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Bankrupt Sri Lanka allows younger women to work abroad

COLOMBO, June 21, 2022 (AFP/RSS) - Crisis-hit Sri Lanka on Tuesday reduced to 21 the minimum age at which women can go abroad for work and earn much-needed dollars for the bankrupt economy. Colombo imposed age restrictions on women working overseas in 2013 after a 17-year-old Sri Lankan nanny was

Dr Bhampa Rai
Bhutanese civil society leader Dr Rai passes away

Bhutanese civil society leader and rights campaigner, Dr Bhampa Rai, has passed away. He was 72. Dr Rai who had

BIMSTEC Summit
BIMSTEC in 25 Years: Prime Minister Deuba call on promoting…

On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of BIMSTEC, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba stressed the importance of unity, solidarity,

Philippine dictator’s son wins landslide presidential victory

MANILA, May 10, 2022 (AFP) – The son of late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos cemented a landslide presidential election victory Tuesday,

French presidential runoff kicks off between Macron, Le Pen

PARIS (Xinhua) : The 2022 French presidential runoff kicked off at 8 a.m. local time (0600 GMT) on Sunday in

Latest U.S. weapons assistance arrives in Ukraine

The first shipments of the latest round of U.S. military assistance to Ukraine, which includes heavier weapons systems, started arriving in

Elon Musk to join Twitter’s board

Elon Musk is joining Twitter’s board of directors a day after disclosing that the Tesla CEO took a 9% stake

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
India’s exports rise to a record high of $418 billion…

India’s merchandise exports spurted to a record high of $418 billion in the financial year 2021-22 on account of higher

Nepal PM’s visit to India: Bilateral cooperation likely to be…

Recent initiatives and milestones in India’s development cooperation with Nepal are likely to be highlighted during the upcoming three-day visit

Foreign Minister Khadka meets his Chinese counterpart Wang

kathmandu : Visiting State Councilor and Foreign Minister of China Wang Yi today sat down with Minister for Foreign Affairs