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Over USD 16 billion from partners push ADB’s focus on climate action, sustainable development

Abu Dhabi , May 18 (ANI/WAM): The Asian Development Bank (ADB)'s partners committed USD 16.4 billion in cofinancing in 2023, up by 44 per...

Singapore seeing new COVID-19 wave, minister advises wearing of masks

Singapore: Singapore is seeing a new COVID-19 wave as the authorities recorded more than 25,900 cases from May 5 to 11 even as Health...

US Navy finishes installing Gaza pier, will begin receiving aid ‘in the coming days’US Navy finishes installing Gaza pier, will begin receiving aid ‘in...

Tel Aviv , May 18 (ANI/TPS): The US Navy completed the installation of a floating pier off the coast of Gaza, with humanitarian aid...

Sharjah, Lithuania explore enhancing economic cooperation

Abu Dhabi , May 18 (ANI/WAM): The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has engaged in high-level discussions with the Ambassador of Lithuania...

UAE lining up with Israel, US on demanding Palestinian reform

Tel Aviv , May 18 (ANI/TPS): The United Arab Emirates is emerging as a hardline critic of the Palestinian Authority at the annual Arab...

Israeli chief Rabbis tell pilgrims not to visit Mount Meron on Lag B’Omer holiday

Tel Aviv , May 18 (ANI/TPS): Israel's two chief rabbis instructed worshipers not to travel to a holy site on Mount Meron during the...

‘Demarche made with Kyrgyz Republic’, to take measures for Pakistani students’ safety: Pak Foreign Office on mob violence

Islamabad , May 18 (ANI): After Pakistan advises students in the Kyrgyz Republic to stay indoors as mob violence continues against international students, Pakistan...

US conducts subcritical nuclear test

Washington, DC , May 18 (ANI): The United States conducted a subcritical nuclear test at Nevada earlier this week, according to a statement released...

Sri Lanka: Rath Yatra of Holy Saryu water flagged off for Seetha Amman Temple

Colombo , May 18 (ANI): In a ceremonial event imbued with spiritual significance, India's High Commisioner to Sri Lanka, Santosh Jha, alongside Members of...

Putin ally says EU is hypocritical for ban on Russian media

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The speaker of Russia's parliament scolded the European Union on Saturday for banning the distribution of four Russian media outlets and said it showed how the West refused to

On Camera

NTA was supposed to rescue exams from ‘Munna Bhais’. Now it’s part of the problem

National Testing Agency’s charter is to assess the 'competence of candidates' for admission and recruitment, but NEET and UGC-NET firestorms have put its own competency in question.

Fewer millionaires set to emigrate this yr, India produces ‘far more’ than those leaving — Henley report

The report predicts net emigration of 4,300 millionaires in 2024, lower than the outflow in 2023 & 2022. Congress has raised concerns about the outflow of HNIs from the country.

Army hospital commandant says no misuse of disability pension grant. ‘Scrutiny at all levels’

Lt Gen Nilakantan says revised Entitlement Rules & Guide to Medical Officers for pensions had been revised to rationalise disability classification, quantification & granting of disability.

Modi’s new universe: the normal irritants of democracy & awkward chai with Rahul Gandhi

Changed reality for Modi govt in its 3rd innings is by no means rise of a new phenomenon. It's a return to old normal where even majorities had to routinely wrestle with storied million mutinies.