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Twitter data indicates unemployment higher in low income countrie

Toronto [Canada], August 25 (ANI): In contrast to higher-income nations like Canada, lower-to-middle-income countries still experience high unemployment rates in the wake of COVID-19 lockdowns and economic restrictions, according to a recent study conducted by York University in collaboration with the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg.

2022-08-24T20:44:40.035852+00:00 IST

Rajnath Singh pays tribute to former Indian PM Lal Bahadur Shastr

Tashkent [Uzbekistan], August 24 (ANI): Calling former Prime Minister of India Lal Bahadur Shastri an epitome of simplicity, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday paid tributes at his statue in Tashkent on the sidelines of the SCO Defence Ministerial Meeting.

2022-08-24T15:42:48.839019+00:00 IST

SCO member states must fight terrorism together: Rajnath Singh

Tashkent [Uzbekistan], August 24 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has called upon Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states to unitedly fight terrorism and eliminate the menace in all its forms.

2022-08-24T11:46:41.157267+00:00 IST

French attempt to distort talks about Zaporizhzhia NPP

Moscow, August 24 (ANI/Sputnik): The attempt of Paris to distort details of the telephone conversation between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his French counterpart, Catherine Colonna, about the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (NPP) is peculiar to the Western information campaign, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Radio Sputnik.

2022-08-24T09:51:36.347077+00:00 IST

MHA seeks nomination for 'POC Site Coordinator' in South Sudan

New Delhi [India], August 24 (ANI): Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has sought the nomination of individual police officers in active service for their appointment on Secondment against the post of 'POC Site Coordinator (P-4)' to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) for a period of one year.

2022-08-24T09:42:45.443067+00:00 IST

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla meets Indian diaspora in Toronto

Toronto [Canada], August 23 (ANI): Ahead of the 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla met the Indian diaspora in Toronto and shared the successful journey of India in the economy, science and technology.

2022-08-23T09:44:24.831886+00:00 IST

Vikram Doraiswami appointed as High Commissioner to UK

New Delhi [India], August 23 (ANI): Vikram Doraiswami, presently Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the UK, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Tuesday.

2022-08-23T08:50:05.093539+00:00 IST

Nearly 1,000 children killed or injured in Ukraine: UNICEF

Kyiv [Ukraine], August 23 (ANI): Nearly 1,000 boys and girls have been killed or injured in the war in Ukraine, the head of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said adding that the actual number could be much higher.

2022-08-23T06:53:29.642993+00:00 IST

Jaishankar thanks Paraguan Prez for hospitality, hails relations

Asuncion [Paraguay], August 23 (ANI): External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar who is on his visit to Paraguay as a part of his first-ever three-nation tour to South American countries, conveyed the personal greetings of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi to the Paraguayan President, Marito Abdo and also thanked the leader for his hospitality.

2022-08-22T21:05:40.922945+00:00 IST

India, Netherlands share strong, cultural ties: Lok Sabha speaker

The Hague [Netherlands], August 22 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, who is leading an Indian Parliamentary Delegation to the 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference being held at Halifax in Canada, arrived at the Netherlands on the first leg of the visit.

2022-08-22T09:46:27.928462+00:00 IST

Australia, India hold sixth meeting of education council

Sydney [Australia], August 22 (ANI): Dharmendra Pradhan, the Union Minister for Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, co-chaired the sixth meeting of the Australia India Education Council (AIEC) with his Australian counterpart, Jason Clare, at Western Sydney University (WSU) on Monday.

2022-08-22T09:25:15.484593+00:00 IST

Will this time Turkey's restoration of ties with Israel last?

Nicosia [Cyprus] August 22 (ANI): Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Israeli caretaker Prime Minister Yair Lapid in a telephone call last Wednesday agreed to restore the diplomatic relations between the two countries which were suspended since 2016 and reinstate their ambassadors.

2022-08-22T02:02:03.790570+00:00 IST

Jaishankar meets Indian community in Brazil's Sao Paulo

Sao Paulo [Brazil], August 21 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday met the Indian community in Brazil's Sao Paulo on the first leg of a three-nation visit. He will also visit Paraguay and Argentina.

2022-08-21T05:46:27.707762+00:00 IST

Turkey: At least 32 dead, dozens injured in two road accidents

Ankara [Turkey], August 21 (ANI): At least 32 people were killed in two separate incidents in Turkey when vehicles crashed into first responders who were attending earlier accidents.

2022-08-21T05:44:32.629387+00:00 IST

Death toll from terrorist attack on Somali hotel rises to 40

Mogadishu [Somalia], August 21 (ANI): Nearly 30 hours after Al-Shabaab terrorists stormed Hayat Hotel in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, the siege that left dozens of people dead has ended, media reports said on Saturday citing government forces.

2022-08-20T23:23:28.347939+00:00 IST

Congo probes suspected Ebola case in North Kivu

Brazzaville/Kinshasa [Congo], August 21 (ANI): Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are investigating a suspected case of Ebola virus disease in the country's eastern province of North Kivu, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday.

2022-08-20T21:57:12.610104+00:00 IST

Remark on Salman Rushdie attack taken out of context: Imran Khan

Islamabad [Pakistan], August 21 (ANI): Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the UK newspaper had taken his comments on author Salman Rushdie's attack "out of context".

2022-08-20T21:20:17.203343+00:00 IST

Death toll from terrorist attack on Somali hotel rises to 30

Mogadishu [Somalia], August 21 (ANI): The number of deaths from the attack of al-Shabaab terrorists on Hayat Hotel in the Somali capital of Mogadishu has risen to 30, media reports said on Saturday.

2022-08-20T19:12:06.598717+00:00 IST

Drone shot down over Russia's Black Sea Fleet headquarters

Moscow [Russia] August 20 (ANI): A drone was shut down over the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea fleet in annexed Crimea, a second attempted strike within a month.

2022-08-20T17:40:42.934622+00:00 IST

Swiss Police warns energy shortages in winter would cause riots

Geneva [Switzerland], August 20 (ANI/Sputnik): People in Switzerland may go on riots if energy shortages occur in the upcoming winter, the Swiss police chief, Fredy Fassler, said on Saturday.

2022-08-20T17:29:00.674762+00:00 IST

8 civilians killed in Mogadishu hotel attack: Security official

Mogadishu [Somalia], August 20 (ANI): At least eight civilians were killed on Saturday as security forces continued to battle terrorist group Al-Shabab, which stormed a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu, a security commander said.

2022-08-20T04:10:30.893260+00:00 IST