Miscellaneous

Seoul: China has reported over 31,000 deaths (21,000 new cases) in recent outbreak of Covid-19 cases, taking the total to 20 m overall. Figures in Hong Kong are also rising alarmingly.  South Korea reported 87,559 new Covid-19 cases,…

Beijing: Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong will visit China from December 20 to 21 at the invitation of State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson announced on Monday. Spokesperson Mao Ning…

New Delhi: A Delhi court listed for January 21 the hearing of a defamation complaint filed by Nora Fatehi against Jacqueline Fernandez on the allegation of defaming her name into a Rs 200 crore Money Laundering case involving conman Sukesh…

 Belagavi: Opposition legislators including LoP Siddaramaiah on Monday staged a protest on the steps of Suvarna Soudha over the unveiling of Veer Savarkar's portrait in the Assembly. Savarkar's portrait was installed along with the…

Shillong: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the Northeast is a gateway to security and prosperity instead of just a border area at the frontier Prime Minister Narendra Modi also inaugurated the new campus of the Indian…

Lusail: After a drought for 36 years, Argentina had their World Cup glory with a 4-2 penalty shootout win over defending champions France in an all-time remarkable final. Much was at stake for Lionel Messi who was probably playing his…

Indore: A local CBI Special Court on Friday sentenced three persons to undergo three years’ rigorous imprisonment each and a total fine of Rs 80,000 for demanding Rs 9 lakh in return for ‘settlement’ of Income Tax. The CBI had registered a…

 Beijing: China and Japan should treat each other as cooperation partners rather than create threats, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Friday. "We urge Japan to strictly abide by the basic principles of the four…

Sarajevo: The member states of the European Union (EU) have unanimously adopted a recommendation by the European Commission to grant candidate country status to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). President of the European Council Charles Michel…

Washington: A spokesperson for the US administration confirmed that an American citizen detained by Russia during the Russia-Ukraine conflict was released as Moscow and Kyiv conducted a prisoner swap on Wednesday. John Kirby, the National…

Kyiv: The Ukrainian parliament has adopted all laws needed for launching membership talks with the European Union, Parliament Speaker Ruslan Stefan Chuk said. The Ukrainian parliament "has fulfilled its part of the work and adopted all the…

Qatar: Ruling champs France reached the FIFA World Cup 2022 final with a 2-0 win over Morocco in the semifinal, at the Al Bayt Stadium in Qatar early morning today. This is fourth clash that France has fixed out of seven FIFA tournaments…

Lusail: Argentine great Lionel Messi has confirmed that the 2022 FIFA World Cup final on Sunday will be his last game for Argentina. Messi along with Julian Alvarez powered Argentina to the World Cup final with a 3-0 win over Croatia on…

Srinagar: The National Conference Party Vice President Omar Abdullah on Wednesday asserted that they would get back the J&K special status through the same constitution which was “used” by the BJP government to “snatch their rights”.…

Shillong: Assam Chief Minister and the BJP's main strategist for the northeast, Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Wednesday said he is confident that BJP will increase its tally in the upcoming Meghalaya assembly elections. Sarma made this statement…

Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky proposed three steps to "accelerate the coming of peace" to Ukraine, the presidential press service reported. In his address to the Group of Seven (G7) online summit on Monday, Zelensky said the…

Cong slams govt over China issue