New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): The first instalment of the central share of the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) of Rs 8873.6 crore for the year 2021-22 has been released to all the states, said the Ministry of Finance on Saturday.
Kaduna [Nigeria], May 1 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 323 people were killed and 949 others kidnapped within three months in a spate of attacks by gunmen who have been on the rampage in Nigeria's northwestern state of Kaduna, an official data released by the government on Friday indicated.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 30 (ANI): After dropping a groove-worthy teaser from the upcoming song 'Dil De Diya' of 'Radhe', megastar Salman Khan on Friday released the power-packed dance track featuring Jacqueline Fernandez and himself.
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 30 (ANI): Pakistan Peoples Party's (PPP) Qadir Khan Mandokhail has emerged victorious in the NA-249 by-election in Karachi by a margin of 16,156 votes, according to provisional results released early on Friday.
Amethi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 29 (ANI): A man was arrested by Amethi police and later released with a warning for making tweet about need for medical oxygen for his maternal grandfather who was not positive for COVID-19.
Harare [Zimbabwe], April 29 (ANI): After being handed an eight-year ban by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for breaching Anti-Corruption Code, former Zimbabwe skipper Heath Streak on Thursday released a statement saying that he was not involved in any sort of match-fixing.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], Apr 29 (ANI): Preliminary traffic figures released on Thursday by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed that international passenger markets remained weak with unabating border restrictions particularly in the Asia Pacific region.
London [UK], April 29 (ANI): A single dose of the COVID-19 vaccine can limit household transmission by up to half, according to a study by Public Health England released on Wednesday, signalling the effectiveness of the vaccines at preventing spread.
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): The Indian processed food market is expected to grow to USD 470 billion by 2025 from USD 263 billion (2019-20), professional services firm KPMG said in a report released on Thursday.
Manila [Philippines], April 29 (ANI): The European Union released its own Indo-Pacific strategy policy paper earlier this month, an unprecedented declaration that promises to put the EU at loggerheads with China.
Beijing [China] April 29 (ANI): China has released a landscape survey of a group of islands administered by Japan to reinforce its territorial claims in the East China Sea region amid tensions with Tokyo.
New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): A group of mental health professionals on Wednesday released a letter urging media personnel to show restraint in their coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic without compromising upon facts or public interest as reporting and images of dead bodies, medicine and