Modi calls farmer protests over contested laws politically motivated

MUMBAI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that protests by farmers against three laws brought by his government were politically motivated, as he touted the success of an agricultural scheme launched last year. Thousands...

Barca thrive in new system without Coutinho, Griezmann

VALLADOLID: Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman unleashed an unorthodox system and left out the club’s two biggest signings for Tuesday’s La Liga trip to Real Valladolid but the plan paid off as his side put...

Hundreds protest against Nepali PM’s sudden dissolution of parliament

KATHMANDU: Nepal‘s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli faced a fresh political challenge on Friday as hundreds of opponents protested against his sudden move to dissolve parliament and call elections more than a year ahead...

Turkey says China’s Sinovac COVID vaccine 91.25% effective in late trials

ANKARA: A COVID-19 vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac Biotech is 91.25% effective, according to interim data from a late-stage trial in Turkey, a potentially much better result than reported from a separate trial of the vaccine in Brazil. Researchers...

India could make up to 5 changes for 2nd test vs Australia

MELBOURNE: India could make up to five changes for the second cricket test against Australia beginning Saturday at the Melbourne Cricket Ground while the home side is expected to go unchanged. India captain Virat Kohli...

Nepal COVID-19 Update: 608 new cases, 892 recoveries and eight fatalities recorded on Friday

KATHMANDU: Nepal’s Health Ministry, in its regular press briefing, shared the latest updates on coronavirus contagion from across the country, and government’s response to the health crisis. READ MORE: Kathmandu valley logs 279 new coronavirus cases...

In Christmas message curbed by Covid, pope calls on nations to share vaccines

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis called in his Christmas message on Friday for nations to share Covid-19vaccines, saying walls of nationalism could not be built to stop a pandemic that knows no borders. In a sign...

JSP cadres torch PM Oli’s effigy in Rautahat; condemn Oli, Prez Bhandari for house dissolution

RAUTAHAT: Janata Samajawadi Party (JSP) cadres hit the streets of district headquarter Gaur to set ablaze the effigies of PM Oli and President Bhandari, denouncing Oli’s ‘autocratic’ move of lower house dismantling, this afternoon. Slogans...