- Middle East
Israel’s debt-to-GDP ratio sees sharpest decline in 35 yrs
Jerusalem: Israel’s public debt-to-GDP ratio dropped to 60.9 percent in 2022 from 68 percent in 2021, the Israeli Finance Ministry said. The year-on-year decrease of 7.1 percentage points is the sharpest since…
- World
Canada to donate 200 additional armoured vehicles to Ukraine
Ottawa: Canada will donate 200 Senator Armoured Personnel Carriers to Ukraine as a new package of military assistance, Defence Minister Anita Anand announced. According to a statement issued by the Defence Ministry…
- India
NIA arrests Mohammed Sadik who was working as ‘reporter’ for PFI
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday said it has conducted searches at a location in Kerala’s Kollam district in connection with a terror-related case pertaining to the banned organization…
- Middle East
Iranian nuclear chief rejects any undeclared activity, site in Iran
Tehran: The Iranian Nuclear Chief has stressed that there is no undeclared nuclear activity or site in Iran, according to the Iranian Students’ News Agency. Making the remarks to reporters on the…
- World
Turkey’s president hints May 14 for elections
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hinted that the next general and presidential elections could be held on May 14, nearly one month earlier than the scheduled date. Addressing his party…
- Middle East
1.98 mn Lebanese residents, Syrian refugees in Lebanon face severe food insecurity: UN
Beirut: Nearly 37 percent of Lebanese residents and Syrian refugees in Lebanon, or about 1.98 million of them, face “severe food insecurity,” UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Imran Riza said. He made…
- World
UN wants to increase aid to frontline areas of Ukraine
United Nations: The UN has said it aims to increase convoys carrying aid to parts of Ukraine “close to the frontlines,” supporting local volunteers and organisations. The UN humanitarian coordination office, OCHA,…
- Bangalore
Bengaluru: Kiran Shaw unveils Siddhartha Mukherjee’s latest book ‘The Song of The Cell’
Bengaluru: Renowned oncologist, cancer researcher and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Siddhartha Mukherjee’s latest book “The Song of The Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human” was unveiled by Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Executive…
- India
India presents itself as resilient economy at World Economic Forum in Davos
Delhi: India has reiterated its position as a resilient economy providing stable policy to the global investors at the World Economic Forum (WEF) at Davos. India’s focus areas at WEF this year…
- India
Houses in two localities of UP’s Auraiya develop cracks
Auraiya: After Joshimath and Karnaprayag in Uttarakhand, and Aligarh and Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh, nearly 15 houses have developed cracks in Uttar Pradesh’s Auraiya district. Houses in Madar Darwaza and Vidhi Chandra localities…
- Technology
IT professional sells home and car to join Amazon in Europe, fired
New Delhi: An IT professional from Kenya sold his home and his car to join Amazon in Europe got fired by the company just four days before he was set to move…
- World
China’s population drop reflects pessimism about the future
Washington: China’s population has decreased for the first time in over 60 years, signalling the start of long-term decline that will bring demographic challenges for the world’s second-largest economy as well as…
- India
Centre seeks state’s report on ‘Azad Kashmir’ question in Bengal’s test-paper
Kolkata: A day after a row erupted in Bengal over the recently-released compilation of test-papers for secondary examination released by the West Bengal Board of Secondary Examination (WBBSE) having a question on…
- India
AAP MLAs creating drama in Assembly to avoid discussing people’s issues: Delhi BJP
New Delhi: Delhi BJP’s working president Virendra Sachdeva on Wednesday termed AAP MLA Mohinder Goyal waving currency notes during the Assembly session as ‘drama’, adding that all MLAs of Goyal’s party, including…
- India
R-Day celebrations planned reflecting Prime Minister’s vision of ‘Jan Bhagidari’
New Delhi: The nation will celebrate its 74th Republic Day on January 26. And this year, the celebrations have been planned reflecting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Jan Bhagidari’. The Republic…
