Category: World News

The 1st Sherpa Meeting of India’s G20 Presidency begins today in the historic city of Udaipur, Rajasthan

DEC 4, 2022 The 1st Sherpa Meeting of India’s G20 Presidency commenced today, on 04 December 2022, in Udaipur Rajasthan. A series of briefings and interactions with the media and a side event on Transforming Lives at the Midpoint of the 2030 Agenda: Accelerating Achievement of the Sustainable […]

President of India Presents National awards

Inculcating Self-Confidence in Divyangjan is Very Important to Empower them: President Murmu  DEC 3, 2022 The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu, presented the National Awards for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities for the year 2021 and 2022 in New Delhi today (December 3, 2022) on the […]

Russia ‘open’ to talks on Ukraine but presses demands after Biden comment

KYIV, Dec 2 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin is “open to negotiations” on Ukraine but the West must accept Moscow’s demands, the Kremlin said on Friday, a day after U.S. President Joe Biden said he was willing to talk if Putin were looking for a way to […]

Hawaii volcano eruption has some on alert, draws onlookers

HILO, Hawaii — The first eruption in 38 years of the world’s largest active volcano is attracting onlookers to a national park for “spectacular” views of the event, and it’s also dredging up bad memories among some Hawaii residents who have been through harrowing volcanic experiences in the […]

EXPLAINER: Why are China’s COVID rules so strict?

BEIJING — At the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, China set out its “zero-COVID” measures that were harsh, but not out of line with what many other countries were doing to try and contain the virus. While most other nations saw the health and safety regulations as temporary until vaccines […]

China’s Xi faces threat from public anger over ‘zero COVID’

SHANGHAI — Barely a month after granting himself new powers as China’s potential leader for life, Xi Jinping is facing a wave of public anger of the kind not seen for decades, sparked by his “zero COVID” strategy that will soon enter its fourth year. Demonstrators poured into the streets […]

Hardship and hope: Winter, missile storms show Kyiv’s mettle

KYIV, Ukraine — The play finishes. The actors take their bows. Then they let loose with wartime patriotic zeal. “Glory to Ukraine!” they shout. “Glory to the heroes!” the audience yells back, leaping to its feet. The actors aren’t done. More yells follow, X-rated ones, cursing all things […]

Netflix nights still come wrapped in red-and-white envelopes

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — Netflix’s trailblazing DVD-by-mail rental service has been relegated as a relic in the age of video streaming, but there is still a steady — albeit shrinking — audience of diehards like Amanda Konkle who are happily paying to receive those discs in the iconic […]

Russia rains missiles on recaptured Ukrainian city

KHERSON, Ukraine — Natalia Kristenko’s dead body lay covered in a blanket in the doorway of her apartment building for hours overnight. City workers were at first too overwhelmed to retrieve her as they responded to a deadly barrage of attacks that shook Ukraine’s southern city of Kherson. The […]

Director SH Jammu inspects Govt Sheep Farm in Reasi

Director SH Jammu inspects Govt Sheep Farm in Reasi JAMMU, NOVEMBER 24: Director, Sheep Husbandry, Jammu Krishan Lal today conducted a surprise visit to Government Sheep Breeding & Research Farm, Reasi and took a detailed review of the operations including treatment given to Govt. livestock. He also inspected […]

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