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Nepal PM Sher Bahadur Deuba to visit India for 3 days from April 1

Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is set to embark on a three-day official visit to India starting from April 1.

Adityanath govt's second term will work with an eye on 2024 Lok Sabha polls

BJP sources said that the party is expected to put the non-Yadav OBC and Dalit ranks on a high priority index in a bid to consolidate the two communities

Apple working on hardware subscription service for iPhones, iPads

It would be different than the iPhone Upgrade programme that lets you pay for the iPhone in 24 monthly installments

Congress leader Thalekunnil Basheer passes away at 79 in Kerala

Veteran Kerala Congress leader Thalekunnil Basheer passed away at his residence here on Friday morning. He was 79.

Four Private Members Bills likely to be tabled in Rajya Sabha today

BJP lawmaker Rakesh Sinha is scheduled to move a resolution to establish Research Foundations at the state and district levels under the New Education Policy

Data centres in India faced 51 million cyber attacks in 9 months

The data centres in India captured more than 51 million cyber attacks over their networks from over 40,000 unique IP addresses from April-December 2021, a new report showed

NATO yet to show what it can do to save people: Ukraine's Zelenskyy

In a virtual address to the European Council summit in Brussels, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the military alliance is "yet to show what it can do to save people"

US weekly jobless claims fall to 187,000, lowest since 1969

Robust wage growth, though good news for workers, could feed into the already elevated inflation, increasing the risk of sustained high inflation, according to economists

Global economic growth for 2022 projected down to 2.6% due to Ukraine war

The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has cut its global economic growth projection for 2022 to 2.6 per cent from 3.6 per cent due to the ongoing Ukraine-Russia conflict

Russian forces take control of Ukraine's Izyum city in Kharkov

Russia's armed forces have taken control of the city of Izyum in Ukraine's Kharkov region, a top official in Moscow confirmed

Ukraine, Russia conduct first prisoner swap since Moscow waged war on Kyiv

Ukraine and Russia have conducted the first prisoner swap since Moscow waged its war on Kiev on February 24, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said here

After Punjab, AAP sets eyes on Himachal Pradesh assembly polls in November

The conditions, on the face of it, are not averse for the party that swept away the traditional political outfits of the Akalis, the BJP and the Congress in Punjab

Chernobyl workers at risk due to Russian shelling, says IAEA

The Vienna-based IAEA said Ukrainian authorities have informed that workers of the now-defunct Chernobyl nuclear power plant were at risk due to continued Russian shelling

Israel launches Covid vaccination campaign for people above 60 yrs

The Israeli Ministry of Health has announced a Covid-19 vaccination campaign for people aged 60 years and above, citing a recent surge of morbidity nationwide fueled by the BA.2 Omicron subvariant.

UN warns of worsening food crisis in Sudan amid economic deterioration

The UN has warned of a deepening food crisis in Sudan as result of the African country's economic downturn, displacement and devastated harvests.

US charges 3 Russians with hacking energy infra in India, 135 nations

The US has charged three Russians with hacking critical energy-related infrastructure in India by infiltrating into the system malware that could be used to disrupt it at will.

NATO approves deployment of four new battle groups in eastern parts

NATO has approved the deployment of four new battle groups in the eastern part of the alliance, including Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia, declared Jens Stoltenberg, NATO's Secretary General

Global Covid caseload tops 477.2 mn. deaths surge over 6.10 million

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 477.2 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.10 million and vaccinations to over 10.84 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

N Korea's Kim Jong Un issues order for test-launch of new ballistic missile

The test-launch of a new type ICBM Hwasongpho-17 of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) strategic forces was conducted under the direct guidance of DPRK leader Kim Jong Un

Finland recommends fourth Covid-19 vaccine dose to people above 80 years

Finland has recommended a fourth Covid-19 vaccine dose for people above 80 years and those living in care homes