Canada admits record 431,645 new immigrants in 2022
set a new record in immigration by admitting 431,645 new permanent residents in 2022, the largest number of people ever welcomed in a year in...
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Sri Lankan election commission ready for local elections
Election Commission has said that applications for postal voting from eligible voters for the 2023 local elections would be accepted on January 5-23. C......
Biden renominates Garcetti as envoy to India
Joe Biden has re-nominated Eric Garcetti, the former mayor of Los Angeles, as the next ambassador to India, sending back the nomination to the US...
Third of global economy will be in recession this yr: IMF
Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Kristalina Georgieva has warned that a third of the global economy will be in recession this year and 2023 will be...
Lula sworn in as Brazil President
Lula da Silva has been sworn in as the new president of Brazil -- a third time he has held the country's highest office. The...
Former Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95
src="https://staging.sarkaritel.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/31pope.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="303" />Vatican City, Dec 31 (IANS) Former Pope Be......
China rail project aims to link Tibet to Kathmandu, may be extended to Indian border
sent a team of experts to Nepal to launch a feasibility study for a cross-border railway project dogged for years by technical challenges, political in......
Skyrocketing energy prices cost Danish businesses billions in 2022
bills of businesses in Denmark have increased by a total of 45.8 billion DKK ($6 billion) in 2022, according to a report published by the...
Russia issues decree to ban oil sales to nations from Feb adhering to price cap: Reports
against the price cap of $60 per barrel agreed by the European Union, G7 and Australia against Russian crude, the world's largest country on Tuesday...
Avoid travelling to these 7 countries this New Year as Covid surges
in Covid cases globally, travellers need to avoid at least seven countries while planning for a New Year trip. Several countries are expected to impose......
Ready to work with India for growth of bilateral relations: China
Minister Wang Yi on Sunday said that his country is ready to work with India towards the "steady and sound" growth of bilateral relations. "China...
President Mirziyoyev proposed to name the 2023 year “The Year of Caring for People and Quality Education” in Uzbekistan
delivered an Address to the Oliy Majlis (Parliament) and the people of Uzbekistan, in which he summed up the results of the outgoing year and...
Indian American Richard Verma comes home to US State Department
Joe Biden has nominated Indian American Richard Verma, a former ambassador to India, as Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, the Whi......
Ukrainian Prez Zelensky visits US today
is getting ready to receive Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday for meetings with President Joe Biden at the White House and address th......
e-Visa facility for Canadian passport-holders restored
facility for Canadian passport holders has been restored with effect from December 20, it was announced. The High Commission of India, Ottawa, in a sta......
SL grants new visas for foreigners at Colombo Port City
cabinet of ministers have granted the issuance of investment, employment and resident visas to foreigners at the Colombo Port City, a top official said......
Qatar passes the baton to 2026 FIFA World Cup hosts
of Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani handed over the hosting mantle of the FIFA World Cup 2026 to Canadian Minister...
Adding permanent members to Security Council ‘now seriously on the table’: Guterres
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday sounded a note of optimism on stalled Security Council reforms, saying that adding permanent members is no......
Vowing to fight backsliding on climate change, Guterres convening action summit
to fight back against backsliding in the fight against climate change, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has announced a summit next year to get un......
Uzbekistan gets about $1bn World Bank loan for strategic reforms
Bank has approved a financial support package to Uzbekistan comprised of $470 million highly concessional loans and $480-million low-cost loans, the le......