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December 20, 2024 3:10 PM

Global Unity through Inner Peace: UN has declared 21st December as World Meditation Day

The United Nations has declared 21st December as World Meditation Day. It is going to be an annual event observed to promote the importance of mental and emotional well-being through meditation. The meditational practice helps people connect with th...

December 20, 2024 12:09 PM

US official cites Pakistan’s expanding missile programme as an ‘Emerging Threat’ to the United States

A senior White House official stated on Thursday that nuclear-armed Pakistan is developing long-range ballistic missile capabilities that could eventually enable it to reach targets well beyond South Asia, potentially making it what he called an “e...

December 20, 2024 10:41 AM

Trump-backed spending deal fails in House, shutdown approaches

A spending bill backed by Donald Trump failed in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday as dozens of Republicans defied the president-elect, leaving Congress with no clear plan to avert a fast-approaching government shutdown that could disrupt...

December 19, 2024 10:53 PM

Zelenskiy says Ukraine needs European and US security guarantees to stop Putin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged European countries on Thursday to provide guarantees to protect Ukraine after the war with Russia ends but said these would not be enough without support from the United States under Donald Trump. Wh...

December 19, 2024 5:28 PM

Putin says Russia is ready to compromise with Trump on Ukraine war

President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that he was ready to compromise over Ukraine in possible talks with Donald Trump on ending the war and that Russian forces were moving towards achieving their primary goals on the battlefield. Trump, a self-...

December 19, 2024 2:49 PM

Suspect in killing of top Russian general taken to crime scene, state media says

The suspect in the killing of top Russian general Igor Kirillov has been taken to the crime scene in Moscow, state media said on Thursday. Lieutenant General Kirillov, who was the chief of Russia's Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection T...

December 19, 2024 2:25 PM

US imposes more sanctions over Pakistan’s missile program

The United States said on Wednesday it was imposing new sanctions related to nuclear-armed Pakistan's long-range ballistic-missile program, including on the state-owned defense agency that oversees the program. State Department spokesperson Matthew...

December 19, 2024 11:23 AM

Nepal marks International Migrants Day, increases compensation for families of deceased workers

Nepal observed International Migrants Day on December 18, with the theme “Employment with Information and Skills: Basis of Safe Migration.” The day, commemorated globally, highlights the contributions of migrants to both their host and home count...

December 19, 2024 11:17 AM

Shankar Sharma reappointed as Nepal’s ambassador to India

Nepal’s President, Ramchandra Paudel, has reappointed Dr. Shankar Prasad Sharma as the Resident Ambassador of Nepal to India. Alongside this, Dr. Netra Prasad Timsina was named as the Resident Ambassador of Nepal to Malaysia. These appointments wer...

December 19, 2024 11:24 AM

Bangladesh: Lutfozzaman Babar, five others acquitted in ten-truck arms haul case

In Bangladesh, the High Court has acquitted former state minister for home affairs Lutfozzaman Babar and five others, who were sentenced to death, in the 10-truck arms haul case in Chattogram. The court also commuted the death sentence of six convic...

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