A poor, underdeveloped country with a population less than Dallas is giving Trump massive headache with illegal migrantsEswatini, a small African kingdom, has reversed its decision to accept five migrants deported by the United States. Initially agreeing to P...
18 Jul, 2025, 12.35 AM IST
Charting the global economy: Fed Goes for rate cut as central banks show varied response to economic pressuresCentral banks globally are showing varied responses to economic pressures, with regional impacts in Asia and emerging markets like Argentin...
22 Sep, 2024, 09.47 AM IST
Meet the nations that have never won an Olympic medal (and two that just did)Over 150 countries and territories have claimed Olympic medals since the modern Games began in 1896, with the United States having the most...
04 Aug, 2024, 10.32 AM IST
A $10-billion bounty: Why rice is set to give India rich dividendsFor the last two years, India has been dominating the global trade in rice. If traders and cultivators get some policy support, the cereal ...
30 Apr, 2022, 02.36 PM IST
Congressional Black Caucus applauds India for its global efforts to address Covid 19 crisisThe Congresswoman added that the recent expansion of Indian company, Biological E's vaccine manufacturing facility in Hyderabad and finalis...
01 Feb, 2022, 09.25 AM IST
COVID variant spreads to more countries as world on alertThe UK on Saturday tightened its rules on mask-wearing and on testing of international arrivals after finding two cases.
28 Nov, 2021, 12.49 PM IST
World on alert as UK reports cases of omicron COVID variantPrime Minister Boris Johnson, along with his top advisers, will be holding a media briefing later Saturday.
27 Nov, 2021, 09.32 PM IST
High alert: World scurries to contain new COVID variantWith so much uncertainty about the omicron variant and scientists unlikely to flesh out their findings for a few weeks, countries around th...
27 Nov, 2021, 05.26 PM IST
UK scientist backs vaccines against OmicronNo cases of the Omicron variant have been detected so far in Britain, but the government late Thursday announced new travel restrictions af...
27 Nov, 2021, 04.56 PM IST
New COVID variant threat causes worldwide scrambleA World Health Organization panel named the variant ``omicron'' and classified it as a highly transmissible virus of concern, the same cate...
27 Nov, 2021, 11.04 AM IST
New Covid ‘variant of concern’ fuels global fear of another virus surgeJust two days after the world learned of the variant, the World Health Organization officially labeled it a “variant of concern,” its most ...
27 Nov, 2021, 10.05 AM IST
Omicron: WHO classifies new variant as 'highly transmissible' virusThe WHO said in a statement that it had assigned the B.1.1.529 variant the Greek letter Omicron.
27 Nov, 2021, 08.31 AM IST
Explainer: What is this new COVID variant in South Africa?It's unclear from where the new variant actually arose, but it was first detected by scientists in South Africa and has also been seen in t...
26 Nov, 2021, 05.38 PM IST
National Tribal Dance Festival to be held from Oct 28 in RaipurIn 2019, the first edition of the National Tribal Dance Festival saw participation of tribal communities from across 25 states of India and...
25 Oct, 2021, 02.47 PM IST
America to start vaccinating with Pfizer drug; Germany returns to partial lockdownCourier services FedEx and UPS have deployed fleets of trucks and planes to carry their precious cargo - sometimes under armed guard - to a...
14 Dec, 2020, 10.14 AM IST
UAE to open consulate in Morocco-controlled Western SaharaGaining international recognition for its claim to Western Sahara has long been Morocco's most important diplomatic ambition and the UAE de...
28 Oct, 2020, 11.46 AM IST
Coronavirus will affect 1 in 5 people globally who are suffering from lifestyle diseases, says Lancet studyAn estimated 1.7 billion people at severe COVID-19 risk due to underlying health problems.
16 Jun, 2020, 05.48 PM IST