Nepal finance minister Swarnim Wagle. (Reuters file photo) NEW DELHI: Nepal finance minister Swarnim Wagle will in New Delhi for a two-day visit from Thursday for talks on post-flood reconstruction and wider economic cooperation as Kathmandu looks to India for support after the Aug 26 disaster devastated hydropower projects, roads, bridges and settlements and left…
Trump hits out at Supreme Court US President Donald Trump on Tuesday attacked the Supreme Court after it rejected his administration’s push to restrict mail-in voting in this year’s midterm elections, saying the justices who ruled against him were “not the people I interviewed.”The court, in an emergency order late Monday, found that the restrictions…
File photo: A man walking on a pedestrian bridge past residential buildings in Beijing, China (Picture credit: Reuters) China’s new home prices extended their decline in August, highlighting the continuing weakness in the country’s prolonged property downturn and its impact on the broader economy.New home prices fell 0.1% in August from July, matching the monthly…
Swarnim Wagle will be in New Delhi for a two-day visit NEW DELHI: Nepal finance minister Swarnim Wagle will be in New Delhi for a two-day visit from Thursday for talks on post-flood reconstruction and wider economic cooperation as Kathmandu looks to India for support after the Aug 26 disaster devastated hydropower projects, roads, bridges and…
In the rice fields, the soil around plant roots is home to countless microorganisms that feed on organic matter released by the plants. As microorganisms break down this organic matter, they release electrons that can produce a small electrical current. Researchers are investigating whether this process can be harnessed without affecting normal rice growth. According…
For now, the boats still leave from the dock, visitors still descend into the darkness, and Penn’s Cave remains a family-run attraction waiting to learn whether its future will ultimately belong to the state. Long before tourists arrived by boat, Penn’s Cave was simply a dark opening in the Pennsylvania countryside. In 1795, an Irish…
Five states and Union Territory of Delhi signed an agreement on the long-pending Kishau Project NEW DELHI: Five states and Union Territory of Delhi on Tuesday signed an agreement on the long-pending Kishau Project, which is expected to regulate water availability in the wider Yamuna basin and increase flows downstream, benefitting the national capital and…
The accused in the Golf Course Road hit-and-run case sustained injuries while fleeing from police custody GURGAON: The accused in the Golf Course Road hit-and-run case was injured after he allegedly tried to flee from police custody following his arrest in Rajasthan, police said on Tuesday.Kalyan Singh Bainsla fell while attempting to escape and was…
Worldskill Shangai 2026 NEW DELHI: An eighth-pass jewellery trainee, a Class XI florist, a farmer’s son trained in refrigeration and young specialists in robotics, cyber security and Industry 4.0 will form India’s unusually diverse challenge at the “Olympics of Skills” in Shanghai this month.India will field 70 competitors across 63 skill categories at WorldSkills 2026,…
An IndiGo flight from Agartala to Delhi diverted to Lucknow after a smoke warning LUCKNOW: An IndiGo flight from Agartala to Delhi carrying 103 passengers made a precautionary landing at Lucknow airport on Tuesday evening after a smoke warning was detected in the aircraft’s cargo area.Flight 6E6504 was diverted to Lucknow following the warning. Flight-tracking…