Days after pulling out of the BIMSTEC joint military exercise in India at the last minute, the Nepal Army began its second wargame with the Chinese military at Chengdu.
The "Sagarmatha Friendship-2" military exercise in China's Sichuan province will last 10 days. Both sides have fielded a platoon for the drill that will focus on counter-terrorism and disaster management.
IMF Warns U.K.
Britain's economy would suffer "substantial costs" should it leave the European Union in March with no divorce agreement, the International Monetary Fund warned.
As per IMF Brussels and London have failed to resolve "fundamental" aspects of Brexit and this could leave London defaulting to World Trade Organization (WTO) tariffs.
Bangladesh to Provide India Access to Key Ports
Bangladesh's Cabinet approved the draft of a proposed agreement with India to allow it to use the Chittagong and Mongla sea ports for transporting goods to and from the north-eastern States. The agreement will be effective for five years.
Egyptian archaeologists draining water from a temple in the southern city of Aswan have uncovered a sandstone sphinx likely dating to the Ptolemaic era.
The sphinx, a mythical being with the head of a human and the body of a lion, was discovered at the Kom Ombo temple.
Ptolemaic rule spanned about three centuries until the Roman conquest in 30 BC.
As per the financial services secretary, the government plans to merge three state-run banks, Bank of Baroda, Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank as part of efforts to clean up the country's banking system.
The government will continue to provide capital support to the merged bank, expected to be India's third largest.
The new merged bank will have a total business of more than Rs 14.82 trillion.
Flipkart Eyes Stake in Star's Hotstar
E-commerce giant Flipkart has raised the stakes in its battle for video content with rival Amazon by initiating talks to buy a stake in Star India's video streaming service Hotstar.
Flipkart's move comes a month after US-based Walmart completed a $16-billion acquisition of India's largest e-commerce firm.
Infosys Hikes Investment in TidalScale
Infosys has made an additional investment of $1.5 million through the Infosys Innovation Fund in TidalScale Inc., a provider of virtual servers.
The IT firm had earlier invested $1.5 million in TidalScale in 2016, with the latest infusion taking the cumulative investment as of date to $3 million.
Japanese billionaire businessman, online fashion tycoon and art collector Yusaku Maezawa was revealed as the first tourist who will fly on a SpaceX rocket around the Moon.
Maezawa is the 18th richest person in Japan with a fortune of $3 billion.
Cricketer Virat Kohli and weightlifter Mirabai Chanu have been recommended for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.
If awarded, Kohli will become the third cricketer after Sachin Tendulkar (1997) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (2007) to receive the honour.
Chanu was recommended for the prestigious award following her gold medal in the 48kg category at the World Championships last year. She also bagged the gold medal in this year's Commonwealth Games.
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award is the highest sporting honour in India.
Veteran freedom fighter and former Odisha Minister Dolagobinda Pradhan died at his residence in Bhubaneswar after a brief illness.
Pradhan, who was elected to the state Assembly twice from Cuttack Sadar constituency in 1980 and 1990, was a minister from 1989 to 1990.
Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi's ideals, he had left school in 1942 and joined the Quit India movement. He was also jailed during the freedom movement.
India's First Woman IAS Officer Dies
India's first woman IAS officer after Independence, Anna Rajam Malhotra, who served in the Madras State under then Chief Minister C. Rajagopalachari and at the Central government, died in Mumbai. She was 91.
Mangrove Protection in Maharashtra Gets Boost
Mangrove protection in Maharashtra got a boost as the Bombay High Court said that all mangroves in the state are to be declared as protected or reserved forests, including those on land belonging to planning authorities like the City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) and Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA).
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