Kathmandu: Newly-elected President Bidhya Devi Bhandari was sworn in on Thursday as the first female president of Nepal.
Bhandari was administered the oaths of office and secrecy by Chief Justice Kalyan Shrestha at the presidential palace, Xinhua news agency reported.
Bhandari was elected to the post on Wednesday after she clinched an over-whelming victory in the presidential poll defeating Nepali Congress candidate Kul Bahadur Gurung.
In a bid to raise funds to support disadvantaged children and the education of young girls, four Australian adventurers are covering 5,500 km on their bikes from Srinagar to India's southernmost tip as part of the Great Indian Ride.
The South African High Commission here announced on Tuesday that its office here and their consulate general in Mumbai have started issuing ten year multiple entry Brics business visas to qualifying Indian business executives.
Narendra Modi has roped in former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich to back a new effort to bring Indian Americans, a traditional Democratic political base, into the Republican Party.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrapped up yet another hugely successful visit to the US with a warm hug for President Barack Obama, a courtship with Silicon valley and a love fest with the Indian diaspora.
He will receive the award in a glittering ceremony at the Grosvenor House in London's Park Lane for risking his life to prevent a road accident that could have resulted in multiple fatalities
After hour-long talks, including delegation-level, Obama in his media statement recalled his January visit for India's Republic Day, terming it a wonderful visit.