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British climber summits Mt. Everest for record 16 times
Kathmandu : British climber Kenton Cool broke his own record by scaling the world's highest Mt. Everest for the 16th time, the most ever by a non-Nepali mountaineer, said the company organising his expedition. "Cool and two other foreign…
Pakistan among 23 nations facing drought emergencies
The report released by the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) ahead of the UN Desertification and Drought Day (June 17) says over the past century, the highest total number of humans affected by drought was in Asia, Dawn news…
Centre bans wheat export
New Delhi : The Central government has placed a ban on wheat export with immediate effect in the wake of the grave situation of less than estimated domestic wheat production and an excessive global price hike after a spike in demand…
Nepali female climber summits Mt. Qomolangma for record 10th time
Kathmandu : A Nepali female climber scaled the world's tallest Mt. Qomolangma for the 10th time on Thursday, a record for a female mountaineer. Lhakpa Sherpa, 48, reached the top of the 8848.86-metre-high Mt. Qomolangma from the Nepali side…
Udaipur gets Rajasthan’s first bird park, panther centre coming soon
Udaipur : Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot dedicated the state's first bird park in Udaipur on Thursday.Inaugurating the Bird Park at Gulab Bagh by cutting a ribbon and unveiling the stone plaque. During this, he then took a tour of…
Indian climber climbs two peaks within two weeks
Kathmandu : Indian climber Baljeet Kaur has climbed her second 8000m mountain Kanchenjunga, the world's third highest peak on Thursday morning just within two weeks, according to a media report. Baljeet Kaur, from Himachal Pradesh summited…
A Zambian emerald breaks Guinness World Records
New Delhi : An extraordinary 7,525-carat (1.505kg) single-crystal Chipembele was awarded the record for the largest high-quality emerald ever discovered at Gemfields' Kagem mine in Zambia. Chipembele is known as "the rhino emerald," with…
Sri Lanka: Military given shooting orders to quell spread of violence
Colombo : With escalating violence in Sri Lanka, including torching of houses belonging to ruling party politicians and family members of President Gotabaya Rajapksa, armed forces have been given orders to open fire at anyone causing…
Rupee hits all-time low against US dollar, more depreciation likely
New Delhi : The Indian rupee extended its losses and touched an all-time low of 77.42 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday. The Indian currency is weighed by the strength of the American currency in the overseas market and…
Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa steps down
Colombo : Amid a nation-wide stir demanding his removal, Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday quit from his post, media reports said. The development came in the wake of island-wide curfew being slapped after clashes between…