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Kiev receives more US military ‘assistance,’ including weapons
Kiev, Oct 23 (UNI/Sputnik) Ukraine has received the third and final batch of additional international "security assistance" from the US government for the needs of the country's armed forces, including ammunition, anti-tank and precision…
T20 WC: Scotland qualify for Super 12s, beat Oman by 8 wickets
An impressive Scotland crushed Oman by eight wickets to register their third consecutive win in the first round and qualify for the T20 World Cup Super 12 stage by topping Group B here on Thursday.
Scotland, who had stunned Bangladesh by…
Pakistan remains on FATF grey list; Turkey plus 2 added
Paris/Islamabad, Oct 21 (UNI) The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Thursday retained Pakistan on its increased monitoring list, or grey list, and asked Islamabad to demonstrate that its terror financing investigation is targeting…
T20 WC: Hasaranga stars in Sri Lanka’s massive 70-run win over Ireland
Wanindu Hasaranga’s rearguard fifty was beautifully complemented by a clinical bowling display as Sri Lanka sealed their place in Super 12s with a massive 70-run win over Ireland in a group A first round match of the ICC T20 World Cup here…
PM Modi launches Kushinagar Intl. Airport, links Buddha circuit
Regular flights from Kushinagar to commence from Nov 26: Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia
NIA conducts search at a warehouse in Delhi
New Delhi, Oct 20 (UNI) National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday conducted a search with Forensic Science Laboratory at a warehouse in Delhi in connection with the 2988.2 kgs of drug seizure at Mundra port.
During the search some…
White House raised concern about China’s Hypersonic missile
Washington, Oct 20 (UNI/Sputnik) The White House is concerned over the recent hypersonic missile test conducted by China and has already raised the issue with Beijing via diplomatic channels, spokesperson Jen Psaki said on Wednesday.
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Criminals kidnap at least 30 people in western Nigeria
Abuja, Oct 21 (UNI/Sputnik) A group of armed criminals has kidnapped at least 30 people on a roadway in the western Nigerian state of Niger, media reported.
The civilians were kidnapped from a bus and two other vehicles, the Channels…
US bans disposable gloves from Malaysia over Forced Labor charges
Washington, Oct 21 (UNI/Sputnik) The United States will immediately ban the import of disposable gloves made by Supermax Corporation due to information the company uses forced labor to make its products, the Department of Homeland Security…
Investing forex reserves in equities can fetch higher returns: RBI report
Investment of India’s rising foreign exchange reserves in equity funds, especially index funds, can fetch higher returns as interest rates which have been on a declining trajectory over the last four decades in advanced economies, have…
T20 WC: Scrappy Bangladesh stay alive with 26-run win over Oman
Bangladesh kept their hopes of advancing to Super 12s stage alive with a nervy 26-run win over co-hosts Oman in their Group B match of the T20 World Cup here on Tuesday.
Opener Mohammad Naim struck a fine half-century to help Bangladesh…
Tourism set to boom with inauguration of Kushinagar Int’l Airport by PM today
Kushinagar, Oct 19 (UNI) The much-awaited Kushinagar International Airport, which will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, will help revive and boost tourism from South Asian countries, according to tourism and…
PM Hasina instructs stern action against people involved in Communal Attacks
Dhaka, Oct 19 (UNI) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has instructed Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan to take immediate action against the people involved in vandalising of Puja mandap and attacking the houses of the Hindu community.…
Sirajuddin Haqqani meets families of slain suicide bombers, calls them ‘heroes of Islam,…
Kabul, Oct 19 (UNI) Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s Interior Minister who figures on the UN Sanctions list, met families of the slain suicide bombers at Kabul’s glitzy InterContinental Hotel, and termed suicide…
Italian Senate bans parliamentarians from working without Green Pass
Rome, Oct 20 (UNI/Sputnik) The Senate leadership of the Italian parliament has banned senators from working without a green pass - the COVID-19 vaccination certificate - after a lawmaker refused to present her COVID-19 certificate, the…
Over three-fourths of US Republicans want Trump to run for President in 2024
Washington, Oct 20 (UNI/Sputnik) US Republicans are warming to a possible run by Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election, with 78 percent saying they want the former president to seek another term in the White House, a Quinnipiac…
Biden nominates Donald Blome, a career diplomat, as Ambassador to Pakistan
Washington, Oct 20 (UNI/Sputnik) President Joe Biden has nominated career diplomat Donald Blome to be the US Ambassador to Pakistan, the White House said in a press release.
"Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the…
HCL Technologies launches early career programme in Vietnam; to onboard 2,600 students in 5 yrs
NEW DELHI: HCL Technologies on Monday announced the launch of its TechBee early career programme in Vietnam with plans to onboard 2,600 candidates in the next five years, starting this year.
Designed exclusively for high-school…
T20 World Cup: Predicting the next bunch of breakout cricket stars
With the T20 World Cup already upon us, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has released a list of some probable breakout stars who could set the tournament alight with their skills.
Whenever we are talking about breakout stars in…
German Govt: FDP, Greens, SPD to enter official coalition talks
Berlin, Oct. 18 (UNI/XINHUA) The liberal FDP party has followed in the footsteps of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and the Greens by agreeing to enter into official coalition negotiations to form a new government, German media…
