New Delhi [India], November 8 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday posthumously honoured former Union Ministers George Fernandes, Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj with Padma Vibhushan, the country's second-highest civilian award.
Mangaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 8 (ANI): Harekala Hajabba, an orange vendor from Karnataka's Mangaluru, received Padma Shri Award, India's second-highest civilian award, from the President of India in the national capital on Monday.
Brasilia [Brazil], October 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil, which has the world's second-highest death toll from COVID-19 behind the United States, saw its death toll exceed 600,000 on Friday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 5 (ANI/PRNewswire): According to the University of Washington's Global Burden of Disease study, respiratory disease was the second highest cause of death in India after heart disease, killing 1 million Indians in 1 year.
New Delhi (India), September 6 (ANI): Taking strong measures against charges of forgery in records of officials being considered for promotion to the second-highest rank in the Indian Coast Guard, the Defence Ministry has ordered a probe at the Joint Secretary-level to investigate the mat
Manila [Philippines], August 21 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 16,694 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, the second-highest one-day tally since the outbreak in January last year.
Manila [Philippines], August 19 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 14,895 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday, the second-highest one-day tally since the outbreak began in January last year.
London [UK], August 14 (ANI): Skipper Root Joe Root on Friday surpassed former cricketer Graham Gooch to become England's second-highest run-scorer in the longest format of the game.
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): Despite the highest disruption in the recently concluded monsoon session of Parliament in the last seven years, the number of bills passed per day during this session of Rajya Sabha was the second-highest since 2014, said sources.
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 5 (ANI): Sri Lanka has the world's second-highest number of enforced disappearances, as tens of thousands of people have "forcibly disappeared" over many decades, according to Amnesty International.
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 27 (ANI): The bodies of three mountaineers including Pakistan's climber Muhammad Ali Sadpara were found on K2, the world's second-highest peak, over five months after they went missing.
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) said on Wednesday its production in first quarter of FY22 surged 20 per cent year-on-year to 2.01 million tonnes, marking a record first quarter production and second highest quarterly production ever.