Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 24 (ANI): The Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai announced that it has been unanimously decided in an all-party meet that local bodies polls will be held only after providing reservation for Backward Classes.
New York [US], March 24 (ANI): India on Wednesday (local time) abstained from voting at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on the Russia-drafted resolution on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine.
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 24 (ANI): Raja Riaz of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has accused Imran Khan government of widespread corruption in Pakistan and said that the number of dissident MNAs within the PTI has increased from 24 to 27, reported local media.
Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 24 (ANI): Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for providing economic development assistance and credit facilities to his country, reported local media.
Kochi (Kerala) [India], March 23 (ANI): Protests against Kerala Government's SilverLine semi-high-speed rail project across the state have gathered momentum with people in Chottanikkara in Ernakulam district holding protests against the project. Earlier there were protests in Kozhikode and K
Taipei [Taiwan], March 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Taiwan reported 97 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, including two locally transmitted infections and 95 imported infections, said the island's disease monitoring agency.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], March 23 (ANI): The campaign for the election of 109 urban local bodies (ULBs) including three municipal corporations of Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Berhampur ended on Tuesday.
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 23 (ANI): In a big blow to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan ahead of the no-confidence vote, three major allies of the ruling government have decided to join the opposition alliance, local media reported.
Dhaka [Bangladesh], March 23 (ANI): Chinese companies are reportedly violating local laws in Bangladesh which is leading to loss to the exchequer, a media report said on Tuesday.
Beijing [China], March 23 (ANI): Witnessing a COVID surge, China on Tuesday reported 2,591 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Wednesday.
New York [US], March 23 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Tuesday (local time) arrived in New York to participate in the United Nations Security Council meeting on cooperation between the UN and the League of Arab States (LAS).
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 23 (ANI): Succumbing to the pressure of a local Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) in Pakistan's Punjab province, Lodharan District Police Officer (DPO) refused to register an FIR of a kidnapping, torture and vehicle snatching incident.