May 2022

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan is among 23 countries in the world facing the bleak prospects of drought over the past two years, according to a UN report. The report released by the United Nations Conven­tion to Combat Desertifica­tion ahead…

BERLIN: A senior NATO official says Russia’s military advance in Ukraine appears to be faltering and he expressed hope that Kyiv can win the war. Top NATO diplomats are meeting Sunday in Berlin to discuss providing further support to…

AUSTRALIA: Australia's conservative prime minister sounded the gun on the last lap of a bitterly-fought election campaign Sunday, admitting "not everything went to plan" during the country's pandemic response. At an official launch of…

A country with a rich history, India is teeming with cultural landmarks. However, not every monument here has been extensively documented. In order to bring focus to the country's forgotten monuments, Amit Pasricha started 'India Lost &…

NAGAPATTINAM: It is still dark before daybreak when Natesan quietly saunters along the sandy shore of Kodiyakarai beach in Nagapattinam. With the crashing waves for company, he switches on his trusty hand torch to reveal train track-like…

NEW DELHI: The Municipal Corporation (South) has set up 125 libraries and 73 reading corners in its schools to inculcate a habit of reading among students, the civic body said on Sunday.The civic body runs 539 primary schools under its…

MUMBAI: Stock market investors and traders brace for a tough week ahead with the benchmark Nifty 50 index perched just above a crucial support of 15671.45, the March low following the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The LIC listing on May 17 will…

NEW DELHI: E-commerce major Amazon India on Sunday said it has cumulatively created more than 11.6 lakh direct and indirect jobs, enabled nearly USD 5 billion in cumulative exports and digitised over 40 lakh MSMEs in the country till date.…

NEW DELHI: Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Sunday announced a cash award of Rs 1 crore to the Indian men's badminton team which created history by winning the coveted Thomas Cup title for the first time. India scripted a spectacular 3-0…

When Sri Lanka women take the field against Pakistan in the first ODI in Karachi on June 1 2022, it would have been 966 days since they played their previous One Day International. While it's true that the pandemic affected the sporting…

CHENNAI: International tennis is all set to return to the city after a gap of three-and-a-half years. A WTA 250 event, the first time such a meet will be held in India, will be staged at the SDAT tennis stadium from September 26 to October…

BHOPAL: A political slugfest has erupted in Madhya Pradesh after three police personnel were killed in a gunbattle with poachers in Guna district of Chambal region on wee hours of Sunday. Ruling BJP leaders, including state party chief VD…

SRINAGAR:  Three days after the killing of a Kashmiri Pandit employee by militants inside a government office, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday said all Pandit employees recruited under the Centre’s package would be posted at…

KOLKATA: West Bengal Governor Jadgeep Dhankhar on Sunday sought an urgent report from the state's chief secretary H K Dwivedi over an "attack by the police" on the MLA office of Leader of Opposition in Assembly Suvendu Adhikari. He said…

Nukuʻalofa: The Tongan Volcano's eruption that occurred in January this year has been declared as the biggest explosion ever recorded in the earth's atmosphere, media reports said on Sunday. This explosion was far bigger than any 20th…

Mumbai: Bollywood's 'Dhak Dhak girl' Madhuri Dixit has gifted her fans with song 'Tu Hai Mera' on YouTube on her 55th birthday saying it a 'return gift'. The 'Devdas' actor expressed her love for the wishes that poured in on her…

Kochi, May 16: Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convener Arvind Kejriwal announced his party's decision to form a political alliance with Twenty20, a political outfit supported by the Kitex Group, the…

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister and national convenor of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Arvind Kejriwal, will hold a crucial meeting with party MLAs on the anti-encroachment drive by the BJP-ruled municipal corporations in the city. As per the…

Agartala: Sixty-nine-year-old Professor of Dental Surgery in Tripura Medical College Manik Saha was sworn in as Chief Minister of Tripura on Sunday in a simple ceremony at the Raj Bhawan here. State Governor Satyadeo Narain Ar administered…