Modi opens flashpoint temple symbolising 'new era' for India

Published On: January 23, 2024 08:30 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

AYODHYA, Jan 23: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the opening of a temple Monday heralded a "new era" for India, at a ceremony that embodies the triumph of his muscular Hindu nationalist politics, galvanising loyalists ahead of elections this year.

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — The air smells burnt in Lahore, a city in Pakistan’s east that used to be famous for its gardens but has become infamous for its terrible air quality.

ISLAMABAD, Jan 21: A Russian private jet carrying six people is believed to have crashed in a remote area of rural Afghanistan, authorities said Sunday.

Global economic outlook shadowed with uncertainty: WEF

Published On: January 21, 2024 08:39 AM NPT By: Republica

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 21: The global economy is moving from normalization seen at the end of last year, to a new "non-normality", according to Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB).

TOKYO (AP) — Japan became the fifth country in history to reach the moon when one of its spacecrafts without astronauts successfully made a soft landing on the lunar surface early Saturday.

India's Akasa Air orders 150 Boeing planes: CEO

Published On: January 19, 2024 09:15 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

NEW DELHI, Jan. 19: India's newest airline, Akasa Air, said Thursday it has ordered 150 Boeing 737 MAX planes as it looks to bolster its fleet and kick off international operations.

BEIJING, Jan. 19: Beijing said Thursday it was willing to mediate between Pakistan and Iran following an exchange of fire against militant targets in their border region, including a strike that Tehran said killed at least seven civilians.

Pakistan hits 'terrorist hideouts' in airstrike on Iran

Published On: January 18, 2024 01:31 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS

PAKISTAN, Jan 18: Pakistan said Thursday it had carried out strikes against militant targets in Iran, a day after Tehran launched attacks on Pakistan territory earlier this week.

India bans foreign donations to leading think tank

Published On: January 18, 2024 10:05 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

NEW DELHI, Jan. 18: India has blocked foreign funding to a leading think tank, the latest among several foreign charities, rights watchdogs and other civil society groups similarly targeted after commentary critical of government decisions.

Japan plane turns back after man bites cabin attendant

Published On: January 18, 2024 08:45 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

TOKYO, Jan. 18: A US-bound ANA plane had to return to Tokyo after an intoxicated passenger bit a cabin attendant mid-flight, the Japanese carrier said Wednesday.