Lisbon: A five-day UN Ocean Conference kicked off yesterday with the Kenya and Portugal being the co-hosts. Leaders from over 130 countries from across the world will deliberate for five...

Colombo: In Sri Lanka, the Cabinet today granted to open fuel imports and retail sales market to companies from oil-exporting nations. This comes after the country ran out of fuel...

New Delhi: Inequality of Income in India has declined significantly since Financial Year 2017, says a latest SBI Ecowrap research report. It also says that the income inequality in the...

Kathmandu: Chief of the Army Staff General Prabhu Ram Sharma, with the delegation team on an official visit to the USA, visited the Museum of the Marine Corps, Marine Corps...

WASHINGTON  — The World Bank Group approved a $26.5 million loan for the Government of the Kingdom of Lesotho to improve the efficiency and equity of selected social assistance programs...

ACCRA  – More than forty ministers of finance and education from Western and Central Africa concluded a one-day meeting in Accra today with an urgent call to advance reforms in...

WASHINGTON  - The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved today financing for the Micro, Small and Medium Size Enterprises (MSME) Competitiveness Project in the amount of $50 million. The...

Kathmandu: Three stranded tourists, including two Indians, have been rescued from a forest in Nepal, a day after they went missing, police said on Monday. A police team from Metropolitan...

Speaking at the high-level opening of the Conference, Mr. Guterres outlined four recommendations to ensure that the tide is reversed. Among them, the UN chief underscored the urgent need to invest sustainably in economies...

New Delhi: The four Holy Relics of Lord Buddha came back to India after being displayed for 12 days at the Batsagaan Temple within the premises of Gandan Monastery, Mongolia...