Jordan signs deal to receive $845 mn grant from US
Jordan has signed an agreement to receive a grant worth $845.1 million from the US, as part of annual US financial aid to...
UP BJP MLA convicted for rape of minor girl
A special court in Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra district has held BJP MLA Ramdular Gond guilty of raping a 15-year-old girl in 2014, a...
Cong gives adjournment notices in LS on census exercise, 8 ex-navy men in Qatar...
Congress MPs Manickam Tagore and Manish Tewari on Wednesday gave adjournment notices to discuss the delay in census exercise and the issue of...
Iran condemns EU’s new sanctions over alleged military support for Russia
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has strongly condemned the new sanctions imposed by the European Council on Iranian individuals and entities based...
UN climate talks enter overtime with no pact on fossil fuels (Ld)
Long hours and sleepless nights for negotiators at the final day of two-week UN Climate Change Summit (COP28) ran overtime by a day...
Indian-origin data scientist wins UK’s top rail award
An Indian-origin data scientist has been named 'Newcomer of the Year' in the 2023 RailStaff Awards in the UK for displaying "exceptional skill,...
IDF retrieves bodies of 2 Israelis taken hostages on October 7
Tel Aviv, Dec 13 ( IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in a statement said that it retrieved the bodies of two Israeli citizens,...
UP woman army officer accuses colleague of rape
A woman lieutenant-colonel posted in Jammu and Kashmir, has lodged a rape case against her colleague of the same rank and his mother...
Veteran RTI activist stabbed to death in Bihar’s West Champaran
A veteran RTI activist was stabbed to death in Bihar’s West Champaran district on Tuesday, police said.
The deceased was identified as Mahmed Haroon,...
Kenya to abolish visa requirement for all foreign visitors beginning January
Foreign visitors to Kenya will not be required to have a visa beginning January 2024, President William Ruto announced during the celebration of...
