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Oli: Need to redefine Marxist philosophy

Kathmandu: Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Wednesday underlined the need to redefine and reinterpret the Marxist philosophy, saying a new thinking was required to effectively use Marxism in the contemporary world.

Air India pilot found dead in Saudi hotel

Riyadh/New Delhi: A 27-year-old Air India pilot was found dead at a Riyadh hotel in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday morning, officials said.

OZ Church agrees to help child sex victims

Sydney: The Catholic Church in Australia agreed on Wednesday to join a national redress scheme for victims of institutional child sex abuse, declaring that “survivors deserve justice”.

abbas dispels fears after health scare

Ramallah (West Bank): Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has tried to dispel growing concerns about his health and lack of a successor, saying that political institutions aren’t based on just one person and that the country “will always be full of good men.”

Over 600 rock paintings discovered in China

Beijing: Over 600 rock paintings, some dating back 2,000 years, have been found in a Tibetan prefecture in northwest China’s Qinghai Province, a media report said on Wednesday.

panel formed to probe killing pak Sikh leader

Peshawar: A day after the killing of a renowned Sikh religious leader and rights activist by gunmen here, an investigation committee, headed by a senior Superintendent of Police, was on Wednesday set up to probe the incident that has jolted the minority community in Pakistan.