March 13, 2024 8:58 AM

“Starvation is being used as weapon of war in Gaza”, says EU Chief Joseph Borrell

The European Union Chief Joseph Borrell has said that starvation is being used as a weapon of war in Gaza. He described the lack of aid entering the territory as a man-made disaster. Addressing the UN Security Council in New York, Mr Borrell said the humanitarian crisis in the territory was a res...

March 12, 2024 10:12 PM

India, Sri Lanka discuss renewable energy cooperation, technology transfer

Sri Lanka, keen to harness its renewable energy potential, eyes significant investments in the sector from India. Speaking at a business event in Colombo yesterday, attended by an Indian delegation from renewable energy sector, Sri Lanka’s Minister for Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekara elabor...

March 12, 2024 10:03 PM

Russian military transport plane carrying 15 people crashes

The Russian Defence Ministry has said that a military transport plane carrying 15 people has crashed on Tuesday. Meanwhile, it is unclear if there are any survivors. The ministry said, the IL-76 aircraft with eight crew and seven passengers on board crashed in the Ivanovo region. It added tha...

March 12, 2024 10:01 PM

Numaligarh Refinery opens its first-ever overseas office in Bangladesh

India’s Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) opened its liaison office in Dhaka on Monday. This is the first overseas office of NRL.The liaison office was formally inaugurated by the High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh Pranay Verma in the presence of NRL managing director Bhaskar Jyoti Phukan. ...

March 12, 2024 9:44 PM

Nepal: Foundation stone laid for the construction of campus in Doti

Foundation stone of Shree Kedar Jyotipunja Multiple Campus School Building at Doti District, Nepal was laid yesterday for the construction of the educational complex. This is being built with Government of India’s financial assistance at the tendered cost of 28.90 million Nepali rupees under ‘Ne...

March 12, 2024 9:41 PM

Haiti’s PM Ariel Henry tenders his resignation

Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry has tendered his resignation. It comes after regional leaders met in Jamaica on Monday to discuss a political transition in the Caribbean country. In a video address announcing his resignation, Mr Henry urged citizens to remain calm. Mr. Henry is currently str...

March 12, 2024 9:39 PM

Narayan Prasad Dahal elected National Assembly Chairperson of Nepal

In Nepal, Narayan Prasad Dahal, the candidate of the ruling coalition, has been elected to the post of National Assembly Chairperson. The voting held through the 'voice vote' method in the meeting of the National Assembly on Tuesday. Announcing the results, Vice-Chairperson Urmila Aryal, who chaired...

March 12, 2024 9:25 PM

South Korea’s government opens hotline for doctors who faces harassment or peer pressure

South Korea’s government today opened a hotline for doctors that the Health Minister said was intended to support physicians who faced harassment or peer pressure if they chose not to join a mass walkout over healthcare reform plans. Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong defended the reforms, which inc...

March 12, 2024 8:38 PM

Pakistan: Shahbaz Sharif takes oath as PM along with 19-member Cabinet

In Pakistan, the 19-member Cabinet of newly elected Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has been sworn into office and held its first meeting yesterday. President Asif Ali Zardari administered the oath of office to the ministers at the presidential office in Islamabad. Sharif appointed lawmaker Ishaq D...

March 12, 2024 8:28 PM

Fifty people injured due to strong movement on Chilean plane

New Zealand’s Transport Accident Investigation Commission, TAIC today said that it was seizing the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder of a LATAM Airlines Boeing 787 after an incident that left more than 50 people injured. The airline and passengers aboard the Sydney-Auckland flight ye...