Flooding brought traffic and normal activity to a standstill in the Kathmandu valley, where 37 deaths were recorded in a region home to 4 million people and the capital. Authorities said students and their parents faced difficulties as the rain damaged university and school buildings and needed repair. “We have urged the concerned authorities to […]
“125 Ukrainian fixed-wing UAVs were destroyed and intercepted by air defence systems on duty,” the ministry said on Telegram. Sixty-seven were destroyed over the Volgograd region in southern Russia, where governor Andrey Bocharov said falling debris from the drones sparked grass fires but no casualties or damage. Another 17 were downed over the Belgorod region […]
While the Modi government continues to tout economic growth, data from the Labour Force Survey has revealed widespread unemployment, undermining these claims. The report highlights that unemployment, particularly among youth, has reached critical levels. In Kerala, the unemployment rate among young people aged 15-29 has risen to 30%. Unemployment among women in the state stands […]
Hezbollah has yet to issue any statement on the status of Nasrallah, who has led the group for 32 years. The Israeli military “eliminated … Hassan Nasrallah, leader of the Hezbollah terrorist organization,” Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee wrote in a statement on X. “Hassan Nasrallah will no longer be able to terrorize the world,” […]
The indictment is the latest effort by the Biden administration to counter foreign efforts to interfere in the election between former President Trump, a Republican, and his Democratic rival Vice President Kamala Harris. Iran said on Thursday that accusations that it had targeted former U.S. officials were baseless. The three men — Masoud Jalili, Seyyed […]
Beijing claims almost the entire South China Sea, brushing off rival claims of several Southeast Asian countries, the Philippines among them, and an international ruling that its assertion has no legal basis. Its claims include the waters around Scarborough Shoal — which Beijing seized from Manila in 2012 — where the Chinese military’s Southern Theater […]
The landslide hit a remote site in West Sumatra province on Sumatra island Thursday evening after heavy rains in the area, with rescue workers struggling to locate the dead and injured. Search efforts were being hindered by the remote location, with rescuers including police officers, soldiers, and civilians having to walk for hours from the […]
This festival, celebrated by millions, involves women fasting and offering prayers for the well-being of their children. Many families visit rivers and ponds to bathe, often with their children, during the observance. In scattered incidents across 15 districts, 37 children and seven women tragically lost their lives. The state government has announced a compensation of […]
A record nine candidates are in the running after the long-powerful factions of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) disbanded earlier this year over a funding scandal. Because the conservative LDP holds a parliamentary majority, the winner is certain to become prime minister, and will likely call a snap election to shore up their mandate. Polls […]
With the clock ticking on his administration, US President Joe Biden faces an arc of Middle East crises likely to defy solution before he leaves office in January and which look all but certain to tarnish his foreign policy legacy, analysts and foreign diplomats say. Biden has struggled over the past year to thread the […]
