Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 10 (ANI): The country's largest lender State Bank of India on Tuesday said its board has approved a proposal to raise $2 billion long-term fund in the current financial year.
Brussels [Belgium], May 10 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union has pledged to increase humanitarian assistance to Syrians up to 1.5 billion euros ($1.58 billion) for 2022 and to allocate an equal amount following year, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Tuesday.
Washington [India], May 10 (ANI): On Monday, the Billboard Music Awards 2022 announced that five new artists will be part of a series of star-studded performances hosted by Sean "Diddy" Combs.
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], May 10 (ANI/NewsVoir): With a total population of 1.37 billion, Indian boosts about 15 crore drivers of which a negligible only one-third of one per cent own electric vehicles.
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 10 (ANI): Amid pending payments of Rs 300 billion, dozens of Chinese power producers in Pakistan said that they would be forced to shut down their power plants this month unless payments were made upfront.
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Delhi-based Deepak Nayyar in a case linked to the alleged laundering of funds worth Rs 1,146 crore by forging Air Way Bills of reputed companies in the guise of freight forwarding services on May 5, the ED said in a pr
Lusaka [Zimbabwe], May 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Zambia on Monday welcomed the decision by Canadian mining giant, First Quantum Minerals (FQM) Limited, to invest an additional USD 1.25 billion in its operations in Zambia, a government agency has said.
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports on Monday discussed the Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill 2021, which proposes to raise the minimum age of marriage for women from 18 to 21.
Taipei [Taiwan], May 9 (ANI): In order to prohibit Chinese espionage to steal information about Taiwan's 'core' technologies, its legislators are seeking to pass bills for harsher punishments.
London [UK], May 9 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Kingdom is introducing a new package of sanctions against Russia and Belarus, targeting a total of USD 2 billion worth of trade, the British government said.
Washington [US], May 8 (ANI): China is closely monitoring Russia's conflict in Ukraine which is affecting Chinese leaders' calculations over Taiwan, said CIA Director Bill Burns, adding that Beijing was looking "carefully at what lessons they should draw" for Taiwan.