Category: World

Kathmandu: Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. The Queen who came to the throne has died on Thursday afternoon at her Scottish estate. Senior royals had gathered at Balmoral after the Queen’s doctors became concerned about her health earlier in the day. All… Continue reading Queen Elizabeth II passes away

Kathmandu: NYC Mayor Adams is sorry about arsenic being discovered in the drinking water at a massive New York City Housing Authority complex in Manhattan. NYCHA brass first found out this past Thursday that elevated levels of the dangerous chemical had been detected in the water at the Riis Houses in the East Village. However,… Continue reading Mayor Adams laments not being told earlier about arsenic in NYCHA complex drinking water

Kathmandu: India’s prime minister has described the death of the billionaire former chairman of Tata, the country’s largest conglomerate, as a “big loss” for the business world. As reported by BBC News, Cyrus Mistry died on Sunday in a road accident while travelling to Mumbai. One other person was killed and two more passengers were… Continue reading Indian billionaire former Tata chairman dies in car crash

Kathmandu: Argentina’s vice-president has narrowly avoided assassination after a gunman’s weapon jammed as he aimed at her. Footage shows the moment Cristina Fernández de Kirchner – surrounded by a mob of supporters – found herself face-to-face with the loaded weapon. As reported by the BBC News the former president was arriving home from court, where… Continue reading Gun jams during bid to kill Argentina vice-president

Kathmandu: The number of New Yorkers hoping to legally pack heat spiked this summer ahead of strict new permitting rules set to take effect on Thursday. As reported by the New York Daily News, applications for gun permits increased by 54 percent in the five boroughs after the Supreme Court struck down a century-old Empire… Continue reading New York’s tightened gun licensing rules to go into effect

Kathmandu: People have died on New York streets at a quicker pace in July than any month since the 2014 start of the city’s Vision Zero effort to eliminate traffic fatalities. According to a report published on New York Daily news, 11 pedestrians died — including a 99-year-old Bronx woman, Bernice Schwartz, struck down the… Continue reading NYC saw increasing number of vehicle crash deaths in July

Kathmandu: Former President Donald Trump’s company has gotten the green light to host a golf tournament in the Bronx sponsored by the Saudi Arabian government, infuriating relatives of 9/11 victims already fuming over a similar event held at a Trump course in neighboring New Jersey last month. As reported by the New York Daily News,… Continue reading Mayor Adams’ administration gives Trump Org. permit to host Saudi-tied tournament at NYC golf course

Kathmandu: Gov. Hochul made history when she took the reins of the Empire State one year ago, stepping up mid-pandemic to become the first woman to serve as governor of New York. The New York Daily News has reported that Hochul has made her mark with a host of accomplishments, as well as missteps, and… Continue reading NY Gov. Hochul’s first year in office marked by several accomplishments, some missteps

Kathmandu: Russian forces in Crimea have been targeted by a fresh drone strike. As reported by the BBC News, Ukrainian drone targeting Russia’s Black Sea fleet in the city of Sevastopol was shot down on Saturday. It follows a string of attacks on Russian forces and installations in the annexed peninsula this month. Meanwhile Ukraine’s… Continue reading Drone attack targets Russian Black Sea fleet in Crimea

Kathmandu: China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin both plan to attend the Group of 20 summit in Bali in November, Indonesian president Joko Widodo says. As reported by the BBC news this is the first confirmation that both leaders will attend the summit. It will be the first global summit since Russia’s invasion of… Continue reading Xi and Putin to attend G20 summit in Bali