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Kathmandu: The Nepal government Tuesday decided to withdraw the controversial social media bill, which was under consideration in Parliament. The Social Media Bill 2025, registered by the then-government led by deposed prime minister K P Sharma Oli last year, drew criticism from all quarters over...

Colombo: Sri Lanka's former president Mahinda Rajapaksa's wife and son were questioned separately by police Tuesday in connection with two different cases, officials said. The former first lady, Shiranthi Rajapaksa, was questioned in connection with a case filed in 2015 over alleged financial irregularities involving...

London: British police Tuesday are assessing whether former Labour Party politician Peter Mandelson should face a criminal investigation for leaking sensitive government information to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. The UK government is seeking ways to kick Mandelson out of Parliament and remove the noble...

Moscow: Russia has not heard any statements from India about stopping Russian oil purchases, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday. His comments came a day after US President Donald Trump claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has "agreed to stop buying Russian Oil, and to...

Islamabad: Pakistan has been ranked lowest in South Asia for literacy, with 63 per cent of people aged 10 years and above being able to read and write, according to a new review by the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN), local media reported. The...

Dubai: Iran's president said Tuesday he instructed the country's foreign minister to pursue fair and equitable negotiations with the United States, the first clear sign from Tehran that it wants to try to negotiate as tensions remain high with Washington after the Mideast country's bloody...

Peshawar: A policeman was killed after unidentified gunmen opened fire on a polio vaccination team he was guarding in northwest Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said Tuesday. The incident occurred Monday in Mirali tehsil of North Waziristan district, bordering Afghanistan. The assailants managed to...

Dhaka: Amid escalating political tensions ahead of Bangladesh’s February 12 election, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairman Tarique Rahman strongly criticised the radical Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami for making derogatory remarks about women, warning that such views pose a serious threat to women’s safety and fundamental rights...

Yerevan: Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan-led delegation and Armenia's Minister of Defence Suren Papkyan Tuesday held discussions focusing on strengthening defence cooperation across various security issues related to the two nations. Following the meeting, Headquarters of the Integrated Defence Staff (IDS HQ)...

New Delhi: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Tuesday hailed the India-US trade deal and said that it will open a new phase of "deeper and greater cooperation" between the two nations. In a post on X, Singh said, "A landmark moment for India-US relations as...