High waves kill 10 during Indonesia beach ritual
BSS :At least 10 Indonesians died after tidal waves swept away a group of people meditating on a beach during Sunday’s early hours, police said....
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Novel crisis: Iran’s books shrink as US sanctions bite
BSS :For literature lovers in sanction-hit Iran, a new novel has long provided a brief respite from a grinding economic crisis triggered by international pressure...
Hijab ban in Indian state violates religious freedom: US
Al Jazeera :A US official has voiced concerns about the controversial banning of the headscarf at schools and colleges in the southern Indian state of...
India: Hindu groups force shut KFC, KIA stores over Kashmir tweet
Al Jazeera :Stores owned by several multinational companies have been forced to shut down by hardline Hindu groups in the Indian state of Gujarat after...
NKorea missile launches ‘provocation’: US, Japan, South Korea
BSS :The top diplomats of Japan, South Korea and the United States declared their unity against North Korea on Saturday after a series of ballistic...
Sri Lanka bans strikes by healthcare workers amid hospital crisis
International Desk :Sri Lanka’s president has banned strikes in the health and electricity sectors as trade union action that has crippled state-run hospitals entered its...
Nepal’s annual budget size reduced to Rs 1.546 trillion
By Himalayan News Service :In view of tepid spending in the first six months of the current fiscal year (mid-July to mid-January), the government has...
Myanmar junta to pardon 814 prisoners in amnesty
AFP :Myanmar’s junta said Saturday it would release more than 800 prisoners in an amnesty to mark the country’s UnionDay.According to a “pardon order in...
Afghan woman protester detained by Taliban freed
AFP :An Afghan woman protester who went missing after taking part in a rally against the Taliban had been detained by the hardline Islamists for...
Noted industrialist Rahul Bajaj passes away
The Hindu Bureau :Rahul Bajaj, one of India’s top industrialists and chairman emeritus of Bajaj Auto Ltd passed away in Pune on Saturday, a senior...
Pakistan wants cordial relations with all powers: Qureshi
Dawn :TAXILA: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Friday reiterated the PTI-led government’s commitment to not becoming part of bloc politics and to have cordial...
Thousands protest vaccine mandates in Australian capital
AFP :Thousands of protesters marched through Australia’s capital to the parliament building on Saturday to decry Covid-19 vaccine mandates, the latest in a string of...