Nepal: Sherpas assigned rope-fixing task summit Everest, set perfect tone for climbing season
Setting the perfect tone for the climbing season to conquer the world’s highest peak, a team of 10 Nepalese Sherpas, entrusted with the critical task of rope-fixing, summited Mount Everest…
Uttarakhand: Food safety standards to be strictly followed on Chardham route
The administration has instructed the owners of hotels and shops on the Chardham Yatra route to strictly follow the food safety standards. Commissioner of Food Safety and Drug Administration Dr…
PM Modi lands in New Delhi after wrapping up two-nation visit to UAE, Qatar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi touched down in the national capital from Doha on Thursday evening after concluding his two-nation visit to the UAE and Qatar. He travelled to the United…
White House confirms Russia developing “anti-satellite capability”, calls it “troubling”
The White House has confirmed that Russia is developing a capability to target satellites in space and called Moscow’s pursuit of this particular capability “troubling.” White House National Security Communications…
Bangladesh Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud arrives in Delhi on first official visit to India
Bangladesh Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday. “A warm welcome to FM @DrHasanMahmud62 of Bangladesh on his first official visit to India,” the official spokesperson of…
Neymar Jr. turns 32: A look at his remarkable footballing career
Neymar Jr. celebrates his 32nd birthday on Monday, marking a stellar football career that includes playing for top clubs worldwide. Born on February 5, 1992, in Mogi das Cruzes, Sao…
Queenstown infrastructure package announced
A central Government partnership with Queenstown will help unlock around $300 million of projects in the township and create about 320 direct jobs, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced last week.
Global Finance opens Tauranga branch after reaching $10b in mortgages and insurance
Feedback and some exceptional comments are considered by Global Finance so that better service can now be provided to customers from Tauranga, Papamoa, Mount Maunganui, Te Puke, Matamata, Katikati and…
Sikhs of New Zealand step-up to help their Māori brothers
In what has been described as an historical event, the Supreme Sikh Society of New Zealand (SSSNZ), partnered with the Māori leadership of Ngaruawahia, and distributed over 640 food parcels…
Save our Kauri forests
Kauri dieback can kill kauri of all ages. It’s a disease caused by a microscopic fungus-like organism, called Phytophthora agathidicida (PA). Read more here.
Twin Diwali celebrations in Dunedin
Residents of Dunedin in deep South, was also mesmerised by Indian tradition and culture over the past month or so, with the city hosting two Diwali celebrations.
