Iceland’s volcanic eruption largest in recent times

Reykjavik: The volcanic eruption in Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula is the largest of the four recent ones and has left the sky with massive plumes of smoke and orange hues. ANI

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Pioneering French Bill to put brakes on fast fashion

Paris: A pioneering Bill to curb the rampant pace of fast fashion won unanimous approval in French Parliament, making France one of the first countries worldwide to target the influx of low-cost, mass-produced garments predominantly from China. AP

Former Nepal Speaker held in gold smuggling case

Kathmandu: Former Nepal Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara, a senior member of ruling Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre), was arrested on Monday and sent to four-day custody to probe his involvement in a 60-kg gold smuggling case.