International

Kathmandu: With Nepal's Shree Airlines commencing operation from Nepalgunj Airport to Kailash Mansarovar, now Indians devotees can fly across Mount Kailash and the Mansarovar lake enjoying a magnificent close view of the holy places. Nepal’s Shree Airlines Monday operated Mount Kailash and Manasarovar aerial tour...

Colombo: Ten Indian fishermen were sentenced to a two-year suspended prison term by a Sri Lankan court for poaching in the island nation's waters. The magistrate in Point Pedro in the northern Jaffna peninsula Monday also ordered the owner of the trawler to be present...

Islamabad: Former Prime Minister Imran Khan and former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi were Tuesday sentenced to 10 years each in prison in the cipher case. The decision was announced by special court Judge Abul Hasnat Zulqarnain during the hearing of the case held at...

London: A British Indian couple has been convicted of exporting more than half a tonne of cocaine worth 57 million pounds to Australia after a probe found they were behind a company that sent the drugs by plane under a cover load of metal toolboxes....

United Nations: Major donors are sending one of the world organisation's oldest and largest relief operations to the brink of collapse after disclosures that the employees of the organisation set up to help Palestinian refugees took part in the October 7 terrorist attack by Hamas...

Beijing: A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck China's Xinjiang Tuesday, local authorities said. The temblor that struck Akqi County in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at 6:27 a.m. was epicentred at 41.15 degrees north latitude and 78.67 degrees east longitude, China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) said. Its depth...

Karachi: Pakistan's central bank has announced that it will introduce new currency notes with enhanced security features to deal with the menace of counterfeit currencies in the cash-strapped country. The Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan Jameel Ahmed told the media here that the...

Washington: An Indian student pursuing a double major at the prestigious Purdue University in the US state of Indiana, who went missing Sunday, has been confirmed dead, the university has said. Tippecanoe County Coroner's Office officials were called around 11:30 a.m. Sunday to 500 Allison...

Male: India Monday said it is committed to working closely with the Government of Maldives for the speedy implementation of the Male to Thilafushi link project, the largest-ever infrastructure project in the island nation. The Male to Thilafushi Link project, popularly known as the Greater...

Tokyo: A Japanese moon explorer is up and running Monday after several tense days without the sunlight it needs to generate power. Japan's first lunar mission hit its target in a precision touchdown Jan 20, but landed the wrong way up, leaving its solar panels...