Nepal’s devastating flash floods near the China border have triggered one of the worst natural disasters in the country’s recent history, with the death toll rising to 675 and more than 2,400 people still missing, according to Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA). Thousands of security personnel, including over 5,000 Nepal Army […]
Tripura’s 2026-27 budget quietly signals an ambition bigger than roads and rural markets: a state trying to diversify an economy still 30-35 percent dependent on agriculture into textiles, handicrafts, and technology. The numbers are notable. Tribal Welfare Minister Bikash Debbarma has pitched Delhi on an Integrated Textile Park, a Silk Park, a National Institute of
Tripura’s government has spent the past several weeks inaugurating rural markets and agricultural facilities at a steady clip — a seed processing centre in Jagannathpur, a modern market in Palatana, another in Kumarghat’s Betcherra, each accompanied by familiar numbers: 554 agricultural markets statewide, ₹461.83 crore committed to 204 market projects since 2018-19, national highway length
Sustained gunfire tore through Niger’s capital overnight into Saturday, concentrated around the presidential palace and the Diori Hamani International Airport, home to a major military base. State television went dark for over an hour. By morning, a security source told AFP that the presidential guard had repelled an attempt by “insurgents from within the armed
AGARTALA: A bhoomi puja and inaugural ceremony was held on Friday morning in the Pukurpar area of Ward 18 under the Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC), marking the start of construction of a Tridev Temple. The ceremony, conducted through traditional religious rites, was led by Ward 18 corporator Abhishek Dutta, who attended as chief guest. Other
Pakistan is reportedly considering a major constitutional shift that would give Pakistan‑occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit‑Baltistan an interim, province‑like status, according to sources cited by CNN‑News18. The proposal comes at a sensitive geopolitical moment, with India and China holding fresh rounds of talks to stabilise their boundary dispute — a backdrop that Islamabad is said
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has described the newly signed Pakistan–Saudi Arabia–Turkey defence pact as a powerful “message of unity and peace” for West Asia, even as the agreement signals a major strategic shift in regional security cooperation. The three nations signed the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement on 7 August, establishing a collective‑defence framework under
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to travel to Brussels on 17–18 December for the final European Council meeting of the year, where India and the European Union hope to formally sign their long‑negotiated free trade agreement (FTA), according to a report by Politico. While the visit has not yet been officially confirmed, officials on
India and Kuwait have agreed to significantly deepen defence cooperation, holding the inaugural meeting of their Joint Defence Committee (JDC) in New Delhi on Friday — just a day after Kuwait signed a major defence pact with Pakistan. The timing underscores Kuwait’s effort to balance regional partnerships while expanding military ties with India. At the
A publisher, editor and reporter at Stars and Stripes, the federally funded outlet that has covered American servicemembers since World War II, are now suing the Pentagon, alleging they were pushed out for reporting that embarrassed the chain of command. The stories in question detailed poor conditions, low morale and mental health strain aboard the
