Nepal has sharply increased Everest climbing permit fees and introduced a slew of measures aimed at controlling garbage pollution and preventing accidents on the planet’s tallest peak. Under the revised rules, every two climbers must hire a guide to climb any mountain over 8,000 metres, including Everest. The revisions, which were approved in the Cabinet […]
Read MoreSouth Korean authorities on Monday dismissed four of the country’s top military commanders, local media reported, for their alleged involvement in the martial law. The martial law was imposed by then-President Yoon Suk-yeol on December 3 last year, but he was forced to withdraw it within hours under intense pressure from parliament. The dismissed military […]
Read MoreMyanmar’s military and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), a rebel group in Shan State, have signed a formal ceasefire agreement near the border between China and Myanmar. The agreement took effect on Saturday, China’s Foreign Ministry said. The two sides held talks in Kunming, a city in southwestern China’s Shan State, where they […]
Read MorePakistan’s opposition party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is holding talks with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supremo and former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif has urged Prime Minister Shehbaz to give top priority to national interests in these talks. A statement from the ruling party on Sunday said that Shehbaz Sharif […]
Read MoreSanjay Roy, who was convicted of raping and murdering a female doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, has been sentenced to life imprisonment. A court in Sealdah sentenced him to this sentence on Monday (January 20). Sanjay Roy, a former citizen volunteer of the Kolkata Police, was brought to the court today […]
Read MoreIndia’s Adani Power has warned the Bangladesh Power Development Board (PDB) that it will have to pay a surcharge if its $845 million outstanding bill is not paid by June. The company has been supplying half of its power generation capacity to Bangladesh since November last year. It warned the PDB on Sunday that it […]
Read MoreUzbekistan’s Ambassador to India, Sardor Rustamboyev, held negotiations with Ashok Hinduja, Chairman of Hinduja Group – India, and Prakash Hinduja, Chairman of Hinduja Group – Europe. The representatives of Hinduja Group highlighted that the ongoing reform process in Uzbekistan provides a strong foundation for various major international companies with high global ratings to enter the […]
Read MoreTikTok users in the United States are now turning to another Chinese app called RedNote. These users, who describe themselves as “TikTok refugees,” have downloaded RedNote in large numbers. As a result, RedNote became the most downloaded app on Apple’s US App Store on Monday. The app, already popular with young people in China, Taiwan […]
Read MoreA report by a group of UK MPs criticising Bangladesh’s interim government has been withdrawn after allegations emerged that it was prepared in favour of the government of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The report, which was released by the UK’s All-Party Parliamentary Group on Commonwealth Affairs (AAPG) in November, criticised the current interim government […]
Read MoreThe rent for the residence of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa was valuated as Rs. 4.6 million per month and he could either pay the rent or leave the residence, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today. He told a meeting in Katukurunda that according to the Act, former Presidents are entitled to either a residence or […]
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