed by Raja Krishna Menon, based on the epic and strategic 1971 war, the movie stars Ishaan, Mrunal Thakur, Priyanshu…
Iran promises to respond to EU on Joint Action Plan with final text by midnight
Tehran: Iran will respond by midnight on Monday to EU Coordinator Enrique Mora concerning the final text of a nuclear draft agreement of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) proposed last week, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein…
Horrible wildfire forces evacuation of 1200 residents from eastern Valencia of Spain
Madrid: Raging wildfire has destroyed an area of 6,500 hectares (16,000 acres) in the Spanish autonomous community of Valencia, forcing 1,200 people to evacuate, local authorities said on Monday.
"6,500 hectares are engulfed, 1,200 people…
Electrical fault kills over 40 in Church in Giza City of Egypt
Cairo: At least 40 were killed and 45 others were injuring as a result of a fire inside a church in the city of Giza in Egypt, Reuters reported on Sunday, citing security sources.
The sources told the media that 5,000 worshipers were in…
