High in the mist-shrouded Himalayas, a winding mountain road opens to a clearing in the pine forested valley, revealing rows of uniform Tibetan-style houses, each topped with a Chinese flag.
Construction is booming in this remote place. Piles of (...)
The tragic death of a 26-year-old Indian employee at a leading accounting firm has ignited a serious debate about workplace culture and employee welfare in corporate environments.
Anna Sebastian Perayil, a chartered accountant at Ernst & Young (EY), (...)
At least 10 people have died in flooding and landslides across Himalayan regions of India and Nepal following heavy rainfall on Thursday, according to local officials. The severe downpours have also left 2,400 tourists stranded in the northeastern (...)
An Indian man who made a fortune by selling lottery tickets is in the spotlight after he was revealed to be the top donor to political parties under a controversial funding scheme.
Santiago Martin's company, Future Gaming and Hotel Services Pvt. (...)
RIYADH — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman chaired the Cabinet session in Riyadh on Tuesday, where a groundbreaking decision was made to amend Article 51 of the Code of Law Practice.
This amendment marks a significant shift, enabling (...)
More than 43 million children have been driven from their homes by floods, storms, droughts and wildfires over the six years between 2016 and 2021, according to new data from UNICEF. That works out to 20,000 children displaced every single day due (...)
TAIF — The Saudi women's national football team kicked off their participation in the friendly international tournament with a goalless draw against Malaysia on Monday.
The match took place at the King Fahd Sports City Stadium in Taif, western Saudi (...)
Torrential rains and unabated construction are frequently triggering disasters in India's Himalayan region.
But an unusual increase in rainfall is making the terrain even more dangerous.
Landslides and flash floods have already killed dozens in the (...)
Last week, India's government unveiled three new bills in parliament, stating that they would usher in a "significant transformation in our criminal justice system".
The bills are crafted to abolish and replace a trio of criminal laws. The Indian (...)
UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) Goodwill Ambassador and legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar has called for increased investments in children's education and nutrition programs, to help them achieve their full potential.
Tendulkar was on a visit to (...)
Tigers once roamed across Asia, their numbers as high as 100,000 at the start of the 20th century, before the species plummeted to the brink of extinction.
By 2006, their population in India – home to the majority of the world's remaining wild (...)
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 rocked Nepal on Tuesday with strong tremors being felt across the Indian capital New Delhi and surrounding areas.
"An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 on the Richter Scale hit Nepal at 2:30 p.m. today," (...)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has sent a cable of congratulation to King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of the Kingdom of Bhutan on his country's national day.
The King expressed his sincere congratulation, wishing His Majesty good (...)
India says its forces have clashed with Chinese troops in a disputed area along the border, the first such flare-up in more than a year.
The two nations had been working to de-escalate tensions since a major clash killed at least 24 troops in (...)
The 6th edition of the Future Investment Initiative (FII), being currently held at the King Abdul Aziz International Conference Center, included a panel discussion titled "Our Humanity, Our Priority" on Tuesday.
Former Prime Minister of Bhutan Dasho (...)
RIYADH — The Saudi Football Association officially announced on Sunday the launch of the Saudi Women's Premier League on October 13.
Eight premier clubs will participate in a total of 56 matches that will be based on home and away system. Al-Nassr (...)
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Friday held separate telephonic talks with his counterparts from Egypt and Israel with a focus on further expansion of bilateral ties.
Following his talks with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, (...)
This year saw another steady stream of UN-backed reports reinforcing a stark message: man-made climate change is an urgent and even existential threat to life on Earth. Will the international community's efforts to tackle the crisis, as seen at the (...)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has sent a cable of congratulations to King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan on the anniversary of his country's National Day.
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques wished the King constant good (...)
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has sent a cable of congratulation to King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of the Kingdom of Bhutan on the anniversary of his country's National Day.
The Custodian of the Two (...)
His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, has sent a cable of congratulation to King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of the Kingdom of Bhutan on the anniversary (...)
Forty countries now have best-practice trans fat elimination policies in effect, protecting 1.4 billion people from this deadly food compound, according to a report released on Tuesday by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Around 940 million (...)
Today, when the UN plans initiatives to help vulnerable communities become more resilient, the climate crisis has to be part of the equation. The UN Development Program (UNDP) is connecting the dots between people and the impacts that climate change (...)
Massive floods, devastating wildfires, and rising seas – along with the countless lives they take and livelihoods they upend – are realities many nations are already facing. Voices from the front lines of climate change and its impacts were center (...)
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers want to address world leaders at the UN General Assembly meeting in New York this week and nominated their Doha-based spokesman Suhail Shaheen as the country's new UN ambassador.
The world body said the Taliban leaders (...)
