Russian President Vladimir Putin may meet his US counterpart Donald Trump on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in China if an opportunity arises, while Moscow has also said a trilateral meeting involving the leaders of Russia, China and the United States cannot be ruled out, TASS reported on Sunday. Kremlin Aide … Read more
Kathmandu [Nepal], September 6 : The Indian Ambassador to Nepal, Naveen Srivastava, on Sunday said that the India-Nepal joint technical team continued to make progress in search and rescue operations inside the Chilime tunnel despite challenging conditions, including limited and poor access, slush and heavy debris. In a post on X, Srivastava said the teams … Read more
Kathmandu [Nepal], September 6 : Foreign media journalists seeking to collect news from flood-affected areas along Nepal’s Bhotekoshi and Trishuli rivers will be required to obtain a Press Accreditation and Journalist Identity Card from Nepal’s Department of Information and Broadcasting (DoIB), according to an official notice issued by the Government of Nepal. The Department said … Read more
Kathmandu, Sep 6 An India-born tech entrepreneur in the US has launched a stablecoin-based campaign to support people affected by floods in Nepal and contribute to the Government of Nepal’s Prime Minister Disaster Relief Fund. The campaign allows people around the world to donate in stablecoins through NepalRelief.org, with the funds converted into local currency … Read more
Days after the , nine employee associations representing staff across various Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) centres and units have written to the Department of Space Secretary and ISRO Chairman V Narayanan, seeking official clarification on the government’s policy regarding the privatisation or transfer of ISRO’s manufacturing and operational functions. In a joint representation dated September … Read more
Nepali authorities have issued an alert along the river basins of the Budhigandaki River following floods in the mountainous region of Gorkha. The alert was prompted by a flood in the Therang River, which flows through Chumanubri Rural Municipality-4 and 2 in the mountainous region of Gorkha district. According to officials, the flood earlier this … Read more
India’s Ambassador to Suriname, Subhash Gupta, recently held discussions with Suriname’s Minister for External Affairs, Alva Baptist, focusing on avenues to deepen bilateral cooperation between the two nations, according to an official statement issued by the Indian Embassy in Suriname. “High Commissioner Subhash Gupta paid a farewell courtesy call to the Minister for External Affairs, … Read more
Kathmandu [Nepal], September 6 : Destructive floods and widespread landslides sweeping across the Himalayan nation have claimed 1,341 lives, according to the latest figures released by the Nepal Police. Subsequently, the death toll was revised to 1,331 as search and rescue operations continued on Saturday, alongside the safe rescue of a Chinese national from an … Read more
The joint Indian-Nepali rescue team continued efforts to clear debris, water and mud from the Chilime tunnel in Nepal’s flood-affected Rasuwa district, with an approach path for heavy machinery steadily taking shape, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said. The MEA said the joint technical team from India continued to address challenges related to terrain … Read more
Tehran: Tensions between Iran and the United States have intensified as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force on Saturday (local time) claimed that it targeted a US aircraft carrier and a destroyer with ballistic missiles, alleging that the warships were harassing Iranian ships and taking part in a naval blockade against Tehran. In a … Read more