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Nepal’s foreign minister Pradeep Gyawali to visit India for bilateral talks
Kathmandu, Dec 3 As bilateral ties between Nepal and India have seen a thaw in recent days, the stalled high-level visits and exchanges have resumed.
After three back to back high-level visits from India -- Foreign Secretary Harsh…
India calls on UN member states’ to condemn attacks on all religions
New York , December 3 : India on Wednesday called out UN member states' for selective condemnation of attacks on Abrahamic religions, leaving religions-like Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism. At the 75th session of the United…
Cyclonic Storm Burevi over Sri Lanka moves west-northwestwards, likely to emerge into Gulf of…
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) , December 3 Cyclonic Storm Burevi over Sri Lanka moved west-northwestwards with a speed of 12 kmph during past six hours and lay centred about 60 km northwest of Trincomalee, 180 km east-southeast of…
Cyclone: IMD asks people of southern Kerala to remain vigilant
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) , December 1 The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a pre-Cyclone watch for South Tamil Nadu and South Kerala coasts predicting that weather conditions there could intensify into a…
Sir Lanka Minister appoints five-member committee to probe prison riot
Colombo , December 1 : Sri Lanka's Justice Minister Ali Sabry on Monday appointed a special five-member committee to probe the unrest which erupted in a maximum-security prison near Colombo.
This comes after at least eight…
Banks to post larger capital declines without support: Moody’s
New Delhi: Banks in India are expected to post larger capital declines without public or private injections, Moody's Investors Service said in a report.
In its 2021 outlook for financial institutions amid Covid-19 recovery, Moody's…
Amazon workers in Germany set to hold another strike: Report
Berlin: In an attempt to disrupt Black Friday order processing, trade union Ver.di (United Service Union) has called on workers at an Amazon warehouse in Germany to hold their second strike in a span of less than a week, the media reported.…
India to host SCO Heads of Government meet today
New Delhi , November 30 India is set to host the 19th meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of Government in a virtual format on Monday, which will be chaired by Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, the Ministry of External Affairs has…
Muslims in Nepal hold anti-China protest demanding justice for Uyghur
Pokhara , November 29 : Muslims in Nepal on Sunday organised a protest against atrocities on Uyghur Muslims in the Xinjiang province of China.
The protesters raised voice against the demolition of thousands of mosques in Xinjiang…
Give in writing that Bangladeshis, Rohingyas have to be evicted and see govt’s response: Amit…
Hyderabad (Telangana) , November 29 : Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday asked All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi to give in writing that Bangladeshis and Rohingyas have to be evicted and…
Democracies sans Responsibility (2)
Democracies, are flawed world over, because of several reasons:
First and the foremost, is the primacy of Quantity (numbers) over Quality. It is true, every human being should have equal rights, facilities and preferences. But …