Kathmandu, Oct 2 (IANS) More than 800 historical documents relating to Nepal's political, legal, intellectual and cultural heritage, which had been housed in a private museum in Germany, have been handed back to the Himalayan nation.
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has urged the Prime Minister's Office to consider Captain Smit Machchhar, the Indian pilot of Flydubai Flight FZ1073, for an appropriate national bravery award for his conduct during the mid-air emergency in which reportedly 182 people were on board.
Islamabad, Oct 2 (IANS) Pakistan’s repeated attacks on Afghanistan, despite their limited effectiveness, reflect a troubling sense of impunity and expose serious shortcomings in Islamabad’s counterterrorism strategy, a report has stated.
Brussels, Oct 2 (IANS) The current phase of the conflict in Pakistan’s Balochistan province resurfaced in the early 21st century, driven by longstanding disputes over political autonomy, representation and control of the region's rich natural gas and mineral resources, while its strategic importance has grown with the Gwadar port and its role as a crucial hub of the so-called China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a report has stated.
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) India is rapidly emerging as a global space power. From Aryabhata in 1975 to Chandrayaan-3, Aditya-L1, Gaganyaan and the planned Bharatiya Antariksh Station, India has progressed from the early use of space technology for development to the frontiers of scientific exploration and is now moving towards human spaceflight, according to an article in Tanzania’s The Guardian newspaper.
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) The Indian security agencies carried out two major operations this week, which included the killing of a top Lashkar-e-Taiba operative and a huge drug bust to the tune of over Rs 3,000 crore.
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Pakistan’s external financial position remains heavily dependent on IMF lending and deposits from friendly countries, a combination that helped avert repeated balance-of-payments crises but has failed to deliver long-term economic stability, according to a report.
Kathmandu, Oct 2 (IANS) Devastating floods on August 26 did not deter foreign tourists from visiting Nepal, as foreign tourist arrivals in the country grew by 12.1 per cent in September, the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) stated.
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) A Pakistan-based company has been ordered to repay more than $2 million after allegedly fraudulently obtaining U.S. federal grants meant to support businesses operating in economically disadvantaged American communities, according to federal authorities.
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) The summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump in Washington, DC, has helped bring some limited gains in the US-China ties, but has stopped well short of resolving the underlying disputes between the two countries, according to an article in Japan Forward news website.
