New Delhi: Myanmar’s government-in-exile, the National Unity Government (NUG), has asked Myanmarese citizens, who have been “temporarily sheltering” in India due to the military crackdown in that country, to stay away from local political matters and ethnic-based conflicts.
The NUG government’s advisory to the displaced citizens is significant because it...
Thimphu , March 16: Bhutan will soon use an online system called SMART Connect to monitor forest coverage, wildlife population and illegal poaching and logging activities.
The system will be used by the World Wildlife Fund country office and the Department of Forest and Park Services.
Foresters and officials from the...
Kabul: Taliban has shut down shops that were accepting Pakistani rupees as the mode of payment in Uruzgan province, reported Tolo News.
Officials of the committee for Afghani Promotion said that the usage of foreign currency has been banned in this province and will deal legally with violators.
“We will keep...
London: A number of Indian medical experts on Monday supported calls from an eminent British Indian cardiologist for a full safety review into the use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, administered in India as Covishield, over feared serious side effects such as heart attack and stroke.
Dr Aseem Malhotra, a...
London: A floral waste project which converts flowers dispersed into the river Ganga into sustainable leather called Fleather and a greenhouse-in-a-box solution for small farmers are among this year’s finalists from India for Prince William’s Earthshot Prize, dubbed the Eco Oscars.Phool and Kheyti are among 15 worldwide projects in...
Lahore: Sixteen graves of the Ahmadi community in Pakistan’s Punjab province have been allegedly desecrated by religious extremists for using Islamic symbols on gravestones at a cemetery, a spokesman of the minority community said on Wednesday.According to Jamaat Ahmadiya Punjab spokesperson Aamir Mahmood, on August 22, unidentified persons desecrated...
The increasing number of illegal activities by Chinese nationals has become a serious concern for Nepal.On July 26, Nepal Police raided a call centre operated by Chinese nationals. During the raid, police arrested 36 people including a Chinese national, and seized Nepali rupees (NPR) 829,00 as well as 262...
Addressing a large gathering on banks of Indus River in Leh, the 14th Dalai Lama on Tuesday expressed hope that Ladakhis would be able to visit Lhasa once again. "Times are changing, and that a time would come when Ladakhis would be able to visit Lhasa again,” the Tibetan...
Jammu: A captured terrorist undergoing treatment at a facility of the Indian Army in Kashmir said he had been sent on a suicide mission by a colonel of the Pakistani army. The terrorist, identified as Tabarak Hussain by news agency ANI, said he had come along with four-five other...
A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will meet Sri Lanka’s president for talks to finalise a bailout package, including restructuring debt of about $29bn, amid the nation’s worst financial crisis in more than 70 years.
The second such IMF visit in three months comes on Wednesday as the...
