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Japan Economy Grows Just 1.1% in Q2 2026, Missing Forecasts as Consumer Spending Retreats

TOKYO, Aug. 17 -- For a country that has spent two years watching food prices climb and energy bills thicken, Japanese households have quietly started to push back. The result arrived Friday in a numb... Read More


SC orders release of journalist Kishor Shrestha, return of seized media equipment

Nepal, Aug. 17 -- The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered the release of journalist Kishor Shrestha and the return of communication equipment seized from his residence and office. A joint bench of Justice... Read More


CM Bhupendra Patel begins US visit with Gujarati diaspora interaction in San Francisco

San Francisco, Aug. 17 -- Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel began his week-long visit to the United States and Canada by meeting members of the Gujarati diaspora in San Francisco, where he highli... Read More


CJP vows to continue 'fix schools' campaign after Rajasthan govt restricts access

India, Aug. 17 -- The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) vowed to continue its "School Theek Karo" (fix schools) campaign after the Rajasthan government issued guidelines restricting the entry of "outsiders"... Read More


NICDP projects need faster execution as Centre pushes investor-ready industrial ecosystems

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- The Union government has pushed for faster implementation of industrial corridor projects, prioritising land allotment, investment, and production start-up, as it works to conver... Read More


RSP falls into the quorum trap it once used against old parties

Nepal, Aug. 17 -- Under the House of Representatives Regulations, 2083 BS, bells are rung at various stages and in various situations in Parliament. A warning bell is rung five minutes before the star... Read More


What Manila asked, Delhi can lead on

India, Aug. 17 -- Fourteen merchant ships were trapped in the Great Bitter Lake when the Suez Canal shut in June 1967. They remained there for eight years. The crews improvised, printed stamps, and ev... Read More


Nitin Nabin unveils new team with eight general secretaries, focus on Uttar Pradesh; Smriti Irani makes comeback

Vibha SharmaNew Delhi, Aug. 17 -- Putting an end to a long wait and speculation, BJP president Nitin Nabin on Monday unveiled his new national team, appointing 13 vice-presidents and eight general sec... Read More


Jharkhand scraps recruitment exams amid student protests, orders probe since 2014

India, Aug. 17 -- The Hemant Soren-led Jharkhand government has cancelled all examinations and recruitment processes conducted by Lucknow-based TSR Data Processing Private Limited (TDPL) following wee... Read More


Iran Nuclear Deal Deadline Expires: Trump Threatens to Bomb Oman as Hormuz Talks Fail

MUSCAT, Aug. 17 -- When diplomats from Tehran and Muscat agreed in early August on the coordinates of shipping lanes through the Strait of Hormuz, it appeared, briefly, like the geometry of a deal. In... Read More