Indian External Affairs Minister Jaishankar, Nepali Ambassador to India Sharma hold talks
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Nepali Ambassador to India Dr Shankar Sharma held a meeting in New Delhi on Friday.
During the meeting, External Affairs Minister Jaishankar expressed sadness over the death of a Nepali citizen in the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir.
Taking to X, he paid tribute to Sudip Neupane and extended condolences to his family and relatives.
On the occasion, issues of mutual interest between the two countries were also discussed.
Brazil’s former president arrested and ordered to begin prison sentence
Brazil former president, Fernando Collor, has been arrested early and ordered to begin serving a prison sentence stemming from his 2023 conviction for corruption, The Guardian reported.
Collor was convicted of receiving 20m reais ($3.5m) to facilitate contracts between BR Distribuidora, a fuel distributor formerly controlled by the state-owned oil company Petrobras, and construction firm UTC Engenharia for the construction of fuel distribution bases. In return, he offered political support for the appointment of executives at BR Distribuidora when it was still state-owned.
Collor, who led the country from 1990 to 1992, was sentenced to eight years and 10 months, to be served initially in prison, rather than under house arrest. He was arrested on Friday in the northeastern state of Alagoas, according to The Guardian.
Under the Brazilian legal system, cases concerning members of Congress, presidents and ministers go directly to the supreme court. He was not yet in prison because his lawyers were still lodging appeals.
Newly-appointed Education Minister Pant calls on agitating teachers for talks
Newly-appointed Minister for Education Raghuji Pant has called the Teachers’ Federation Nepal for talks.
He called the agitating Teachers’ Federation Nepal for dialogue through a letter sent to the Federation on behalf of the government today.
Minister Pant has urged the teachers to hold talks as soon as possible to find a solution collectively through continuous dialogue and discussion as in the past.
Stating that the draft of the School Education Bill has been prepared after proper discussion and consultation with the teachers' representatives, he said it was natural for the school teachers and employees to have concern and expectation that the said bill should be issued soon.
The Education Minister appealed for finding a solution through dialogue, stating that there are certain legislation-related and legal arrangements for the bill on school education to be presented in the Parliament, discussed and finally getting it approved.
He said that the Ministry was always making efforts to find an appropriate way to promote the rights of the teachers by creating an environment for passing the School Education Bill on time.
Teachers from across the country have been protesting in Kathmandu under the leadership of the Teachers’ Federation Nepal since April 2, demanding immediate enactment of School Education Bill.
Russian general killed in car bomb
Senior Russian General Yaroslav Moskalik was killed in a car bomb explosion in Moscow, which investigators believe was a planned strike.He is the latest high-ranking pro-Kremlin official to die under dubious circumstances in Russia, BBC reported.
Donald Trump's envoy, Steve Witkoff, is reportedly in Moscow to meet with President Putin.
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says Russia is open to a settlement with the United States to end the Ukraine conflict, but key aspects remain unsolved, as stated by BBC.
Meanwhile, a Russian drone strike in Ukraine killed three people, including a youngster and a woman aged 76.
