Washington [US], August 13 (ANI): The United States imposed sanctions against Omani broker Mahmood Rashid Amur Al Habsi, other individuals and businesses for their alleged role in smuggling oil from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF), Treasury Department said in a
Porbandar (Gujarat) [India], August 13 (ANI): A labourer was safely rescued from the chimney of a cement factory in Ranavav, Porbandar with the help of the Indian Coast Guard on Thursday.
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will formally launch various events virtually from New Delhi on Friday to commemorate the 75th anniversary of India's Independence, being celebrated as 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav'.
Beijing [China], August 12 (ANI): China has punished nearly 20 more officials in its Guangdong Province's Guangzhou for negligence in curbing the spread of coronavirus soon after it punished nearly 47 officials nationwide for the same reason.
Kyiv [Ukraine] August 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on August 22 will discuss Berlin's guarantees to Kyiv in relation to the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project, Ukrainian presidential spokesperson Serhiy Nykyforov said on Wednes
New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Monday passed a bill that provides account holders security of their money by allowing access to up to Rs 5 lakh within 90 days of a bank coming under a moratorium imposed by RBI.
Nanning [China] August 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Eight people were killed and five others injured after a boat capsized off the coast of Beihai City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Monday morning, local authorities said.
New Delhi [India], August 9 (ANI): Hours after Parliament passed the amendment to the Deposit Insurance Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) Bill, 2021 in Lok Sabha on Monday, Lok Sabha MP Tejasvi Surya lauded Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and said the bill would provide interim relief
New Delhi [India], August 9 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Monday passed three bills without discussion -- the Limited Liability Partnership (Amendment) Bill, 2021, the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2021, and the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amend
Nicosia [Cyprus], August 9 (ANI): With pomp and ceremony,ultra-conservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi was sworn in last Thursday in Tehran as Iran's eighth President, in the presence of more than 100 representatives of various countries and organizations. Raisi, a protege of Iran's Supreme Lea
New Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI): Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Sunday said that the threat to human rights and bodily integrity are the highest in police stations, adding that custodial torture and other police atrocities still prevail despite Constitutional guarantees.
New Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI): The Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana on Sunday expressed his concerns over the increasing cases of custodial torture and police atrocities in the country and said that the threat to human rights and bodily integrity is the highest at the police statio