Miscellaneous

Beijing: China has demanded that the United States cancel its deal with Taiwan on providing arms worth $108 million and halt military cooperation with Taipei, Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Tan Kefei said on Monday. Earlier in July,…

Dharamshala: One person, a resident of Baijnath was arrested on Monday under Narcotics Drug and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act at Ravidas Gankheter Chowk, Pandol road, Baijnath falling under Baijnath police station in Kangra district…

Moscow:  Russian energy giant Gazprom pumped a record amount of natural gas to China over the weekend through the Force of Siberia pipeline as Russian gas exports continued their monthly climb. "July 17 marked a new historic record…

Paris: The European Union froze 13.9 billion euros ($14 billion) worth of Russian assets since the start of Russia’s military operation in Ukraine, EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders said, adding that only 6 countries account for…

New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Saturday announced a 322-strong squad including 215 athletes and 107 officials and support staff, for the Birmingham Commonwealth (CWG) Games scheduled from July 28. The squad will look to…

Moscow: The former employee of Russian broadcaster Channel One Marina Ovsyannikova has been detained; her lawyer Dmitry Zakhvatov told Sputnik on Sunday. "She was detained at home; we do not know yet where she was taken. I suppose that…

Riyadh: At the Jeddah Security and Development Summit, leaders affirmed a joint vision towards a peaceful and prosperous region, Khaleej Times reported on Saturday. In a joint statement following the summit, which was attended by the Gulf…

New Delhi: Federal investigating agency CBI on Friday said that it has arrested an official of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and a private executive associated with a Mumbai-based firm for alleged connivance in clearing bills…

Jammu: The younger daughter of former Home Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Dr Rubiya Sayeed on Friday for the first time appeared before the TADA Court in connection with her kidnapping case of December 8, 1989. Jammu and Kashmir…

Kyiv: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Thursday claimed that 20 civilians were confirmed dead after a Russian missile strike on Vinnytsia. Kuleba shared a picture of victims of the attack and said, "Already 20 civilians have…

Bengaluru: Infosys Founder NR Narayana Murthy on Thursday said it requires a cultural transformation of the Indian mindset, not science, mathematics and engineering to solve India's grand problems relating to nutrition and health. "As…

Bhubaneswar: The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha police have apprehended two persons from Sambalpur and seized Fake Indian Currency Notes of over 15 lakhs from their possession. STF sources here on Wednesday said on the basis of…

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate cases lodged against the co-founder of Alt News Mohammad Zubair. Cases have been lodged against Zubair in different districts of…

Moscow: The European Union and Russia have agreed on the transit of goods to the Russian exclave region of Kaliningrad, Russian newspaper Izvestia reported on Wednesday, citing high-ranking Russian sources, adding that Brussels provided a…

New Delhi: NIA on Tuesday conducted searches at multiple locations in Rajasthan in Udaipur tailor killing case and seized digital devices and other incriminating materials. "Today, NIA conducted searches at 09 locations in Udaipur district…

Berlin: Nine women have alleged they were drugged by an unknown substance after attending the annual summer party of Germany Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democratic Party (SDP) last week. CNN quoted a police report as stating that a…

Beijing: China and Pakistan on Sunday launched a four-day joint maritime exercise off the coast of Shanghai. The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy and the Pakistan Navy will hold joint naval drill Sea Guardians-2 in maritime and…

Sri Lankan Opposition agrees to form all-party interim govt after Rajapaksa’s resignation

Cape Town: Fifteen people were killed and several others injured on Sunday after gunmen opened fire in a bar in the South African township of Soweto. "Gunmen entered the Orlando East tavern in the early hours of Sunday morning and started…

Kiev: In a decree that gave no reason for the move, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the sacking of Ukraine's ambassadors to Germany, India, Czech Republic, Norway and Hungary. Failure of these envoys in drumming up support…