Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 16 (ANI): Ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader and former minister Javed Iqbal joined Samajwadi Party on Thursday.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], December 16 (ANI): 'Metroman' and Bharatiya Janata Party leader E Sreedharan on Thursday announced his departure from politics saying that he is no more interested in politics.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], December 16 (ANI): To bring about transparency in elections, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sushil Chandra on Thursday said the Election Commission of India (ECI) has assured all political parties that webcasting will be arranged in all polling stations except
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 16 (ANI): Women on Thursday gathered in large numbers in Kabul to demonstrate against the ongoing economic crisis in the country and for their basic rights, including political participation, local media reported.
Cairo [Egypt], December 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Egypt has approved on Thursday the administration of a third COVID-19 vaccine booster shot for those who received their second shot at least six months ago, according to a statement by the country's government.
Berlin [Germany], December 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Germany expects to receive the first deliveries of BioNTech vaccines adapted to the omicron coronavirus variant in the first quarter of 2022, Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said.
Kathmandu [Nepal], December 16 (ANI): Nepali defence minister Minendra Prasad Rijal has stepped down from the post after losing the election for General Secretary of the ruling Nepali Congress.
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): Demanding a complete ban on Tablighis and Tablighi Jamaat, the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Thursday called the organisation a "manufacturing hub of radical Islamic Jihadism" and "patron of global terrorism".
Manchester [UK], December 16 (ANI): Manchester United on Thursday confirmed that their Premier League fixture against Brighton & Hove Albion, scheduled for Saturday, has been postponed and will be rescheduled in due course.
Aizawl (Mizoram) [India], December 16 (ANI): Mizoram recorded 220 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, said the state's Department of Information and Public Relations on Thursday.
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): Four new Omicron patients have been admitted to LNJP Hospital which has taken the total number of cases in Delhi to 10, said Dr Suresh Kumar, MD, LNJP hospital on Thursday.