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Nepal SC asks president to appoint Deuba PM, reinstates Lower House of Parliament
Kathmandu, Jul 12 (UNI) The Supreme Court of Nepal on Monday ordered the House of Representatives to be reinstated and directed President Bidya Devi Bhandari to appoint opposition Nepali Congress party leader Sher Bahadur Deuba as new…
SCO Foreign Ministers meet in Tajikistan; Focus on Afghan
New Delhi/Dushanbe, Jul 12 (UNI) Foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) began arriving in the Tajik capital Dushanbe for meetings that would focus on the situation in Afghanistan in the wake of the US pullout and…
Tripura sent Kew Pineapple and organic Turmeric to Kolkata & for export
Agartala, Jul 12 (UNI) Continuing the export efforts of Tripura government, the horticulture department has dispatched a consignment of 1000 kilograms of Kew variety pineapples and 1,800 kilograms of organic turmeric to Kolkata by Sealdah…
France requires vaccination or negative test in bars, trains, planes from August
Paris, Jul 12 (RKM/SPUTNIK) A sanitary pass indicating a vaccination or a negative test for COVID-19 will become mandatory in France from August to visit bars, restaurants, as well as when boarding a train or plane, President Emmanuel…
‘Bangabandhu chair’ established in Delhi Univ and ICCR
New Delhi July 12 (UNI) _Indian Council for Cultural Relations(ICCR) and
University of Delhi have started a new phase in their shared cultural collaboration by establishing a 'Bangabandhu Chair', a direct outcome of PM Modi's Bangladesh…
Nepal signs pact with SJVN for 679 MW Lower Arun Electric Hydel Project
Nepal Investment Board has said it has signed a pact with India's state-owned SJVN Ltd to develop the 679-megawatt (MW) Lower Arun Hydro Electric Project in eastern Nepal.
In a statement on Sunday, the National Investment Board of the…
Kashmir, Jammu have separate issues, Farooq on NC’s proposals to Delimitation panel
Srinagar, Jul 11 (UNI) Amid criticism that NC’s proposal to Delimitation Commission in Jammu echoed the BJP demands of framing a new criterion to delimit constituencies, party president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said that the issue…
Georgia-India to step up trade and investment, boost connectivity
New Delhi, Jul 10 (UNI) India and Georgia agreed on Saturday to explore the "great potential" their engagement in trade and investment holds and step up connectivity between the two countries.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar…
Two Chinese ships spotted in Japanese territorial waters near Disputed Islands
Tokyo, Jul 10 (UNI/SPUTNIK) Two Chinese ships entered Japanese territorial waters on Saturday in the vicinity of the disputed Senkaku Islands, NHK TV reported.
Around 12.00 p.m. local time four Chinese ships passed through the area right…
Spanish govt reshuffle brings Women on top
Madrid, Jul 10 (UNI/Sputnik) Women take 63% of the posts in the Spanish government after a reshuffle, which was announced by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Saturday.
"This will once again make our country a benchmark in terms of gender…
Russia hands over 2016 Saarbruecken bombing suspect to Germany
Moscow, Jul 10 (UNI/Sputnik) Russia handed over to Germany an Azerbaijani native suspected of detonating a hand grenade at the entrance to an entertainment venue in Saarbruecken in 2016, the Russian Interior Ministry said Saturday.…
Pentagon official confirms American forces were attacked in Syria
Washington, Jul 11 (UNI/Sputnik) A Pentagon official confirmed to Sputnik on Saturday that US forces came under attack in Syria’s Conoco, with no casualties reported.
"I can confirm that there was an indirect fire attack in Conoco, Syria,"…
Ethiopian ruling party wins Parliamentary polls by landslide
Moscow, Jul 10 (UNI/SPUTNIK) - Ethiopia's Prosperity Party of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed won 410 seats out of a total of 436 that were up for grabs, according to results announced Saturday by the National Election Board.
Two biggest…
Security flaw found in 2G mobile data encryption standard
BERLIN: Cybersecurity researchers in Europe say they have discovered a flaw in an encryption algorithm used by cellphones that may have allowed attackers to eavesdrop on some data traffic for more than two decades.
In a paper published…
India, Russia to have 2+2 talks , commit to a democratic Afghanistan
New Delhi, July 9 (UNI) India and Russia on Friday agreed to hold 2+2 talks involving foreign and defence ministers later this year, adding a new dimension to their steady and multi-dimensional relationship.
External Affairs Minister S…
Kabul calls on China, India, Russia to help fight terrorism in Afghanistan
Moscow, Jul 9 (UNI/SPUTNIK) Afghanistan is calling on China, India and Russia to help the country's defense and security forces fight terrorism, rather than interfere in internal affairs, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's National Security…
SJVN CMD felicitate Sh. Raj Kumar Singh on his elevation
New Delhi: Sh. Nand Lal Sharma, Chairman & Managing Director, SJVN felicitated Sh. Raj Kumar Singh on his elevation as Cabinet Minister in Union Government for Power and New & Renewable Energy (NRE) today at New Delhi. Sh. Sharma…
China fear ‘Terror group’ in Xinjiang amid US withdrawal from Afghanistan: Report
Beijing , July 8 Amid the ongoing US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, China is worried about the instability to come in the country, a revival of the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM), its cross-border agitation and terrorism in…
US troops to be out of Afghanistan by end of August
Washington, Jul 6 (UNI/Sputnik) US troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan by the end of next month, which is a little ahead of the September 11 deadline laid out by President Joe Biden, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby told reporters…
Lavrov describes Putin-Biden summit in Geneva as ‘frank, businesslike’
Moscow, Jul 6 (UNI/Sputnik) The summit of the Russian and US leaders in Geneva was frank and businesslike, and Moscow is satisfied that the two sides were able to share their stances and expressed their intention to normalize relations,…
