Flight route linking Afghanistan's Khost to UAE opens

Published On: January 27, 2024 06:20 PM NPT By: Republica

KHOST (AFGHANISTAN), Jan 27: The first-ever commercial flight opened from the Khost International Airport to Al Ain, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on Friday, the local television Tolonews reported on Saturday.

Airbus to open helicopter assembly line in India

Published On: January 27, 2024 09:45 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

PARIS, Jan. 27: Airbus will build a helicopter assembly line in India with Indian conglomerate Tata, the European aircraft manufacturer said Friday.

India rolls out red carpet for Macron as France eyes trade deals

Published On: January 26, 2024 07:35 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

JAIPUR, India, Jan 26: President Emmanuel Macron was given a red carpet reception in India on Thursday with a welcome parade of elephants, as France eyes lucrative deals with the world's fifth-largest economy.

A Russian military transport plane crashed Wednesday in a border region near Ukraine, and Moscow accused Kyiv of shooting it down, saying all 74 people aboard were killed, including 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war headed for a swap. Russia offered no evidence and Ukraine didn’t immediately confirm or deny it.

Delhi: Flights, trains delayed due to dense fog and cold weather

Published On: January 24, 2024 10:13 AM NPT By: Republica

NEW DELHI [India], Jan. 24: Movement of flights and passenger trains to and from the National Capital continued to remain affected on Tuesday due to bad fog and adverse weather conditions.

Modi opens flashpoint temple symbolising 'new era' for India

Published On: January 23, 2024 08:30 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

AYODHYA, Jan 23: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the opening of a temple Monday heralded a "new era" for India, at a ceremony that embodies the triumph of his muscular Hindu nationalist politics, galvanising loyalists ahead of elections this year.

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — The air smells burnt in Lahore, a city in Pakistan’s east that used to be famous for its gardens but has become infamous for its terrible air quality.

ISLAMABAD, Jan 21: A Russian private jet carrying six people is believed to have crashed in a remote area of rural Afghanistan, authorities said Sunday.

Global economic outlook shadowed with uncertainty: WEF

Published On: January 21, 2024 08:39 AM NPT By: Republica

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 21: The global economy is moving from normalization seen at the end of last year, to a new "non-normality", according to Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB).

TOKYO (AP) — Japan became the fifth country in history to reach the moon when one of its spacecrafts without astronauts successfully made a soft landing on the lunar surface early Saturday.