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11 people killed as Indian-registered bus plunges into river in Nepal

Kathmandu, Aug 23 (PTI) At least 11 people were killed after an Indian-registered passenger bus plunged into the Marsyangdi River in central Nepal on...

Plane with Chinese nationals crashes in Thailand, all 9 aboard feared dead

Bangkok , August 23 (ANI): Rescue personnel despite a 11 hour search have found no survivors at the site of a crash of a...

Kamala Harris fondly remembers her mother as she accepts Democratic Party’s nomination

Chicago, Aug 23 (PTI) Kamala Harris fondly remembered her trailblazer mother Shyamala Gopalan and the values that she instilled in her and said that...

Harris speech fails to win over critics in Democrats’ biggest rift, Gaza

By Andrea Shalal and Kanishka Singh CHICAGO (Reuters) -Disappointed Pro-Palestinian activists said Kamala Harris' speech to close the Democratic convention in Chicago failed to demonstrate any break

All presumed dead on Thai charter plane that crashed with five Chinese aboard

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai rescuers used hoes on Friday to search muddy, forested terrain for debris and the remains of nine people aboard a charter flight that crashed the day before, authorities said,

PM Modi arrives in Kyiv in historic visit; to hold talks with President Zelenskyy

Kyiv, Aug 23 (PTI) In the first-ever visit to Ukraine by an Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi arrived here on Friday on a nearly...

Factbox-What to watch for in Germany’s upcoming state elections

By Sarah Marsh BERLIN (Reuters) - Three states in eastern Germany hold elections in September that could shake up the country's political landscape ahead of next year's federal elections, with two

PM Modi arrives in Kyiv, first-ever visit by Indian Prime Minister

Kyiv , August 23 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday, arrived in war-hit Ukraine after a 10-hour journey from Poland aborad the trail...

US, India sign pact for reciprocal priority support to promote national defence

Washington DC , August 23 (ANI): The United States (US) and India have signed an agreement to provide reciprocal priority support for goods and...

Bangladeshis ‘not angry but hurt’: Top BNP leader on Hasina’s stay in India

Dhaka, Aug 23 (PTI) A top BNP leader here said Bangladeshis are "not angry but hurt" over deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina's stay in...

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Tirupati controversy shows temples can’t run as public sector units. They must be privatised

A private temple could make crores by selling better laddus and investing in goshalas and captive production units to control quality.

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?