Indian PM leaves for 2-day state visit to Bhutan

Published On: March 22, 2024 01:50 PM NPT By: Republica

NEW DELHI, March 22: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday left for a two-day state visit to the neighbouring country of Bhutan.

US urges 'immediate' ceasefire at UN as Gaza war grinds on

Published On: March 22, 2024 07:30 AM NPT By: Republica

GAZA STRIP, March 22: The United States has circulated for the first time a draft UN resolution calling for an "immediate" ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, as warnings grow of famine in besieged Gaza.

Scientists say they can cut HIV out of cells

Published On: March 21, 2024 05:45 PM NPT By: BBC

LONDON, March 21: Scientists say they have successfully eliminated HIV from infected cells, using Nobel Prize-winning Crispr gene-editing technology.

BANGKOK, Thailand, March 19: United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has said he is "alarmed" by reports of ongoing Myanmar military air strikes on villages in Rakhine state, where locals told AFP more than 20 people were killed on Monday.

RUSSIA, March 18: Russian President Vladimir Putin basked in a victory early Monday that was never in doubt, as partial election results showed him easily securing a fifth term after facing only token challengers and harshly suppressing opposition voices.

India to hold marathon national election from April

Published On: March 16, 2024 08:33 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS

NEW DELHI, March 16: India announced Saturday that national polls would begin on April 19, with Hindu-nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly favoured to win a third term in the world's biggest democracy.

Singapore creates 88,400 new jobs in 2023

Published On: March 15, 2024 11:00 AM NPT By: Agencies

SINGAPORE, March 15: Singapore's total employment grew 88,400 in 2023, including 83,500 for non-residents and 4,900 for residents, according to a labor market report released by the Ministry of Manpower Thursday.

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed his longtime economic adviser to be the next prime minister in the face of U.S. pressure to reform the Palestinian Authority as part of Washington’s postwar vision for Gaza.

WASHINGTON, March 14: The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill on Wednesday that would give TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance about six months to divest the U.S. assets of the short-video app, or face a ban, in the greatest threat to the app since the Trump administration.

DALLAS, March 14: Confined to an iron lung after contracting polio as a child, Paul Alexander managed to train himself to breathe on his own for part of the day, earned a law degree, wrote a book about his life, built a big following on social media and inspired people around the globe with his positive outlook.