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MPR highlights need for women's involvement in cultural preservation

Jakarta, Jan. 9 -- Deputy Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Lestari Moerdijat highlighted the urgent need for women's involvement in cultural preservation amid the rising threat of n... Read More


Switzerland 'devastated' by lives lost in Crans-Montana New Year bar fire

France, Jan. 9 -- "Our country is devastated by this tragedy. We honour the memory of those who were lost, and we stand beside those now facing a long journey of recovery," he said at the ceremony in ... Read More


US Ambassador Julie Chung pays farewell call on Foreign Minister

Sri Lanka, Jan. 9 -- Sri Lanka's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, Vijitha Herath, today received a farewell call from the outgoing United States Ambassador Julie Chung, who... Read More


Implement the plan

Nepal, Jan. 9 -- metre Mt Everest is renowned as the Earth's highest peak above sea level, the mountain is these days also notorious for the waste it carries. Since Tenzing Norgay Sherpa and Edmund Hi... Read More


White healer: Snow brought back tourists to Kashmir

Srinagar, Jan. 9 -- After months of silence, tourists destinations of the Valley-Sonmarg, Pahalgam and Gulmarg- again echoed with cheerful voices with nearly one lakh visitors, including international... Read More


Gulmarg shivers at -9.2 deg C, MeT predicts further drop in temp

Srinagar, Jan. 9 -- Kashmir witnessed the season's coldest night on Thursday with mercury touching -9.8 degree Celsius in Sonamarg, said MeT officials. The J&K meteorological centre stated that ski r... Read More


Dak Lak supports fishermen in occupational transition

Dak Lak, Jan. 9 -- The central province of Dak Lak has approved a project to support occupational transition in fisheries, seen as an urgent solution to help protect ecosystems, ensure compliance with... Read More


Int'l community praises Viet Nam's strong socio-economic performance in 2025

Hanoi, Vietnam, Jan. 9 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokeswoman Pham Thu Hang Speaking at the press briefing on January 8, the Spokeswoman said that despite global volatility, weak international de... Read More


Uttar Pradesh Diwas 2026 to take state's heritage to global platform, says Yogi

Lucknow, Jan. 9 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said Uttar Pradesh Diwas-2026 would be an opportunity to take the state's cultural heritage, history, economic power and development journ... Read More


HT interview: 'This battle is about the Maharashtra Dharma', says Uddhav Thackeray

India, Jan. 9 -- The election to the 227-seat Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, India's richest civic body, on January 15 is a do-or-die battle for Shiv Sena (UBT). "It's a battle for survival.not j... Read More