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Photo: IANSNepal to Raise Border Disputes During Balen Shah’s India Visit
Kathmandu: Nepal is seeking a large-scale assistance package from India during the planned visit of Prime Minister Balendra Shah to New Delhi, likely in late November, a senior official at Nepal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. Nepal and India have yet to officially announce the date of the visit, but officials at the Prime Minister’s…
Photo: AI ImageRoof Collapse at Peshawar School Claims 34 Lives; Rescue Operations Underway
At least 34 children and a teacher were killed when the roof of a private school collapsed on Thursday in Peshawar, the capital of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, hospital authorities and police said. Several Injured Children in Critical Condition Following Roof Collapse Lady Reading Hospital spokesperson Muhammad Asim confirmed the casualties and said that an…
Photo: AI ImageCancer Drug Spending to Reach $441 Billion by 2029, Yet Developing Countries Left Behind in Advanced Cancer Care
New Delhi: Access to genomic testing and matched treatments remains profoundly unequal within and between countries, according to a new commission by The Lancet Oncology. It has also identified substantial inequalities in cancer genetic testing research, reporting that only 2 per cent of biomarker-based cancer trials are conducted in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), compared…
Photo: PTIDespite Record Childhood Vaccination Rates, Measles Outbreaks Threaten WHO South-East Asia Region: Experts
New Delhi; The WHO South-East Asia Region, despite recording the world’s highest childhood immunisation coverage, continues to face measles and other vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks due to persistent immunity gaps among children and adolescents, health experts said. The issue was discussed at the 17th meeting of the WHO South-East Asia Regional Immunisation Technical Advisory Group (SEAR…
Photo: PTITariffs, AI Race and Geopolitical Tensions Top Agenda as Xi Jinping Heads to US
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday left for Washington to hold a rare second summit with his US counterpart Donald Trump in less than six months to discuss a broad range of bilateral and international issues. Xi is accompanied by his wife Peng Liyuan, Cai Qi, a member of the Standing Committee of the…
Photo: AI ImageDeath Toll Reaches 8 in China’s Guangdong Textile Mill Fire; One Hospitalised
Beijing: At least eight people were killed and one injured after a fire broke out at a textile factory in China’s city of Foshan, authorities said. Foshan is located in Guangdong province. The fire broke out on Sunday. Rescue operations were continuing, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Monday. So far, eight people were…
Photo: AI ImageTwo Indian Trainee Pilots Killed in Plane Crash in Canada; Indian Consulate Extends Full Repatriation Support
Toronto: Two Indian students have been killed in a tragic air accident in Canada during their flight training, the Indian mission has said. Manoj Sivakumar from Tamil Nadu and Srisaran Thirugnanasambantham from Puducherry died while they were undergoing flight training. The Consulate General of India in Vancouver on Sunday expressed condolences over their deaths. “The…
Photo: AI ImageMortal Remains of Kerala Women Killed in US Double Murder to Be Repatriated; Accused Faces Life Sentence
Houston: An Indian-origin woman has been arrested for killing two of her friends, allegedly stabbing one and running over the other with her car, in separate incidents in California, authorities said. The 32-year-old Indian-origin woman, Anila Baby, allegedly killed her two friends, Ann Mary Mathew, 35, and Anjana Hari, 35, in separate attacks within about…
Photo: PTINepal Flash Floods: Death Toll Climbs to 1,385, Thousands Missing Across Central and Northern Nepal
Kathmandu, Sep 11 (PTI) The death toll in Nepal due to the flash floods rose to 1,385 on Friday as more bodies were recovered from the affected districts, while search and rescue operations continue for more than 5,000 missing people. The flash floods, triggered by an ice-rock avalanche near the Nepal-Tibet border on August 26,…
Photo: PTIWhy Chinese Two-Wheelers Are Replacing Africa’s Petrol-Driven Fleet
Nairobi: Africa’s imports of electric motorcycles and three-wheelers from China rose sharply in the first half of 2026, an increase that highlights a divide in the continent’s transition to electric vehicles. Two- and three-wheelers account for a large share of vehicles on African roads and are heavily used commercially. So, switching to electric from gasoline…
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