Washington [US], January 5 (ANI): Ace comedian and TV host Jon Stewart has recently called out author J.K. Rowling over the portrayal of goblins in the iconic 'Harry Potter' film franchise.
Nur-Sultan [Kazakhstan], January 5 (ANI): Nation-wide protests continued in Kazakhstan for the fourth consecutive day on Wednesday as thousands of people flooded streets against soaring iquefied petroleum gas prices, forcing the Central Asian country's cabinet to resign, media reports said.
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 5 (ANI): Taliban is facing challenges to seek recognition from the international community, however, the outfit is unlikely to change color as is evident from its actions, said a Canada-based think tank, adding that the Taliban have nothing to give to the people,
Marseille [France], January 5 (ANI): A new coronavirus variant B.1.640.2 also known as IHU variant has been detected in a traveller returning from Cameroon, announced the hospital IHU Mediterrannee in Marseille, France.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 5 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir reported 418 new cases of COVID-19 during the last 24 hours, said the Union Territory's health department on Wednesday.
New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI): The COVID-19 cases in Delhi continued to see a rising trend as the national capital reported over 10,000 cases in the last 24 hours pushing the positivity rate to 11.88 per cent.
Amsterdam [Netherlands], January 5 (ANI): Netherlands coach Ryan Campbell has selected 15 players for CWC Super League Series against Afghanistan which will see the two teams meet on January 21, 23, and 25 in the Asian Town Cricket Stadium in Doha.
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 5 (ANI): The second round of negotiations over the running of Afghanistan's airports has begun with a Qatar-Turkish company on Tuesday, local media reported citing Afghan officials as saying.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 5 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday announced its 24-member election committee for the upcoming Assembly polls in the state.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], January 5 (ANI): Kerala reported 4,801 new cases of COVID-19 during the last 24 hours, said the state health department on Wednesday.