Over 63,000 EVs registered in Nepal as electric mobility expands

IANS | August 21, 2026 8:24 PM

Kathmandu, Aug 21 (IANS) Electric vehicles are rapidly gaining ground in Nepal's automobile market, with more than 63,000 EVs now registered and electric cars accounting for over 70 per cent of newly imported private four-wheelers, government data show.

High-level UK delegation visits National Defence College

IANS | August 21, 2026 8:24 PM

New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) A high-level delegation from the UK led by Jeremy Pocklington, Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Defence of the UK, visited the National Defence College (NDC) in New Delhi on Friday.

Mirza Fakhrul takes oath as 23rd President of Bangladesh

IANS | August 21, 2026 7:43 PM

Dhaka, Aug 21 (IANS) Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday took oath as the 23rd President of Bangladesh at Bangabhaban, the official residence of the President in Dhaka, local media reported.

Fresh threat to Hafiz Saeed prompts ISI to step up security around LeT chief

Vicky Nanjappa | August 21, 2026 6:24 PM

New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Multiple Intelligence assessments by the Indian security agencies suggest that the Pakistan’s ISI has increased the security cover for Lashkar-e-Tayiba (LeT) founder and Mumbai 26/11 attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed. Last year, Pakistan had enhanced security measures, but the latest assessment states that state of the art measures have been implemented to ensure that the dreaded terrorist remains safe.

India-Lebanon review bilateral ties, discuss strengthening cooperation

IANS | August 21, 2026 6:20 PM

Beirut, Aug 21 (IANS) Secretary (CPV and OIA) at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Sripriya Ranganathan, on Friday met Abdel Sattar Issa, Secretary General at Lebanon's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beirut and reviewed the entire gamut of bilateral relations.