Daily Archives: November 21, 2022

FIFA revenue hits $7.5B for current World Cup period

DOHA, Qatar, Nov 20 (AP) — FIFA earned record revenues of $7.5 billion in the four years of commercial deals tied to the 2022...

McIlroy clinches Race to Dubai title as Rahm wins in UAE

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Another year without a major was no less special for Rory McIlroy, who finished Sunday as Europe’s top-ranked...

Supreme Surya gives India 1-0 series lead

Mount Maunganui, 20 Nov: Suryakumar Yadav displayed his unmatched superiority in the shortest format with a breathtaking hundred as India outplayed New Zealand by...

China Records 1st Covid Death In 6 Months

Beijing, Nov 20 (AFP): China reported its first death from COVID-19 in six months on Sunday as it contends with a rising outbreak despite...

China, US officials to attend Southeast Asia defence meeting in Cambodia

Beijing, Nov 20 (AP): The defense chiefs of rival powers China and the US will both attend next week's expanded meeting of Southeast Asian...

Turkey launches airstrikes in Syria, Iraq a week after Istanbul bombing

Istanbul, Nov 20 (AP): Turkey launched airstrikes over northern regions of Syria and Iraq, the Turkish Defence Ministry said on Sunday, targeting Kurdish groups...

19 people lashed in northeast province for adultery, theft: Afghan official

Kabul, Nov 20 (AP): Nineteen people in northeastern Afghanistan were lashed for adultery, theft and running away from home, a Supreme Court official said...

Nuclear agency warns of renewed shelling at Ukrainian plant

KYIV, Ukraine, Nov 20 (AP) — Powerful explosions shook Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region that is the site of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant Sunday morning,...

Police: 5 dead, 18 hurt in Colorado gay nightclub shooting

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Nov 20 (AP) — An attacker opened fire in a gay nightclub late Saturday, killing five people and wounding 18, officials...

South Africa faces challenges in transition away from coal

MASAKHANE, South Africa, Nov 20 (AP) — Living in the shadow of one of South Africa’s largest coal-fired power stations, residents of Masakhane fear...

Political leadership must build trust for national integration: Meghalaya CM

Guwahati, 20 Nov: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Sunday emphasised the role of political leadership in building trust among all sections of people...

ISRO to launch PSLV-C54 on Nov 26 with Oceansat-3, 8 nano satellites

Bengaluru, 20 Nov: The Indian Space Research Organisation will launch PSLV-C54/ EOS-06 mission with Oceansat-3 and eight nano satellites, including one from Bhutan, on...

Energy connectivity with neighbours to be game changer: Shringla

Guwahati, 20 Nov: Energy connectivity and trading within the region can prove to be a game changer for India, Harsh Vardhan Shringla, chief coordinator...

WEF looking at solutions from India to help accelerate decarbonisation

New Delhi, 20 Nov: The World Economic Forum (WEF) is looking at solutions from India to help accelerate decarbonisation worldwide as the focus is...

COP27 ends with historic compensation fund; delivers less on other issues

New Delhi, 20 Nov: The UN climate summit in Egypt concluded on Sunday with a landmark decision to establish a fund to address loss...

Rajnath Singh to attend ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus in Cambodia on Nov 23

New Delhi, 20 Nov: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Cambodia from November 22-23 to attend ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM)-Plus and India-ASEAN Defence...

Northeast gets first Unani medicine institute

Silchar, 20 Nov: A first-of-its-kind institute on Unani medicine in the Northeast was inaugurated by Union Ayush Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in Silchar town of...

PM Modi slams Congress over Medha Patkar joining Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra

DHORAJI (Gujarat), 20 Nov: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked on what moral ground is the Congress seeking votes in Gujarat when its...

Bharat Jodo Yatra revolutionary moment for national politics: Jairam Ramesh

Buldhana, 20 Nov: Congress General Secretary (communications) Jairam Ramesh on Sunday said the Bharat Jodo Yatra is a "revolutionary moment" for national politics as...

India to chair Global Partnership on AI for 2022-23, says IT ministry

New Delhi, 20 Nov: India will take over the chair of the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence for 2022-23 at a meeting of the...