Kiev [Ukraine], February 24 (ANI/Sputnik): The Ukrainian Parliament approved on Wednesday a plan to increase the country's defense budget for 2022 by $314 million to $1.3 billion, in a session broadcast by parliamentary television.
Balochistan [Pakistan], February 24 (ANI): Ten terrorists were killed in Pakistan's Balochistan province during a heavy exchange of fire with security forces in Hoshab district.
New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will convene a special meeting with the Council of Ministers at the Secretariat on Thursday to discuss the Budget for the upcoming financial year, Chief Minister's Office informed.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 24 (ANI): Maharashtra BJP will hold a state-wide protest on Thursday to demand the resignation of state Minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik.
Washington [US], February 24 (ANI): The United States ambassador at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Linda Thomas-Greenfield, on Wednesday, said that the Ukrainian crisis may lead to the worst refugee crisis in the world today, with some 5 million people possibly displaced.
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], February 24 (ANI): After the Rajasthan government gifted 200 of its MLAs iPhone 13 on Wednesday, the BJP MLAs have decided to return their gifts, keeping in view the "financial burden" to the state.
Washington [US], February 24 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Wednesday directed his administration to impose sanctions on Nord Stream 2 AG pipeline constructor, its operator and on its corporate officers after Germany's announcement to halt the pipeline.
Paris [France], February 24 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar on Wednesday (local time) chaired a meeting of Indian ambassadors to EU countries and appreciated their commitment to assist Indian diaspora during the Covid period.
New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): The national capital on Wednesday logged 583 new COVID-19 cases and three fatalities with a positive rate of 1.05 per cent, the Delhi government informed in its health bulletin.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], February 24 (ANI): Huge discrepancies have surfaced between the Health Department and Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) regarding Covid-19 testing in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Moscow [Russia], February 24 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a telephonic conversation on Wednesday where both the leaders discussed the Ukraine crisis and security guarantees between Russia and the West.
New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): States and union territories have extended their full support to a new programme for focused development of border villages with participants at a webinar here laying stress on boosting amenities and infrastructure including all-weather road connectiv