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...
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,...
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...
What bankers call colourfully ‘hair cut’ is almost 85%, says Congress in attack on...
The Congress on Tuesday criticised the government over banks writing off an aggregate loan amount Rs 10.42 lakh crore between 2014-15 to 2022-23....
UNHCR to open office on Lebanese-Syrian border to control refugee movement
The UNHCR will open an office on the Lebanese-Syrian border to control the movement of refugees, said the Lebanese Council of Ministers.
The decision,...
