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Nepal’s new 100-rupee note sparks debate in India

The new 100-rupee note released by Nepal’s central bank on Thursday has become the subject of discussion for featuring a revised national map that includes the disputed Kalapani, Lipulekh and Limpiyadhura regions—territories India has long maintained are its own.  Nepal's new Rs 100 banknote has Mt Everest on its left side, while there is a

OPINION | After 15 years of fabrication, Bangladesh’s economy is returning to reality

By any conventional measure, Bangladesh today appears economically strained. Inflation hovering above 8 per cent, private-sector lending slowing, and the banking system wrestling with a mountain of non-performing loans.  However, to present them as evidence of the country’s interim administration’s economic failure—as some commentators have recently done—is to misunderstand both the depth of the damage

Sarah Beckstrom Dies After Washington Guard Shooting, Father Warned

One of the National Guard members shot by an Afghan refugee in Washington, DC, on  Wednesday succumbed to her injuries, confirmed US President Donald Trump. While  giving a Thanksgiving call to US troops, Trump said he had just learned that Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, had died. “She's just passed away. She's no longer with us.

Hong Kong high-rise fire: 44 dead, hundreds missing

A massive fire broke out in an apartment complex in Hong Kong on Wednesday, killing at least 44 people and leaving nearly 300 people missing. Firefighters are still struggling to reach residents potentially trapped on the upper floors of the Wang Fuk Court housing complex in northern Tai Po district due to the intense heat

Khan’s Prison Conditions: Khwaja Asif Describes Five-Star Facilities

A day after rumours broke out about Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s death, the Pakistani leadership is rushing to clarify speculations, insisting that Khan is indeed healthy and receiving full medical care. Reports quoting Adiala Jail administration said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)  founder Imran Khan is completely healthy and is in jail. “Khan is

Kapil Sharma: Not Scared After Canada Cafe Shootings

Ever since Kapil Sharma opened his cafe in Canada, in July, three shootings have been reported. The actor-comedian has now broken his silence, saying he is not scared of threats. Speaking after the trailer launch of his upcoming movie, Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon 2, Kapil said that after every firing incident, they got bigger opening

Taliban Says Pakistan Killed Nine Children in Khost Airstrike

Afghanistan's Taliban government has accused Pakistan of killing 10 people, 9 of them children and one woman, in an air strike on Tuesday. The strike was reported just a day after a suicide attack on a security compound in Pakistan's Peshawar city. According to a spokesperson for the Taliban government, Zabihullah Mujahid, “The Pakistani invading
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