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October 21, 2024 8:25 PM

What we know about North Korean troops joining Russia’s war in Ukraine

Officials in Ukraine and South Korea have accused North Korea of dispatching troops, estimated to number in the thousands perhaps, to aid Russia in the war in Ukraine. Both Moscow and Pyongyang have denied the claims and U.S. officials have said the...

October 21, 2024 7:05 PM

Pakistan empowers parliament to pick country’s top judge

Pakistan approved changes to the constitution on Monday, which included empowering parliament to pick the Supreme Court's chief justice, drawing criticism from opposition parties who said it was an attempt to subvert the judiciary. Pakistan's top co...

October 21, 2024 6:44 PM

Effect of westerlies in Nepal, rain in Lumbini and snowfall at higher altitudes expected

The impact of westerly and local winds remains active in Nepal. According to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning is likely to occur in one or two places in Lumbini Province and the hilly regi...

October 21, 2024 6:00 PM

Ministry of Civil Aviation plans to put those who make hoax bomb threats on a no-fly list: Union Aviation Minister

The Ministry of Civil Aviation is considering legislative amendments to crack down on hoax bomb threats, with plans to add perpetrators to a no-fly list, announced Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu on Monday. The proposal comes amid a sur...

October 21, 2024 9:41 PM

India and China reach agreement on patrolling along LAC ahead of BRICS summit

India and China have reached an agreement on patrolling arrangements along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, marking progress in easing tensions that arose after the 2020 standoff. The agreement comes on the eve of the 16th BRICS S...

October 21, 2024 3:26 PM

CISF, BCAS brief Home Secretary on surge of hoax bomb threats affecting domestic and international flights

In response to a rising wave of hoax bomb threats targeting domestic and international flights, senior officials from the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) met with Union Home Secretary Govind M...

October 21, 2024 11:29 AM

Cuba grid collapses again, hurricane heaps on misery

Cuba's electrical grid collapsed again on Sunday, the fourth such failure in 48 hours, with a hurricane making landfall to compound the island's misery and threaten further havoc on its decrepit infrastructure. Cuba earlier on Sunday had said ...

October 21, 2024 10:18 AM

Lebanese flee as blasts hit Beirut, Israel warns of strikes on Hezbollah finance arm

Hundreds of Beirut residents fled their homes late on Sunday with multiple explosions heard across the Lebanese capital, as Israel prepared to attack sites linked to the financial operations of Lebanon's Hezbollah group and told people to leave those...

October 21, 2024 9:07 AM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman lands in US after concluding Mexico visit

Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman, arrived in the United States and received a warm welcome at Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday (local time). India's Ambassador to the United States, Vinay Mohan Kwatra...

October 18, 2024 11:35 PM

Meta must face Massachusetts social media addiction lawsuit, judge rules

A Massachusetts judge rejected Meta Platforms' bid to dismiss a lawsuit by the state alleging the social media company purposely deployed features on its Instagram platform to addict young users and deceived the public about the dangers its product p...