New Delhi [India], December 19 (ANI): Amid continuous ruckus by the opposition, the productivity of Rajya Sabha hit a low of 37.60 per cent during the third week of the ongoing winter session pulling down the functionality of the House for the first three weeks to 46.70.
Havana [Cuba], December 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Cuba reported its first death from COVID-19 this week and registered 77 new cases, bringing the death toll to 8,314 and the number of infections to 964,035, the Ministry of Public Health said on Saturday.
Navi Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 19 (ANI): Amid concern over rising cases of COVID-19 variant Omicron, a school in the Ghansoli area of Navi Mumbai has been shut for a week by the authorities after 18 students of the school tested COVID-19 positive.
London [UK], December 18 (ANI): A new on the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks, has shed light on how Chabad House was chosen as a Jewish target, according to a London-based Jewish weekly newspaper.
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): The Central government is all set to celebrate 'Good Governance' week from December 20 to December 26, according to the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievance (DARPG).
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI/NewsVoir): It was an evening of history lessons and lively discussions as senior journalist Anshul Chaturvedi's debut historical fiction novel on Subhas Chandra Bose, titled A Bird From Afar, was launched by NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant in Delhi on Wedne
Florida [US], December 18 (ANI): A surge in COVID-19 cases across the National Football League (NFL) and the United States as a whole has resulted in the postponement of multiple Week 15 games.
Dublin [Ireland], December 18 (ANI): Cricket Ireland has recalled pace bowler Josh Little - who is currently playing in the Lanka Premier League - to bolster the Ireland Men's squad ahead of the start of the multi-format series against the USA starting next week.
Kathmandu [Nepal], December 18 (ANI): Nepal on Saturday made two weeks quarantine mandatory for travelers arriving from 67 different countries, mainly from European and African countries, in wake of the rising Omicron variant of coronavirus.
New York [US], December 18 (ANI): Authorities in Vietnam must immediately release four activists jailed this week for spreading anti-State propaganda, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 17 (ANI): Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor Khan on Friday shared that she misses her children as she is currently in quarantine after contracting COVID-19 earlier this week.
Adelaide [Australia], December 17 (ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday clarified that England have been penalised eight ICC World Test Championship penalty points for maintaining a slow over-rate in the first Test against Australia in Brisbane last week.