Daily Archives: April 22, 2024

“People Of Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir Will Demand To Be With India”: Rajnath Singh

Siliguri (WB), 21 Apr (PTI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday asserted that considering the development taking place in India, the people of Pakistan-occupied...

Oil, LNG prices to shoot up if Iran blocks Strait of Hormuz amid conflict

New Delhi, 21 Apr (PTI): Oil and LNG prices are likely to shoot up if Iran is to block Strait of Hormuz, through which...

Apple may employ 5 lakh people in India in 3 years

New Delhi, 21 Apr (PTI): iPhone maker Apple through its vendors is expected to employ over 5 lakh people in India over the next...

Dhani Ram Mittal: Thief Who Posed As Judge, Bailed Out Criminals, Dies At 85

New Delhi, 21 Apr (PTI): From posing as a judge and granting bail to undertrials to stealing fancy cars for personal commute, Dhani Ram...

Students With 4-year Bachelor’s Degrees, 75% Marks Can Directly Pursue PhD: UGC

New Delhi, 21 Apr (PTI) :Students with four-year undergraduate degrees can now directly appear for NET and pursue PhD, according to University Grants Commission...

Israeli strikes on southern Gaza city of Rafah kill 22, mostly children, as US...

RAFAH, Gaza Strip, 21 Apr (AP) — Israeli strikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah overnight killed 22 people, including 18 children, health...

Voting begins for Maldives Parliament, watched by India and China vying for control of...

MALE, Maldives, 21 Apr (AP) — Maldivians voted in parliamentary elections Sunday, in a ballot crucial for President Mohamed Muizzu, whose policies are keenly...

Ukrainian and Western leaders laud US aid package while the Kremlin warns of ‘further...

KYIV, Ukraine, 21 Apr (AP) — Ukrainian and Western leaders welcomed a desperately needed aid package passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, as...

Chinese foreign minister arrives in Cambodia, Beijing’s closest Southeast Asian ally

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, 21 Apr (AP) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Cambodia on Sunday for a three-day official visit to reaffirm...

2 Pakistani customs officials killed and 3 wounded in an attack in the restive...

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, 21 Apr (AP) — Gunmen opened fire at Pakistani customs officials, killing two and wounding three others in the country’s restive northwest,...

2 Japanese navy helicopters crash in Pacific Ocean; 1 dead, 7 missing

Tokyo, 21 Apr (AP): Two Japanese navy helicopters carrying eight crew members crashed in the Pacific Ocean south of Tokyo during a nighttime training...

Sluggish progress on climate finance at World Bank, IMF meetings

New Delhi, 21 Apr: The annual World Bank and IMF meetings have wrapped up without a concrete plan to mobilise the trillions of dollars...

JNU has problem of ‘freeloaders’, says VC Pandit; cites overstaying students, illegal guests

New Delhi, 21 Apr: Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has a problem of "freeloaders" -- both overstaying students and illegal guests -- and the administration...

Many extreme events of 2023 in line with predictions of warmer world, study finds

New Delhi, 21 Apr: Multiple regions across the world simultaneously experiencing heat extremes could become an "emerging feature" of a warmer planet, according to...