Miscellaneous

Bali: The Group of 20 (G20) foreign ministers on Friday called for urgency to strengthen multiculturalism and ensure that the global food supply chain is restored. Holding the G20 rotating presidency, Indonesia hosted the two-day foreign…

Jerusalem: Israel's Prime Minister Yair Lapid and President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan talked over the phone about expanding normalization deals in the Middle East. The telephone conversation marked the…

New Delhi: India and China are looking forward to the next round of senior commanders' meeting "at an early date" but the date has not been decided as yet. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar did talk of an early resolution of all…

Moscow: The Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday that 37 countries had confirmed plans to send national teams to the Russia-led Army 2022 war games. "As of today, 275 teams from 37 countries have confirmed their participation in Army…

Washington: In a letter to the Congress, US President Joe Biden has said that he will officially rescind Afghanistan's designation as a major non-NATO ally. In a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday, he said, "In accordance…

Moscow: The WhatsApp messenger may face an 80 million rubles fine ($1.3 million) for a repeated refusal to localize data of Russians, a Moscow court told Sputnik on Wednesday, adding that the case will be considered on July 28. "The…

 Ottawa: Canada has become the first country to ratify the accession protocols of Finland and Sweden for NATO membership as it tries to fast-track their full admission, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday. "Today, Canada became…

Beijing: Chinese Vice Premier Liu He and US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday held discussion on macroeconomic situation and the stability of the global industrial and supply chains. According to Xinhua, the two sides virtually…

Chicago: At least six people have been confirmed killed in a mass shooting at an Independence Day Parade on Monday morning in Highland Park in the northern suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. In addition, 31 others were injured and sent to…

Tokyo: Pollsters present the coming July 10 general elections for Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito ruling party a win in 63 seats out of 125 mandates up for grabs in the upper chamber of the Japanese parliament, while the opposition…

Kyiv: Ukraine's military confirmed that they have lost the eastern city of Lysychansk to Russian forces, BBC reported on Monday. "After heavy fighting for Lysychansk, the defence forces of Ukraine were forced to withdraw from their…

Shimla: As many as 6254 candidates remained absent from the Himachal Pradesh Police Constable written re-examination, in which 122 candidates restrained from appearing, who were booked for their involvement in the paper leak case. A police…

Kyiv: Both Ukraine and Russia have claimed that they have control over Ukraine's eastern city of Lysychansk, BBC reported on Sunday. Ukraine has said that its forces are resisting intense Russian shelling there but insists the city has not…

New Delhi: India on Saturday slammed the “biased and inaccurate” comments on India by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), and said the US organization continues to "misrepresent facts time and again in its…

Jammu: The Jammu based social activist and chairperson Nirbhay Bharat Foundation, Tarun Uppal on Saturday raised serious concern over the aimless functioning of Jammu and Kashmir Sports Council, seeking probe by the Comptroller and Auditor…

New Delhi: As the Ukraine conflict continues with no signs of abating, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin and reiterated India's long-standing position in favour of dialogue and…

Sukma (Chhattisgarh): A Maoist – on whom a reward of Rs 5 lakh had been announced – was neutralized on Friday during a half-hour-long gun-battle between rebels and a District Reserve Guard patrol at Borapara forest within Gadiras Police…

Washington: The United States will announce over $800 million in additional assistance to Ukraine, including air defenses, in the coming days, US President Joe Biden said on Thursday. "In the next few days, we intent to announce…

Washington: Jobless claims in the United States hovered at around 300,000 for a fourth week in a row, the US Labor Department reported on Thursday in data that indicated little change in the country’s tight employment market. Jobless…