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Nepal rolls out first five-year Everest cleanup plan

Kathmandu, Dec. 18 -- In 2000, Japanese climber Ken Noguchi launched what is widely regarded as the first organised clean-up campaign on Mount Everest, the 8,848.86-metre peak long celebrated as the u... Read More


"The entire NCR region together will have to fight this pollution...": Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Thursday inspected various petrol pumps to ensure compliance with the no fuel without Pollution Certificate order. Speaking t... Read More


SC transfers RG Kar Medical College rape-murder case to Calcutta HC

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday referred the monitoring of the investigation into the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital to the C... Read More


Employment guarantee scheme will bring Ram Rajya to rural areas : Patel

Patna, Dec. 18 -- Bihar BJP on Thursday sharply criticised opposition parties for creating obstructions in initiative taken by Narendra Modi government to bring changes in Mahatma Gandhi National Rura... Read More


Supplementary sum of Rs. 500B to be presented to Parliament today

Sri Lanka, Dec. 18 -- A supplementary estimate of Rs. 500 billion is to be presented to Parliament today (18) to restore the livelihoods of those affected by the sudden disaster situation. At the req... Read More


Live-in couples entitled to protection of life and liberty, rules Allahabad high court

PRAYAGRAJ, Dec. 18 -- The Allahabad high court has directed police to provide protection to 12 live-in couples who said they were facing threats from their families and had received inadequate securit... Read More


Live-in couples entitled to protection of life and liberty,rules Allahabad high court

PRAYAGRAJ, Dec. 18 -- The Allahabad high court has directed police to provide protection to 12 live-in couples who said they were facing threats from their families and had received inadequate securit... Read More


Judiciary must see constitutional changes as reality, not threat: CJ Syed Refaat

, Dec. 18 -- Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Thursday emphasised that the judiciary should view amendments to the Constitution not as a threat, but as a reflection of democratic reality. "People h... Read More


Kevin Hassett hails 'astonishingly good' CPI report as US consumer inflation slows in November, beats expectations

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Consumer inflation in the US cooled unexpectedly in November, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said in its latest update, which had been delayed due to the federal government shutd... Read More


President Murmu mourns sculptor Ram Sutar's demise, praises his 'monumental works'

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday expressed deep grief over the passing of renowned sculptor and Padma Bhushan awardee Ram Sutar, remembering him as an artist whose work signi... Read More