Christmas gifts: $40K a night villas, $750K diamond-studded Birkin bags and many more. Know what is in trend among billionairesA shopper said that a regular old Hermes Birkin bag was not good enough for his loved one at the time of Christmas. Some people want to ren...
22 Dec, 2023, 07.03 PM IST
Royal Enfield launches adventure tourer 'Himalayan' for Rs 2.69 lakh in India. Check features hereRoyal Enfield has launched its adventure tourer, the Himalayan, at a price of Rs 2.69 lakh in India until December 31, 2023. The motorcycle...
24 Nov, 2023, 09.19 PM IST
Cherrapunji logs 811.6 mm of rainfall in a day, highest in June in 27 yearsOne of the wettest places in the world, Cherrapunji has recorded more than 750 mm of precipitation on a June day on 10 occasions since the ...
15 Jun, 2022, 08.37 PM IST
India, Nepal agree to build hydroelectric power plantIndia, which has an electricity trading deal with Nepal, is investing billions of dollars in infrastructure including hydropower plants, as...
16 May, 2022, 06.39 PM IST
Bhutan reports first cases of Omicron coronavirus variantThe nation of about 750,000 people has vaccinated more than 93% of people aged over 12 with a second vaccine dose and provided booster shot...
14 Jan, 2022, 05.22 PM IST
Religion based unwritten restriction in global tourism hotspot SikkimAs latest episode of the odd trend, a team of 24 Malaysian passport holder visitors including two Sikhs, was not allowed to enter Lachen on...
04 Apr, 2018, 10.36 PM IST
Raja Ravi Varma's painting fetches Rs 11.9 cr at Sotheby's New York auctionThe auction, featuring works of art across 1,700 years, closed at Rs 73.9 crore.
17 Mar, 2017, 04.27 PM IST
India extends $750 mn credit line to Nepal for post-quake reconstructionAnother agreement was signed on the first amendatory dollar credit line for post-earthquake reconstruction projects in Nepal.
16 Sep, 2016, 02.33 PM IST
Nepal PM KP Oli to meet business honchos, Bollywood personalities on India visitA key highlight of Oli’s visit to Mumbai will be an interaction with Bollywood personalities led by Manisha Koirala.
19 Feb, 2016, 09.58 AM IST
India to push for balanced constitution, timely completion of projects during Oli visitPeople familiar with the Indo-Nepal developments pointed out that Nepal’s absorption capacity is limited compared with Delhi funded project...
18 Feb, 2016, 09.23 AM IST
Nepal PM KP Oli coming with a large wishlist, to seek assistance on hydropower and road projectsOli would seek conclusion of Delhi's support for two pending hydro-power projects of a total of 750 mw capacity, people within the Nepal go...
16 Feb, 2016, 05.19 AM IST
Nepal to present a wide-ranging wishlist to India seeking support for infrastructure, hydel powerNepal has the potential to generate 42,000 MW of hydropower but currently produces 800 MW -- even less than the domestic demand of 1,400 MW.
15 Feb, 2016, 10.39 AM IST
India rushes over 8 thousand tents to Nepal"In addition to above, 7,700 tents are being sent via the railway route to Nepal to assist the Nepalese authorities," the statement said.
30 Apr, 2015, 03.46 PM IST
- HP to launch conservation programme for Himalayan brown bear
As in the case of endangered snow leopards, there is no exact data available about the Himalayan brown bear whose numbers are believed to h...
27 Oct, 2014, 01.49 AM IST
- 'Titanic' director James Cameron likely to visit India
Celebrated filmmaker James Cameron is likely to visit India next month to participate in a Buddhist ceremony.
25 May, 2009, 07.52 PM IST
- Nepal to export power to India soon
A key parliamentary panel in Nepal has cleared the way for the construction of a mega power project located in the Himalayan nation's Doti ...
19 Jul, 2007, 10.47 AM IST
- Nepal king holds stake in 17 big cos
King Gyanendra and his family members have major shares in 17 big companies across Nepal.
28 Aug, 2006, 05.50 PM IST