Democrat Representative for New York, Brian Higgins has announced plans to resign in February, he announced on Sunday. Higgins cites frustrations in Congress during a particularly tumultuous year for the chamber as the reason for bringing his 19 years to a close, The Hill reports.
In a major crackdown on an international drug syndicate, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Mumbai has seized 2 kg of cocaine worth around Rs 15 crore and arrested two key associates, including a Zambian national and a Tanzanian woman, an official said on Monday.
The European Union has called for immediate pauses in hostilities and the establishment of humanitarian corridors, the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, said in a statement.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday met with a bipartisan US Congressional delegation led by House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (Republican-Texas) at the Kirya (IDF headquarters) in Tel Aviv.
Israel's Foreign Minister Eli Cohen met in Jerusalem with his Danish counterpart Lars Lokke Rasmussen who came to express Denmark's solidarity with Israel.
The list of leaders who extended their wishes on the occasion includes UK PM Rishi Sunak, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau, Australian PM Anthony Albanese, Norway PM Gohr Store, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Singapore Deputy PM Lawrence Wong, US Vice President Kamala Harris and many oth
The Chief Minister also inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of a total of 52 development projects worth Rs 153 crore for different gram panchayats of Gorakhpur district on the occasion.
Higher-than-expected oil prices in a scenario where the ongoing Middle East conflict disrupts oil supply would cause lower economic growth and higher inflation, according to Fitch Ratings.
The mood is upbeat in Tikonia No. 3 village situated in the Kushmi forest, where CM Yogi will celebrate this year's Diwali with members of the Vantangia community on Sunday.
The unprecedented heatwaves that hit different parts of the world in July and August of last year caused widespread disruptions in many countries, leading to forest fires, water and food shortages, and hurricanes that killed thousands of people.
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE's Minister of Foreign Affairs, discussed with Annalena Baerbock, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany, developments in the Middle East region and their security and humanitarian repercussions.