August 31, 2024 11:04 AM
The latest skirmish in Italy's culture wars has erupted over a kindergarten's decision to introduce a unisex school uniform policy, instead of pink for girls and blue for boys, in the name of inclusivity and gender equality. The kindergarten in Sali...
August 31, 2024 9:45 AM
The United Nations will start vaccinating some 640,000 children in the Gaza Strip against polio on Sunday, a campaign that relies on daily eight-hour pauses in fighting between Israel and Hamas militants in specific areas of the besieged enclave. Th...
August 31, 2024 9:19 AM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to flag off three new Vande Bharat Express trains via video conferencing at 12:30 PM today. The introduction of these state-of-the-art trains aligns with the Prime Minister's vision of 'Make in India' and Aatmanirb...
August 30, 2024 5:32 PM
Coastal towns and cities in India and Pakistan braced for a rare August cyclone on Friday, as heavy rains and winds forced authorities to close schools and evacuate thousands. Weather office said a deep depression had formed over land and was likely...
August 30, 2024 5:23 PM
Health authorities in the Gaza Strip confirmed the first case of polio in 25 years earlier this month. The infection and subsequent partial paralysis of the nearly year-old Abdul-Rahman Abu Al-Jidyan has hastened plans for a mass vaccination campaig...
August 30, 2024 5:03 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he bows his head and apologizes to the people of Maharashtra who were hurt by the collapse of the Shivaji statue in Sindhudurg. While addressing a gathering in Malvan, in Maharashtra's Palghar district, the Prime Mi...
August 30, 2024 4:44 PM
Nepal Tourism Board has received the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Gold Award in the category of Sustainable Tourism for Livelihood Recovery Project (STLRP). This is the third time NTB has received a PATA award in community-based tourism. Th...
August 30, 2024 3:14 PM
Next year's Eurovision Song Contest will be held in the Swiss city of Basel, public broadcaster SRG said on Friday. Basel beat competition from Geneva to host the event in May 2025, which Switzerland will host after singer Nemo won this year's compe...
August 30, 2024 3:02 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday praised India's FinTech revolution for enhancing financial inclusion and driving innovation across the country. Speaking at the Global Fintech Fest at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai, he highlighted t...
August 30, 2024 3:11 PM
Typhoon Shanshan deluged large parts of Japan with torrential rain on Friday, prompting warnings for flooding and landslides hundreds of miles from the storm's centre, halting travel services and shutting production at major factories. In the southw...
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