Europe

Gloria Gangte appointed as Indian High Commissioner to Malta

New Delhi [India], October 4 (ANI): Senior IFS officer Gloria Gangte has been appointed as the Indian High Commissioner to Malta, the MEA informed on Tuesday.

2022-10-04T16:47:13.722512+00:00 IST

India, UK hold defence consultative group meet in London

London [UK], October 4 (ANI): To review defence cooperation, India and UK on Tuesday held a defence consultative group meeting in London, the Indian High Commission in UK said.

2022-10-04T13:49:56.547528+00:00 IST

Former German chancellor Merkel wins UN refugee agency prize

Geneva [Switzerland], October 4 (ANI): UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced on Tuesday that former German chancellor Angela Merkel will receive the 2022 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award for "political courage" and decisive action taken during her tenure to protect people forced to flee.

2022-10-04T12:18:15.737097+00:00 IST

EU passes law requiring common charger for mobile devices by 2024

Brussels [Belgium], October 4 (ANI): Common charger for mobile devices will soon be a reality as the European parliament on Tuesday passed a new law requiring USB Type-C to be the single charger for all mobile phones and tablets from 2024, a press release by the EU Parliament read.

2022-10-04T11:59:31.215158+00:00 IST

UNHRC: China tries to meddle over Dalai Lama's reincarnation

Geneva [Switzerland], October 4 (ANI): China at an event held on the sidelines of the 51st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council tried to meddle in choosing the next reincarnation of the Dalai Lama.

2022-10-04T11:10:57.086905+00:00 IST

Physics: A Aspect, J Clauser, A Zeilinger awarded Nobel Prize

Stockholm [Sweden], October 4 (ANI): The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Tuesday awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics to Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser and Anton Zeilinger for groundbreaking experiments using entangled quantum states that cleared the way for new technology based upon quantum information.

2022-10-04T10:05:12.497377+00:00 IST

Activist at UNHRC highlights cross-border terrorism in Kashmir

Geneva [Switzerland], October 4 (ANI): Activist Shuib Lone has highlighted the issue of cross-border terrorism in Kashmir, at a United Nations Human Rights Council event.

2022-10-04T05:44:17.446273+00:00 IST

Indian envoy to France Jawed Ashraf attends Paris InfraWeek

Paris [France], October 4 (ANI): Indian Ambassador to France Jawed Ashraf attended the Paris InfraWeek inaugural, where he highlighted New Delhi's scale of infrastructure, digitalization and logistics support growth.

2022-10-03T19:46:13.954780+00:00 IST

Swedish geneticist Svante Paabo receives 2022 Nobel Prize

Stockholm [Sweden], October 3 (ANI): Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology 2022 was awarded to Svante Paabo for his discoveries concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution, announced the award-giving organisation on Monday.

2022-10-03T10:05:04.861695+00:00 IST

UK Government takes U-turns on plan to scrap 45p tax rate

London [UK], October 3 (ANI): Days after UK Prime Minister Liz Truss insisted she would not abandon the tax cut for the wealthiest, the conservative government on Monday took a U-turn on the plan to scrap a 45 per cent tax cut.

2022-10-03T07:27:50.395718+00:00 IST

Erdogan renews threats to block NATO bids of Sweden, Finland

Nicosia [Cyprus] October 3 (ANI): Once again, the mercurial President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan has renewed his threats to Sweden and Finland that he would block their efforts to join the NATO alliance if they do not keep their promises they allegedly made to Ankara and has increased even more Ankara's belligerent rhetoric against NATO ally Greece.

2022-10-03T02:57:01.097336+00:00 IST

MQM UK organizes protest at 10 Downing Street against Pak

London [UK], October 2 (ANI): Protesting against extrajudicial killings in Pakistan of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) workers, the MQM UK held a demonstration at 10 Downing Street, the residence of the British Prime Minister in London on Saturday.

2022-10-02T16:46:26.155267+00:00 IST

Lyman is "fully cleared" of Russian forces: Ukrainian President

Kyiv [Ukraine], October 2 (ANI): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday declared that the key eastern city of Lyman is "fully cleared" of Russian forces, reported Ukrainian media portal The Kyiv Independent.

2022-10-02T13:37:44.561704+00:00 IST

Pope Francis appeals for immediate ceasefire in Ukraine

Vatican City [Italy], October 2 (ANI): Taking a dim view of the "grave" situation that has arisen in recent days, Pope Francis made an appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war and also to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky "to be open to serious proposals" for peace, reported Vatican News citing a working translation of the pontiff's address in Italian.

2022-10-02T11:43:10.451683+00:00 IST

Global protests mark China's National Day

Tokyo [Japan]/Paris [France]/Amsterdam [Netherlands]/Vienna [Austria], October 2 (ANI): As China prepares to hold the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CCP) which is widely expected to approve a third term for President Xi Jinping, anti-China protests were held all across the World to mark the National Day of China on October 1.

2022-10-02T08:00:03.986594+00:00 IST

Civil societies protest against human rights violations by China

Paris [France], October 2 (ANI): Several civil society organizations protested against Beijing's human rights violations and policy of aggression against various ethnic groups in Paris on the occasion of China's National Day on October 1.

2022-10-02T03:19:38.310890+00:00 IST

Putin ally Kadyrov calls for "using low-yield nuclear weapons"

Moscow [Russia], October 2 (ANI): In the wake of Russian troops' withdrawal from the strategic town of Lyman, the leader of the Chechen republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, called for using "low-yield" nuclear weapons on the battlefield amid mounting pressure on the Russian President Vladimir Putin to use nuclear weapons as Russian army continues to face defeats in Ukraine, according to CNN.

2022-10-01T23:58:29.594428+00:00 IST

Russian forces withdraw from Krasny Liman city of Donetsk Oblast

Moscow [Russia], October 1 (ANI): A day after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the annexation of Donetsk among three other regions of Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry on Saturday said that Russian troops and the Donbas militias have pulled out of the city of Krasny Liman in the Donetsk Oblast amid the emerging threat of encirclement from Ukrainian forces.

2022-10-01T16:10:46.900497+00:00 IST

India foils China's attempt to bring resolution against AUKUS

Vienna [Austria], October 1 (ANI): India's deft diplomacy at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) forced China to withdraw its resolution against the AUKUS.

2022-10-01T00:34:56.416062+00:00 IST

30 killed, 88 injured after Russian missile hits civilian convoy

Kyiv [Ukraine], October 1 (ANI): At least 30 people were killed and 88 wounded after a Russian missile struck a civilian convoy in Zaporizhzhia city of Ukraine on Friday, CNN reported citing Ukrainian officials.

2022-10-01T00:25:11.750370+00:00 IST

French prez slams Russian annexation

Paris [France], October 1 (ANI): French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday condemned the annexation of Ukrainian territories by Russia and said that the act is a serious violation of international law and Ukrainian sovereignty.

2022-09-30T22:01:49.682743+00:00 IST