Tokyo, October 24 (IANS): Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms Inc. will face fresh lawsuits in Japan over advertisements that fraudulently solicited investment funds with fake endorsements from celebrit
Gaza, October 24 (IANS): One year of the war between Israel and Hamas has set the Gaza Strip back to the early 1950s, the UN agency for Palestine refugees said.The war has devastated the Palestinian economy and
Dhaka, October 24 (IANS): The Bangladesh interim government has banned Bangladesh Chatra League, the student organisation of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's party Awami League, after a demand by a student
Washington, October 24 (IANS): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that India wants to enhance its influence in the world as one in every six persons is Indian and the world cannot ignore India's
Kazan (Russia), October 23 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday conveyed it to the Chinese President Xi Jinping that India-China ties have to be based on three mutuals - mutual trust, mutual respec
Kathmandu, October 23 (IANS): The Nepali government has banned plastic bottles at four-star and above hotels, an official said on Wednesday."The ban applies to all four-star, five-star, five-star deluxe and del
Seoul, October 23 (IANS): Around 3,000 North Korean soldiers were believed to have been sent to Russia so far to support its ongoing war with Ukraine, with a total of 10,000 expected to be deployed by December,
Kazan (Russia), October 23 (IANS): Reiterating his call for dialogue and diplomacy, and not war, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged firm support of all BRICS members on the issue of terrorism, emph
Kazan (Russia), October 23 (IANS): Having emphasised that India values the rise of BRICS as an important platform for dialogue and discussion on key issues concerning the global developmental agenda, Prime Mini
Phnom Penh, October 23 (IANS): The 'Mekong ghost' fish has resurfaced in Cambodia after nearly two decades without a trace.According to the news release, the elusive giant salmon carp (Aaptosyax grypus) was spo
Tirana, October 23 (IANS): Ilir Meta, leader of the Albanian Freedom Party and former President of Albania, was arrested on charges of corruption, money laundering, and other offenses.The arrest order was issue
Seoul, October 23 (IANS): North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has once again called for enhancing the country's war deterrence, including the readiness of its nuclear capabilities, in response to what he described
Beirut, October 23 (IANS): Hezbollah said it takes full responsibility for the recent drone attack on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's house in the Israeli town of Caesarea."The Islamic Resistance cl
Washington, October 22 (IANS) More than 10 per cent of registered voters in the US had already voted by Tuesday with election day still two weeks away.The University of Florida’s Election Lab, which tracks ea
Kazan, October 22 (IANS) Highlighting the time-tested India-Russia partnership and his friendship with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday emphasised that the bond between
Seoul, October 22 (IANS) A pro-Russia Telegram account has posted a photo showing the Russian and North Korean flags side by side on a Ukrainian battlefield, indicating that North Korea has likely sent troops t
Kazan (Russia), October 22 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday reached the Russian city of Kazan to participate in the 16th BRICS Summit, at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin.The su
Lima, October 22 (IANS): Peru's judiciary sentenced former President Alejandro Toledo, who was in office from 2001 to 2006, to 20 years and six months in prison after finding him guilty of aggravated collusion
New Delhi, October 22 (IANS): India on Tuesday dispatched humanitarian assistance for the people of Palestine through the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). The first tranche of assistance comprisi
United Nations, October 22 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the "continued and widespread" loss of life across the Gaza Strip, including the recent Israeli strikes on a residential block i