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March 9, 2024 10:05 AM

Nepal welcomes UPI for seamless transactions with India

With NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL), the international arm of NPCI and Fonepay Payment Service Ltd, Nepal’s largest payment network, announcing Unified Payment Interface (UPI) for cross-border transactions between India and Nepal is live no...

March 8, 2024 9:00 PM

Devotees flock to Pashupatinath for Mahashivratri

Lakhs of devotees worldwide visited Pashupatinath on the occasion of Mahashivratri today. Mahashivratri is celebrated as a day when goddess Parvati married lord Shiv and this auspicious day is considered powerful to fulfill all the wishes by the tant...

March 8, 2024 8:55 PM

Two-day Nazrul Utsav begins in Dhaka

Two-day Nazrul Utsav begins in Dhaka on Friday evening to commemorate and pay tribute to Vidrohi Kavi Kazi Nazrul Islam. Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre in Dhaka joined the Bangladesh Nazrul Sangeet Sangstha and the Gulshan Society to co-organize the N...

March 8, 2024 9:39 AM

Foreign Minister Shrestha requests Russian counterpart to expedite repatriation of dead bodies

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Narayan Kaji Shrestha of Nepal has requested the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to expedite the repatriation of dead bodies of Nepalis, provide compensation to the deceased family and fac...

March 7, 2024 6:45 PM

Jaishankar highlights Innovation and Renewal in 10th Year of India-Japan Partnership

During the 16th India-Japan Foreign Ministers Strategic Dialogue in Tokyo today, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar underlined the significance of exploring innovative paths and rejuvenating the partnership between India and Japan as both nations...

March 7, 2024 5:34 PM

Jaishankar denounces China for not observing written agreements

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Thursday criticized China for its failure to observe written agreements with neighbouring countries. Speaking at the Raisina Roundtable organised by the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) in Tokyo, Jaisha...

March 7, 2024 3:30 PM

More Chinese women choosing singledom as economy stutters

Freelance copywriter Chai Wanrou thinks marriage is an unfair institution. Like many young women in China, she is part of a growing movement that envisions a future with no husband and no children, presenting the government with a challenge it could ...

March 7, 2024 3:13 PM

Members of Indian community in Dhaka join the launching of ‘Chalo India-Global Diaspora Campaign’

Members of the Indian community in Dhaka joined the launching of the "Chalo India-Global Diaspora Campaign" on Thursday at the High Commission of India in Bangladesh. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the tourism campaign from Srinagar to rope in...

March 7, 2024 2:18 PM

16 new ministers inducted in Dahal’s cabinet in Nepal

By: Sweta Singh (Kathmandu) Prime Minister of Nepal Pushpa Kamal Dahal restructured his Cabinet on Wednesday after breaking ties with Nepali congress and joining hands with K P Sharma Oli’s CPM-UML, adding new ministers from the CPN-UML, his own...

March 7, 2024 1:56 PM

EAM Jaishankar advocates strengthening India-Japan defence ties at Raisina Roundtable

Speaking at the Raisina Roundtable organised by the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) in Tokyo on Thursday, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar stressed the need to strengthen the defence capabilities of India and Japan. "As the voice of the Glo...

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