New Delhi [India], February 27 (ANI): The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has urged the Central Government to lift the "export prohibition" on bamboo charcoal for optimum utilization of raw bamboo and higher profitability in the bamboo industry.
Beijing [China], February 27 (ANI): China is preparing to evacuate its about 6,000 stranded nationals in Ukraine amid ongoing tension between Russia and Ukraine.
Moscow [Russia], February 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has confirmed 116,093 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total to 16,291,116 cases, and 769 coronavirus deaths, bringing the death toll to 350,896, the federal response center told journalists on Sunday.
Warsaw [Poland], February 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Over 156,000 residents of Ukraine have entered Poland since the beginning of hostilities in the country amid Russia's military operation, the Polish Border Guard said on Sunday.
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 27 (ANI): Ahead of its planned 'long march' against the misgovernance of the Imran Khan regime, the Pakistan Peoples Party's (PPP) Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Saturday released a video statement listing out his agenda for the mega-protest.
Manila [Philippines], February 27 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,038 new COVID-19 infections on Sunday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,661,049.
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 27 (ANI): Slamming Samajwadi Party (SP), Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said the development of the state was never the priority of the party chief Akhilesh Yadav.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 27 (ANI): With voting for the fifth phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections underway, State Election Commission on Sunday informed that 34.83 per cent voter turnout has been recorded till 1 pm on Sunday.
New Delhi [India], February 27 (ANI): Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) as part of 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' will bring together 175 artists and musicians from 25 groups across different states of India in a musical extravaganza in the national capital.
Ballia (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 27 (ANI): With the launch of Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath got the people of Uttar Pradesh rid of mosquitoes and mafias, said Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday.
Beijing [China], February 27 (ANI): A Uyghur doctor, who served as a torchbearer in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, is serving an 18-year jail sentence, said a media report.
Kyiv [Ukraine], February 27 (ANI): Amid the ongoing tension between Russia and Ukraine, the Indian embassy in Kyiv on Sunday advised the Indian diaspora to move away from conflict zones to the Western region subject to the security situation and the extant regulations.