Kathmandu, March 7 (IANS) The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), which is sweeping the elections under the First-Past-the-Post (FPTP) system, is also performing strongly under the proportional representation system, securing over 56 per cent of the total votes counted so far.
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Private investment in Bangladesh fell to 22.03 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the fiscal year 2024–25, marking the lowest level in 11 years, a report has said.
Paris, March 7 (IANS) A leading international press freedom organisation expressed grave concern over a new wave of repression targeting Afghan refugees, including exiled journalists across Pakistan.
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Air travel between India and the Gulf region is gradually resuming amid disruptions caused by the ongoing Iran-Israel conflict, with airlines including Air India and IndiGo announcing special and scheduled flights on Saturday to bring back stranded passengers.
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Major Swathi Shantha Kumar, a Bengaluru-based officer serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has been honoured with the UN Secretary-General’s Award 2025 in the gender category for her project ‘Equal Partners, Lasting Peace’. Speaking to IANS, the Indian Army officer shared her experiences during the mission, her key responsibilities on the ground, and the challenges she faced while serving in the conflict-affected region.
Riyadh, March 7 (IANS) Saudi Arabia on Saturday cautioned Iran against engaging in what it described as "misguided calculations" as tensions across the West Asia region continue to intensify amid an expanding conflict.
Kathmandu, March 7 (IANS) Rabi Lamichhane, President of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), has been elected to Nepal’s House of Representatives from Chitwan Constituency-2 by a huge margin, as his relatively new party secures a majority of wins and leads across the country in this year’s parliamentary elections.
Tel Aviv/Tehran, March 7 (IANS) As tensions sharply escalated between the United States, Israel and Iran, the conflict entered its eighth day, with Israel carrying out a fresh round of strikes while explosions were reported at one of Tehran's main commercial airports.
Washington, March 7 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said he is preparing a sweeping executive order within a week to address what he described as a crisis in American college athletics, warning that escalating payments to athletes and legal challenges threaten the financial stability of universities and the future of Olympic sports.
New York, March 7 (IANS) A Pakistani man has been convicted of plotting with Iran to assassinate US President Donald Trump in a verdict handed down coincidentally while Washington and Tehran are locked in a war.
