New York [US], December 25 (ANI): The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has exempted Taliban leaders from the travel ban for a period beginning on December 22, 2021, and ending on March 21, 2022.
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday visited Varanasi and inspected the workshop at Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), where diesel and electric locomotives for the Indian Railways are developed.
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 23 (ANI): Amid the COVID variant Omicron scare, the Allahabad High Court on Thursday requested Election Commission of India to immediately postpone the Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh for 1-2 months.
Washington [US], December 23 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Thursday signed the "Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act" that bans importing of goods into the US made with forced labour in China's Xinjiang province.
Rawalpindi [Pakistan], December 23 (ANI): The ban imposed by the European Union on Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight operations is expected to be lifted soon, local media reported quoting the country's Civil Aviation Authority official.
New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation of 22 development projects worth Rs 870 crores in his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi on Thursday.
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 22 (ANI): In a move that can further tarnish the image of the Taliban in the international arena, the group banned the use of photos of women on storefronts in Kabul city.
Accra [Ghana], December 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Ghana imposed a travel ban on Israel, Malta, and the Republic of Korea in a bid to prevent the spread of the Omicron variant from these countries, said the foreign ministry late Monday.
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Israel's Ministry of Health on Sunday said it decided to ban travel to ten more countries to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant.
Washington [US], December 19 (ANI): Pop-singer-songwriter Rod Stewart and his son Sean Stewart have entered the guilty pleas to misdemeanour charges of simple battery stemming from a 2019 altercation with a security guard at a Florida hotel.
Berlin [Germany], December 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Germany has included the United Kingdom in the high risk category amid the spread of Omicron and will introduce a temporary ban on almost all travellers arriving from the UK to Germany, the Robert Koch Institute said in a risk list update.