China locks down 13 million residents of Xi'an city after COVID cluster found

Dec 24, 2021

Beijing [China], December 24 : In sweeping restrictions, China on Wednesday locked down the entire 13 million residents of Xi'an city after the COVID-19...

Decisive collective action could reduce migration due to climate change by 80 pc, says World Bank

Sep 13, 2021

Washington [US], September 13 : Climate change could force 216 million people to migrate within their own countries by 2050.

Lucknow: Police invoke NSA against two for burning copies of Ramcharitmanas

Feb 06, 2023

The Uttar Pradesh police invoked National Security Act against two persons for allegedly burning copies of Ramcharitmanas, a poem based on the epic Ramayana.

Govt of India, Asian Development Bank sign USD 300 mn loan to improve primary health care in the country

Nov 24, 2021

New Delhi [India], November 24 : The government of India (GOI) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a 300 million dollar loan to...

Karnataka Congress lodges complaint against JDS candidate for collecting photocopies of residents' Voter ID cards

Apr 11, 2023

In the complaint, KPCC alleged that V Narayanaswamy through his cadres was collecting Xerox copies of the voter IDs of some voters in his...

IHH, owner of Fortis and Gleneagles Hospitals, grows in Q1 earnings by 31 pc

Jun 13, 2022

Singapore, June 13 : Malaysian healthcare group IHH Healthcare reported a 31 per cent hike in Q1 earnings to MYR 493.3 million (USD112 million)...