US declares public health emergency over monkeypox
government has declared monkeypox a public health emergency, more than a week after the World Health Organization qualified the outbreak as a global em......
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Germany sees 214% rise in Indian tourist in 2022 so far: GNTO
making a marked recovery post the pandemic, the German National Tourist Office, India, on Thursday announced a rise of 214 per cent in Indian tourists......
Nepal to hold elections on Nov 20
government on Thursday announced its decision to hold the federal and provincial polls on November 20. A meeting of the Cabinet took the decision earli......
Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano erupts 7 times in 2 days
has erupted with seven explosions in the last two days, unleashing hot ash by up to some 1,500 metres high into the sky, Indonesia's Meteorology,...
6 more countries join ASEAN’s Treaty of Amity and Cooperation
to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) here on Wednesday, bringing the number of state parties to the treaty of ASEAN...
Pelosi flies from Taiwan to South Korea after meeting activists
of Representatives Nancy Pelosi flew on to the next stop of her Asia trip in South Korea on Wednesday. Taipei, Aug 3 After her visit...
China drills amount to air and sea blockade, says Taiwan
of China's plans for live fire drills in locations around the island - Beijing's main response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit, media reports......
Pelosi meets Taiwan’s president, China starts military exercises
Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday during a visit to the island that has drawn Beijing's ire. Beijing (IANS) US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met with Taiwan's...
Ruchira Kamboj takes over as India’s first woman Permanent Representative at UN
to the UN - the first woman to hold the position - on Tuesday after presenting her credentials to Secretary-General Antonio Guterre United Nations, Aug......
Defying Beijing’s warnings, US House Speaker Pelosi arrives in Taiwan
Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday, despite stern warnings from Beijing, making her the highest-level US official to visit the island in 25 year......
Kyrgyz President host Central Asian Leaders for 4th Consultative Meeting
2022, under the chairmanship of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov, the Fourth Consultative Meeting of the Heads of States of Central A......
US kills top al-Qaeda leader al-Zawahiri in drone strike
al-Qaeda's top leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a drone strike in Afghanistan over the weekend dealing the terrorist group a major blow. Al-Zawahiri had ove......
Sweden, India strengthen financial cooperation with formal exchange between FI & IFSCA
(FI), formally exchanged a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in relation to mutual cooperation with India's International Financial Services Centres Au......
China’s uncontrolled 25-tonne rocket crashes down over Indian Ocean
Chinese rocket crashed down over the Indian Ocean, landing somewhere near Sarawak which is the Malaysian state on the island of Borneo. New Delhi, July......
Sandeep Arya appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Vietnam
1994), presently Additional Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Socialist Republic......
Gas through Nord Stream 1 flows at reduced 20% capacity
deliveries from Russia to Germany via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline has been further reduced to 20 per cent of capacity, the pipeline operator said....
At UNSC, India raises killing of BSF personnel UN operation in DR Congo
has raised at the Security Council the killing of Border Security Force Head Constables Sanwala Ram Vishnoi and Shishupal Singh in mob violence against......
B’desh’s forex reserves enough to cover up to 9 months of imports: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said her country would be able to meet 6-9 months of import expenditures with the existing foreign currency reserves. "We......
US Fed tries to control inflation genie with a 75 bps rate hike
the US Federal Reserve jacked up its benchmark overnight interest rate by 75 basis points in an effort to tamp down the bristling inflation genie...
Gazprom says Siemens failed to fulfill obligations to repair Nord Stream turbine engines
giant Gazprom has said that Siemens failed to fulfill its obligations and had not returned a repaired turbine engine for the Nord Stream 1 pipeline....