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Floods, landslides kill 49 people in Nepal

Kathmandu, Sep 28 (PTI) Floods and landslides caused by incessant rain killed at least 49 people in Nepal, officials said on Saturday. Parts...

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf to hold rally in ‘container-seiged’ Rawalpindi

Islamabad , September 28 (ANI): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is all set to hold a protest at Liaquat Bagh in the 'container-sieged' Rawalpindi today, ARY...

Nepal floods and landslides kill at least 38 people

By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - At least 38 people have been killed in Nepal since early on Friday as persistent downpours triggered more flooding and landslides, closing major roads and

France says it has information confirming Hezbollah chief Nasrallah is dead

PARIS (Reuters) - France's foreign ministry said on Saturday that according to its information Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah was indeed dead, after Israel said it had killed him a day

Japan finance minister post likely to go to Katsunobu Kato, Kyodo says

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's ex-chief cabinet secretary Katsunobu Kato is likely to be tapped as finance minister when incoming prime minister Shigeru Ishiba forms his cabinet, Kyodo News reported on

After floods, Poland to boost natural disaster reserve in 2025 budget

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's 2025 draft budget will set aside 3.2 billion zlotys ($835.88 million) as a reserve for dealing with natural disasters, the finance minister said on Saturday, after

Six people killed in Pakistan helicopter crash, security sources say

By Mushtaq Ali PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - At least six people were killed when a charter helicopter crashed in northern Pakistan on Saturday, security sources said. The two sources, who declined

US applauds Taiwan’s self-defence reforms to counter Chinese agression

Taipei , September 28 (ANI): The United States has appreciated the initiatives taken by the Taiwan administration to enhance Taiwan's self-defence through various reforms...

Pakistan: Contaminated water linked to rising diarrhoea cases among children in Karachi

Karachi (Pakistan) September 28 (ANI): Amid the deteriorating health crisis in Pakistan, the residents of Karachi, the country's industrial hub, continue to face serious...

Pope Francis urged by Belgian abuse survivors to improve compensation

By Marta Fiorin and Joshua McElwee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The Catholic Church's failures in responding to sexual abuse by clergy have been in focus again during Pope Francis' visit this weekend to

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After a brief surge, private investment & hiring has again turned cautious. Focus is on cutting debt

Financial year 2022-23 saw private investments & hiring surge, but since then firms are using cash to reduce debt. General elections didn’t help matters, either.

Indian envoy in Oman dons Army combat print for photo ops, sparks controversy

Ambassador Amit Narang wore combat uniform at closing ceremony of India-Oman joint military exercise. Only serving personnel can wear service uniforms, say veterans.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?