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Vistara commences non-stop flights to Frankfurt
New Delhi: Full-service carrier Vistara on Thursday commenced non-stop flight operations between Delhi and Frankfurt, under the travel bubble agreement between India and Germany.
Accordingly, the inaugural flight was operated by…
COVID-19: Biden to pledge USD 4 billion to global vaccine alliance in G7 meeting today
Washington , February 19 US President Joe Biden will on Friday pledge USD 4 billion to the global COVID-19 vaccine alliance, COVAX, and also call on G7 member countries to prioritise a sustainable health security financing mechanism…
Biden makes move to restore Iran nuclear deal
Washington , February 19 US President Joe Biden-led administration on Thursday (local time) made a major move to restore the Iran nuclear deal that was abandoned by the former Donald Trump administration.
According to a report by The…
Germany plans to grant Asylum to 50 Opposition Belarusians
Berlin, Feb 12(Sputnik) Germany is planning to grant asylum to 50 members of the Belarusian opposition and their families, the Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper reports on Thursday, citing a document produced by the country's Federal Ministry…
Australian Open: Nick Kyrgios survives match points to clinch five-set thriller
Melbourne , February 10 Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios fought hard to snatch a win from the jaws of defeat in the ongoing Australian Open on Wednesday.
Kyrgios defeated France's Ugo Humbert (5-7, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6, 6-4) in a match…
Indo German Community in Frankfurt is getting a new energetic team in this leading commercial town…
First time India is going to be represented by Real Team – India & Friends in the local Frankfurt City Parliament & KAV – (Kommunal Auslander Vertretung) Foreign office elections planned to be conducted on 14th March 2021.…
Lewandowski aiming for ‘one of the biggest historical achievements’
Doha , February 7 Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski said that if his club wins the FIFA Club World Cup, they would complete "one of the biggest historical achievements in all of football".
Bayern Munich are aiming to complete a…
Global Covid tally reaches 1,03,854,072
Washington, Feb 4 (UNI) The global Covid-19 cases has increased to 1,03,854,072, while 2,252,812 patients have succumbed to it. A total of 57,656,116 people have recovered from the virus worldwide, according to the data released by John…
Deeply concerned: G7 countries demand Myanmar military to restore power to democratically-elected…
Tokyo , February 3 The G7 countries have condemned the military coup in Myanmar and demanded the military to end the state of emergency and restore power to the democratically-elected government.
The G7 countries also urged the…
‘Covid variant detected in UK spreading quickly in Sweden’
Stockholm, Feb 3 The coronavirus variant first detected in UK is gaining a foothold in Sweden, where it was identified in approximately 11 per cent of 2,200 positive Covid-19 tests, the Public Health Agency of Sweden said in a press…
Saudi Arabia suspends all non-citizen arrivals from 20 countries
Riyadh, Feb 3 (UNI) Saudi Arabia will temporarily suspend all arrivals of foreigners, including diplomats and medical workers, from 20 countries beginning on Wednesday over COVID-19-related precautions, state media reported, citing the…
Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny’s wife detained during protest in Moscow
Moscow , January 31 Wife of Russia's leading Opposition figure and Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny, Yulia Navalny, has been detained among several others during an "unsanctioned" rally here demanding his release.
According to a report…
Navalny’s spokeswoman detained for violating sanitary rules
Moscow , January 31 The Police have detained Kira Yarmysh, the spokeswoman of Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny, for violating sanitary regulations at the unauthorized demonstrations held earlier this month, Yarmysh's lawyer…
New COVID-19 strain: Over 40 countries restrict travel from UK
PARIS: More than 40 countries are still banning or restricting travel from Britain in a bid to contain a new strain of the coronavirus believed to spread faster.
Scotland had already closed its border with the rest of the United Kingdom…
Germany extends UK travel ban
Germany on Tuesday extended its travel ban from Britain until January 6 amid concern over a highly infectious new COVID-19 variant, despite a European Commission recommendation earlier for member states to lift the ban.
An…
Russia Expects Biden to Start Compliance of JCPOA 2015
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 22 (Sputnik) Russia expects the incoming administration of US President-elect Joe Biden to undertake steps soon to return the United States to full compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the…
Wipro to takeover IT operations of German firm in $700m deal
Bengaluru: Global software major Wipro on Tuesday announced that its is taking over the IT operations of German food services firm Metro AG in a $700 million (Rs 5,171 crore) deal.
"As a part of the transaction, Wipro will take over the…
Prices of precious metals rise, silver futures surge 3%
Mumbai: Prices of precious metals rose on Monday, with futures of silver surging over 3 per cent on the Multi-Commodity Exchange (MCX).
The March contract of silver on the MCX is currently trading at Rs 70,479, higher by Rs 2,572 or 3.79…
EU Countries and beyond began suspend travel with the United Kingdom
London (Sputnik) :UK government practically locked down parts of the country, including London, after admitting that more than half of all new COVID-19 cases had been caused by a mutated coronavirus strain that can transmit up to 70-percent…
London could be under COVID-19 lockdown for months, says UK health secretary
London , December 20 : British Health Secretary Matt Hancock on Sunday raised the prospect that London could be under lockdown for months as he has warned it will be "very difficult" to keep a virulent new strain of the…