Daily Archives: December 6, 2022

Enlargement back on EU’s agenda at Western Balkans summit

TIRANA, 5 Dec: The war in Ukraine has put the European Union’s expansion at the top of the agenda as officials from the Western...

India Strongly Defends Import Of Crude Oil From Russia Amid Ukraine War

New Delhi, Dec 5 (PTI): India on Monday stoutly defended its import of crude oil from Russia amid the Ukraine conflict with External Affairs...

Indian-Origin Boy, 6, Becomes Youngest Singaporean To Reach Everest Base

Singapore, Dec 5 (PTI): Six-year-old Indian-origin boy Om Madan Garg has become the youngest Singaporean to finish the Everest Base Camp trek in Nepal,...

Centre Likely To Allow Businesses To Use PAN For Single-Window Clearance

New Delhi: The government is considering to allow businesses to use Permanent Account Number (PAN) instead of other data as a unique identifier for...

PM chairs key all-party meet on G-20, seeks cooperation of everyone

New Delhi, Dec 5 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday chaired a meeting of leaders from all parties on India's presidency of the...

PM should use G20 presidency to India’s benefit; to deter China from incursions: Kharge

New Delhi, Dec 5 (PTI) Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday said it was a matter of pride that India has got the G20...

EAM Jaishankar takes up baby Ariha’s case with German counterpart

New Delhi, Dec 5 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday conveyed to his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock concerns over an Indian baby...

Assam Assembly to discuss child protection issues

Guwahati, Dec 5 (PTI) Assam Assembly Speaker Biswajit Daimary on Monday said child protection issues will be discussed in the House during the budget...

Mother’s womb cannot be viewed as ‘farm land’ : Himanta on Ajmal’s comments

Guwahati, Dec 5 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma hit out at AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal on Monday, three days after his controversial...

To make Guwahati flood-free, Himanta says his govt exploring engineering solutions

Guwahati, Dec 5 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said his government is exploring engineering solutions to make the state's largest city, Guwahati,...

Prime accused in Dibrugarh University ragging case surrenders

Dibrugarh, Dec 5 (PTI) The prime accused in the Dibrugarh University ragging case, in which a student was critically injured after he jumped from...

MoU signed for promoting Tripureswari’ tea brand of Tripura

Agartala, Dec 5 (PTI) Tripura Tea Development Corporation Ltd has roped in an agricultural marketing entity of the north-east region to promote its Tripureswari'...

Patel blames Mizoram for not implementing central schemes up to the mark

Aizawl, Dec 5 (PTI) Union Minister Prahlad Patel Monday blamed the Mizoram government for not implementing the Centre's schemes up to the mark and...

Ukrainians hid orphaned children from Russian deportation

KHERSON, Ukraine, 6 Dec (AP) — Hours after Russia invaded Ukraine in February, health staff at a children’s hospital in the south started secretly...

China eases controls, gives no sign when ‘zero COVID’ ends

BEIJING , 6 Dec (AP) — China is easing some of the world’s most stringent anti-virus controls and authorities say new variants are weaker....

Oxford Dictionaries names ‘goblin mode’ its word of the year

LONDON , 6 Dec (AP) — Asked to sum up 2022 in a word, the public has chosen a phrase. Oxford Dictionaries said Monday that...

Russian oil price cap, EU ban aim to limit Kremlin war chest

FRANKFURT, Germany , 6 Dec (AP) — Oil prices rose Monday as the first strong measures to limit Russia’s oil profits over the war...

STOCKHOLM , 6 Dec (AP) — Global arms sales increased by nearly 2% in 2021, the seventh consecutive year of increases, an international arms...

Indonesia’s Mt. Semeru eruption buries homes, damages bridge

SUMBERWULUH, Indonesia , 6 Dec (AP) — Improved weather conditions Monday allowed rescuers to resume evacuation efforts and a search for possible victims after...

Trial of 10 accused over Brussels suicide attacks underway

BRUSSELS , 6 Dec (AP) — More than six years after the deadliest peacetime attack on Belgian soil, the trial of 10 men accused...