Indonesia and India signed a wide range of agreements on Saturday covering culture, health, maritime, security and digital sectors.
India’s ICICI Bank reports higher quarterly profit, helped by healthy loan growth
ICICI Bank , India’s second-largest private lender by assets, reported higher quarterly profit on Saturday, helped by healthy loan growth and net interest income, although its lending margins shrank.
French Cyclists Stranded In Bareilly On Their Way To Nepal After Google Maps Misleads Them
Two French cyclists lost their way while travelling from Delhi to Kathmandu and were assisted by local villagers in Bareilly.
Nepal hits Everest climbers with higher permit fees
The price to climb Mount Everest will soon increase for the first time in nearly a decade, as Nepal announces a sharp mark-up in permit fees. From September, those seeking to summit the world’s …
Nepal MPs want assurance on national ID system data security
Lawmakers have been asking important questions regarding the data security architecture of the national ID card program being implemented in the country.
Nepal EV imports leave fossil fuel vehicles behind
Purchase data signal shift in automobile landscape, driven by the country’s policy, financing, environmental goals.
UN suspends all trips into Houthi-held areas of Yemen over 7 more staffers being detained
The United Nations on Friday suspended all travel into areas held by Yemen’s Houthi rebels after seven more of their staff were detained by the rebels. The Houthis have already detained U.N. staffers,
Defence minister sidesteps watchdog’s call to compensate military’s eyes and ears in Afghanistan
Defence Minister Bill Blair is dismissing calls from his department’s watchdog to offer immediate compensation, and physical and psychological care, to a group of former combat advisers denied health benefits — despite playing a pivotal role in Canada’s Afghanistan military mission,
Polio Returns To Pakistan, Afghanistan As Vaccinations Stall
According to Zulfiqar Bhutta, a renowned expert on child immunisation strategies in conflict zones, the genetic strains of wild poliovirus in Pakistan are all from Afghanistan.
South Korea to release preliminary report of Jeju Air crash by Monday
South Korea will release by Monday a preliminary report on last month’s Jeju Air plane crash that killed 179 people, the deadliest air disaster on the nation’s soil, the transport ministry said on Saturday.