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People around the world celebrate Earth Day 2023

Celebrating Earth Day on April 22, people around the world have geared up for events and information about the environmental impact we have...

Taliban curbs on women drive UN to think of leaving Afghanistan

The United Nations announced its imminent withdrawal from Afghanistan in May if it cannot convince the Taliban to permit local women to work...

Indian government orders CBI to probe Oxfam India for FCRA breaches

The Indian government has reportedly asked the CBI to investigate the Indian arm of the global non-profit Oxfam, following allegations that...

Finland becomes 31st NATO member despite Russian rumblings

Finland has become the 31st member of the NATO security alliance in a historic shift reportedly triggered by the war in Ukraine, prompting...

India-born Ajay Banga set to become World Bank chief unopposed

Ajay Banga, the US pick to head the World Bank, appears almost certain to become the anti-poverty lender's next president after nominations...

Kunal Nayyar's Big Bang theory character attracts legal troubles for Netflix

OTT platform Netflix has found itself in the midst of a controversy after a man in India filed a lawsuit against the platform over an...

Kamala Harris swears in new Ambassador to India

Indian-American US Vice-President Kamala Harris swore in the former mayor of Los Angeles as the nation's Ambassador to India.

Indian journalist attacked by Khalistan supporters in US; envoy gets threat

Washington-based Indian journalist Lalit Jha was reportedly physically attacked and verbally abused by Khalistan supporters in Washington...

India likely to be among countries worst-hit by water scarcity by 2050: UN report

A United Nations report has stated that India is expected to be among the most severely affected countries as the global urban population...

US has significant concerns about China's behaviour: John Kirby

White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said that the US has in some cases, significant concerns about China's behaviour,...

Global temperatures set to cross Paris limits in a decade: UN report

The UN's climate advisory panel claimed that the world will cross the key 1.5-degree Celsius global warming limit in about a decade, warning...

Japan PM Fumio Kishida arrives in India; set to discuss defense, tech deals

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in New Delhi today morning to explore ways to boost bilateral ties in a range of areas,...

Indian startups had USD 1 billion deposits in SVB: Rajeev Chandrashekhar

According to Deputy IT Minister Rajeev Chandrashekhar, Indian startups had deposits worth about USD 1 billion with embattled Silicon Valley...

US releases video showing Russian jet dumping fuel on drone

The US today released a minute-long declassified video footage of an armed Russian Su-27 aircraft conducting what it called "an...

Quad ministers review maritime security

The foreign ministers of Quad countries reaffirmed the grouping's commitment for a free and open Indo-Pacific, and said it strongly supports...

School girls deliberately poisoned to stall education, admits Iranian minister

An Iranian deputy minister said "some people" were poisoning schoolgirls in the holy city of Qom with the aim of shutting down education for...

Six dead as fresh quake strikes Turkey-Syria border

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked Turkey's southern province of Hatay and northern Syria on Monday evening, killing six people and sparking...

Turkey-Syria quake: Survivors still being rescued as death toll crosses 45,000

Turkish rescuers have pulled three people, including a child, alive from the rubble 13 days after a massive quake claimed tens of thousands...

Another quake hits Turkey as death toll climbs to 35,000

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that the death toll in Turkey due to last week’s earthquake has increased to 35,418.

Turkey-Syria quake: As death toll crosses 23,000, infant found alive in collapsed building

A number of small children were rescued from rubble by rescue crews searching for survivors on the fifth day after a major earthquake struck...

Death toll in Turkey-Syria quake crosses 15,000

With the death toll crossing 15,000 due to devastating earthquakes across Turkey and Syria, anger has mounted in the quake-hit pockets over...

US recovers parts of Chinese spy balloon; triggers row

United States authorities have begun collecting remnants of the Chinese surveillance balloon that was shot down on Sunday, sparking a...

Turkey-Syria earthquakes: Death toll soars to 4,300

Rescuers in Turkey and Syria dug through the freezing night hunting for survivors among the rubble of thousands of buildings felled in a...

Ex-Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf passes away

Former President of Pakistan and Army chief Pervez Musharraf passed away at a private hospital in Dubai. He was 79.