Miscellaneous

Kyiv: Ukraine's GDP declined by a record 30.4 percent last year due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the country's Economy Ministry said, citing preliminary estimates. "In 2022, the Ukrainian economy suffered its largest losses and damage…

Kabul: Prince Harry has opened up in his upcoming autobiography "Spare" about killing 25 combatants during his two tours of military service in Afghanistan, the Sky News broadcaster reported, citing a copy. "I could always tell exactly how…

Berlin: The number of Germans refusing to continue service grew almost 500% in 2022 year-on-year due to the conflict in Ukraine, the German Federal Office of Family Affairs and Civil Society Functions, said on Friday. "In 2021, the Federal…

New Delhi: In a new revelation in the Kanjhawala case wherein a 20-year-old girl who died after her scooty was reportedly hit and dragged by a car, the Delhi police on Thursday claimed that two more people were involved in the case who had…

Washington: The bodies of five children and three adults, who presumably sustained gunshot wounds, have been found in a residential building in the US state of Utah during a welfare check, the Enoch City Police department said. "On January…

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday announced an award of Rs 1 crore for each player if Team India lifts the World Cup. Patnaik said this while inaugurating the World Cup Village at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium Complex…

Ankara: Turkish Energy Ministry Fatih Donmez said that his country planned to host an international gas summit in February to unlock gas infrastructure in the region. Donmez, who spoke during a trip to North Macedonia, said he had…

Taipei City: Taiwan detained a retired Air Force captain and three active military officers in the city of Kaohsiung on suspicion of spying for China, the Taiwanese Central News Agency reported, citing the Kaohsiung Branch of the Taiwan…

Berlin: Germany's exports of military equipment to Ukraine accounted for more than a quarter of its overall arms exports by value in 2022, the Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) said on Wednesday. Ukraine was also the…

Hyderabad: “In 2047 India will have a per capita income of the value of today’s 10,000 US Dollars, said Dr. Bibek Debroy, Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, here on Wednesday, The average size of the GDP will be…

Kolhapur: Sameer Deshpande, Aditya Velhal both of daily Lokmat and Ms. Durva Dalvi, have been selected as best journalist, best photographer and best electronic media journalists respectively for the year 2020 while Eknath Naik (Daily…

Moscow/Beijing: The European Union has offered free COVID-19 vaccines to China to help the country contain the rapid spread of the disease as Beijing prepares to end strict lockdown measures and open its borders. According to the…

Brussels: The European Union urges North Korea to stop actions that raise military tensions, including missile launches and drone incursions, the European External Action Service (EEAS) said in a statement. "The European Union calls on the…

Bhopal: The nine-year daughter, in 4th standard won the 3rd position in recently held Balasastra Pratibha. Bhopal's proud  9-year-old Christy Sam, who won 3rd position in Balasastra Pratibha, is a student of Malayalam Mission Kanikonna and…

Tehran: The Iranian foreign ministry's spokesman said on Monday that Iran is not part of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, rejecting "baseless" accusations against Tehran. "Iran is not a part of the conflict in Ukraine, and baseless…

Srinagar: Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has registered an increase of 24 per cent in its Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection for the month of December, 2022, an official spokesman said on Monday. As per the state/UT wise data…

Hyderabad: Few political leaders and former bureaucrats from neighboring Andhra Pradesh are to join Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), formerly known as Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) here on Monday, according to party sources here. In order…

Jerusalem: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected the request of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to vote against the UN General Assembly resolution on the "occupation" of Palestinian territories because Kiev did not…

Ankara: Ankara agreed to withdraw troops from Syrian territory following trilateral talks between the defense ministers of Russia, Syria and Turkey in Moscow on Wednesday, Syrian newspaper Al-Watan reported, citing anonymous sources in…

Tokyo: Senior diplomats from Japan, South Korea and the United States held a phone conversation, during which they condemned Pyongyang’s recent missile launches, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. Earlier in the day, the…