Month: May 2022

Statement Made by India on Thematic Issues, Migration, Gender, Sand and Dust Storm at Cop15 UNCCD

MAY 14, 2022 Following is the statement made by India on thematic issues-Migration, Gender, Sand and Dust stormsat the 15th Session of the Conference of Parties of United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Cote d’Ivoire, today: Migration Desertification, land degradation and drought (DLDD) act as one […]

COVID-19 UPDATE

MAY 14, 2022 191.15 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive India’s Active caseload currently stands at 18,096 Active cases stand at 0.04% Recovery Rate currently at 98.74% 3,355 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 4,25,76,815 2,858 new cases […]

India bans wheat exports as heat wave hurts crop, domestic prices soar

Summary Ban could push global wheat prices to new peaks India was aiming to export 10 mln T wheat before ban Heat wave dents size of wheat crop, lifts prices Govt buying falls more than 50% from year ago MUMBAI, May 14 (Reuters) – India banned wheat exports […]

Building fire kills 27 in New Delhi, police arrest company owners

NEW DELHI, May 14 – Police in New Delhi arrested two people suspected of flouting fire safety regulations on Saturday after at least 27 people died in a blaze at a building housing a manufacturing unit for surveillance cameras. Rescue teams worked overnight to clear the burnt out […]

Ukraine wages counteroffensive against Russian forces in east

Summary Ukrainian forces press towards Russian-held Izium in east Ukraine in ‘complex talks’ on evacuating wounded fighters Finnish leader tells Putin his country plans to join NATO G7 nations vow more military and economic aid for Ukraine KYIV/BEZRUKY, Ukraine, May 14 – Ukrainian forces have launched a counteroffensive […]

Russia forges new partnerships in face of West’s ‘total hybrid war,’ Lavrov says

Summary Lavrov says sanctions show no one is safe from Western ‘piracy’ Russia seeks allies to join it, cut economic reliance on U.S. Speech cites China, India and Arab countries as key partners LONDON, May 14 – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday that Moscow was […]

Putin warns Finland NATO membership would harm relations

HELSINKI — Russian President Vladimir Putin warned his Finnish counterpart Saturday relations between the two neighbors could be “negatively affected” if Finland follows through with plans to apply for NATO membership. The Kremlin’s press service said in a statement that Putin told Sauli Niinisto that Finland’s abandonment “of […]

Ukraine: Russians withdraw from around Kharkiv, batter east

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian troops are withdrawing from around Ukraine’s second-largest city after bombarding it for weeks, the Ukrainian military said Saturday, as Kyiv and Moscow’s forces engaged in a grinding battle for the country’s eastern industrial heartland. Ukraine’s general staff said the Russians were pulling back from the northeastern […]

Biden looks to nudge ASEAN leaders to speak out on Russia

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is looking to nudge southeast Asian leaders to be more outspoken about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but the issue continues to be a delicate one for many members of the region’s 10-country alliance with deep ties to Moscow. Biden welcomed leaders from Association of […]

J&K administration to provide a government job to Rahul Bhat’s wife in Jammu, financial assistance to the family: Lt Governor

J&K administration to provide a government job to Rahul Bhat’s wife in Jammu, financial assistance to the family: Lt Governor Government will bear educational expenses of the daughter: LG Special investigative team to be constituted to probe all the aspects of the despicable terror attack; concerned SHO attached […]

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