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Nepal is draining four glacial lakes. Scientists say it is not enough

Kathmandu, Sept. 6 -- The August 26 catastrophic floods in the Bhotekoshi region caused loss of life and property at a scale the country is still finding hard to fathom. With the assessment of damage ... Read More


Vietnam-Japan Local Cooperation Forum: PM urges turning strategic commitments into concrete action

Hue, Sept. 6 -- Prime Minister Le Minh Hung attended and delivered a speech at the 2026 Vietnam-Japan Local Cooperation Forum in Hue city on September 6, highlighting local cooperation as an important... Read More


Bank holidays this week: SBI, HDFC, ICICI, PNB closed for upto 3 days between 7 - 13 Sep; check RBI holiday calendar

New Delhi, Sept. 6 -- Since 6 September is a Sunday, all public and private sector banks across India, including SBI, HDFC, ICICI and PNB will remain closed today. Hence, physical in branch banking se... Read More


Foreign Minister receives Japanese officials in Hue

Hue, Sept. 6 -- Politburo member and Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung on September 6 received Governor of Nara prefecture Yamashita Makoto, who was in Hue city for the second Vietnam-Japan Lo... Read More


US ambassador visits Palestinian town amid settler violencePublished on: September 6, 2026 6:09 PM

Pakistan, Sept. 6 -- US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee met Palestinian Americans in Turmus Ayya amid rising settler violence in the occupied West Bank. Some of those he met had relatives who were ... Read More


'Policy paralysis' to 'dynamism': PM Modi returns to SRCC, maps India's growth in 13 years

India, Sept. 6 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India had moved from policy paralysis to policy dynamism in 13 years, returning to Delhi University's Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC... Read More


Better data can help fund effective gender initiatives

India, Sept. 6 -- Funding is a major sticking point for most efforts on gender equality. The government has adopted gender budgeting but it is spread over so many different areas that it is not nearly... Read More


Witkoff and Kushner met Putin, travelled via train to Kyiv - What we know so far on second leg of US diplomacy push

New Delhi, Sept. 6 -- US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner travelled from Moscow to Kyiv by train on Sunday, September 6, for the second leg of a renewed diplomatic effort by the Trump administra... Read More


BRICS countdown begins: Delhi traffic alert today for dry run, 35 roads to be hit

India, Sept. 6 -- Delhi Police on Saturday issued a traffic advisory for Sunday's motorcade rehearsal for the September 11-13 BRICS Summit in New Delhi. The rehearsal will begin at 9 am and continue ... Read More


BRICS Summit 2026: Traffic restrictions imposed across Delhi today for motorcade rehearsal

India, Sept. 6 -- Delhi Police on Saturday issued a traffic advisory for Sunday's motorcade rehearsal for the September 11-13 BRICS Summit in New Delhi. The rehearsal will begin at 9 am and continue ... Read More