Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah has reignited attention on the decades-old India-Nepal border dispute after remarks in Parliament appeared to suggest that Nepal had learnt of “encroachments” involving Indian territory.Shah said that, “The Nepal government has officially sent a diplomatic note to India, mentioning the issue of encroachment of territories by India, including Lipulekh, and…

NEW DELHI: The Tamil Nadu govt has moved the Supreme Court against the Madras high court order imposing a blanket ban on the slaughter of cows and calves in the state.In its plea, the Tamil Nadu govt challenged the May 27 order of the high court, which directed the chief secretary and the director general…

Sonam Wangchuk says hunger ‘stabilised’ on day 13 of indefinite fast at Jantar Mantar (Image/X) NEW DELHI: Climate activist and educator Sonam Wangchuk on Friday said his hunger had ‘stabilised’ after 13 days of fasting and asserted that his constitutional right to hold a peaceful protest should not be violated by any attempt to remove…

NEW DELHI: 11 Indian sailors were convicted by a Nigerian court in a cocaine trafficking case on Saturday, while the merchant vessel on which they served has been ordered to pay $5.3 million in restitution to the Nigerian government.“Nigeria is no longer a safe corridor for cocaine or any other illicit substance,” the NDLEA statement…