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06 May 2022
White HouseUS: Karine Jean-Pierre named first 'Black' White House press secretary
In a historic moment on Thursday, Karine Jean-Pierre became the first Black woman and openly LGBTQ+ person to be appointed as the Press Secretary of the White House.
06 May 2022
XElon Musk's mother lashes out at NYT article. Here's why
Elon Musk's mother has condemned an article in The New York Times that said the entrepreneur enjoyed "white privilege" during the apartheid era in South Africa.
05 May 2022
Austria21-year-old woman spends Rs. 53L to turn into 'Human Barbie'
A 21-year-old model, Jessica, who calls herself Jessy Bunny, has gone viral on social media for undergoing cosmetic surgeries worth £55,000 (Rs. 52.8 lakh) to look like a Barbie doll.
05 May 2022
Emmanuel MacronParis meet with Macron concludes PM Modi's Europe tour
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris.
04 May 2022
Emmanuel MacronEurope tour: PM Modi to attend India-Nordic Summit in Denmark
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the second India-Nordic Summit in Copenhagen before wrapping up his Denmark visit on Wednesday.
03 May 2022
Vladimir PutinPutin to undergo cancer treatment, transfer power to Patrushev: Reports
Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely to undergo cancer surgery soon and temporarily transfer power to the country's Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev.
03 May 2022
US Supreme CourtUS: Supreme Court to repeal abortion law, leaked draft shows
The Supreme Court of the United States is set to strike down the legal right to abortion if a leaked draft of a majority opinion is to be believed.
03 May 2022
Narendra ModiPeace, talks only solution to Russia-Ukraine war: Modi in Berlin
PM Narendra Modi on Monday said there will be no "victorious party" in the Russia-Ukraine war, and peace and talks are the only solution.
02 May 2022
Sri LankaSri Lanka crisis: Ex-President Maithripala Sirisena calls for fresh elections
Amid the deepening economic crisis in Sri Lanka, former president and Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) chief Maithripala Sirisena called for fresh elections on Sunday.
02 May 2022
Narendra ModiPM Modi arrives in Berlin as part of Europe tour
PM Narendra Modi on Monday arrived in Berlin, Germany, the first stop on his three-day, three-nation tour to Europe. It also marks his first international tour in 2022.
01 May 2022
South AfricaNew Omicron sub-variants can trigger new COVID-19 wave: Study
Scientists in South Africa have found that new Omicron subvariants—BA.4 and BA.5—are capable enough to evade immunity and trigger a new COVID-19 wave, Reuters reported.
29 Apr 2022
Sri LankaLankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to form interim government: Details here
To solve the political impasse ailing Sri Lanka, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday agreed to form an interim government without his older brother Mahinda Rajapaksa as the PM.
29 Apr 2022
UkraineRussia-Ukraine war: Explosions rock Kyiv again during UN chief's visit
In the boldest attack the Ukrainian capital has faced since Russian forces retreated weeks ago, Moscow bombarded targets across several Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv, during United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres's visit on Thursday.
29 Apr 2022
BeijingChina: Shanghai eases COVID-19 restrictions as cases decline
Chinese authorities on Friday said nearly half the population of Shanghai is now in lower-risk areas, meaning as many as 12.38M residents can now step out of their homes.
28 Apr 2022
PolandRussia cuts gas to 2 NATO countries; Europe criticizes 'blackmail'
Russia on Wednesday cut off the natural gas supply to two North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries, Bulgaria and Poland.
27 Apr 2022
World Health OrganizationChina reports first human case of H3N8 bird flu
China has confirmed the first human infection with the H3N8 strain of avian flu in the Henan province.
27 Apr 2022
BalochistanShari Baloch: Highly-educated Karachi suicide bomber and mother of two
Some gripping details are emerging about the explosion at Pakistan's Karachi University that killed four people, including three Chinese nationals.
26 Apr 2022
IsraelDeeply concerned by violence in Jerusalem: India at UNSC
Following the recent flare-up in violence at holy places in Jerusalem, India on Tuesday said it was deeply concerned by such incidents occurring during the holy month of Ramzan.
25 Apr 2022
BeijingBeijing: Mass testing amid 'grim' COVID-19 situation triggers lockdown fears
Panic seized residents of China's capital city, Beijing, on Monday as the government ordered mass COVID-19 testing in the city's biggest district, Chaoyang.
25 Apr 2022
US MilitaryAt $76.6B, India's 2021 military expenditure third-highest in world
India in 2021 became the world's third-highest military spender, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said on Monday.
25 Apr 2022
Spain2 Russian oligarchs and their families found dead: Details here
In a shocking development, two Russian oligarchs—Vladislav Avayev and Sergei Protosenya—and their families were found dead in Russia and Spain, respectively, within a span of 24 hours last week.
25 Apr 2022
Emmanuel MacronFrench President Emmanuel Macron wins second term defeating Le Pen
France President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday won the re-election for his second term by defeating his rival far-right leader, Marine Le Pen.
23 Apr 2022
UkraineRussia-Ukraine war: UN chief to meet Putin, Zelenskyy next week
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will reportedly meet Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy next week.
22 Apr 2022
IndiaIlhan Omar on 'personal' Pakistan visit: US after India's condemnation
The United States on Friday clarified that American lawmaker Ilhan Omar was on an "unofficial, personal" Pakistan visit, which doesn't represent the US administration in any way.
21 Apr 2022
Narendra ModiUK ready to offer more visas to Indians for FTA
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrived in Ahmedabad on Thursday morning to begin his two-day India visit.
21 Apr 2022
MoscowSarmat: Russia tests new nuclear-capable missile, Vladimir Putin warns enemies
Russia successfully test-fired its new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), called the Sarmat, on Wednesday.
19 Apr 2022
UkraineRussia-Ukraine war: 'Battle for Donbas' has begun, says President Zelenskyy
Russia is said to have launched a new major offensive in eastern Ukraine, which the latter described as the "second phase of the war."
19 Apr 2022
Sri LankaSitharaman assures Sri Lanka of all possible assistance from India
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday "assured all possible cooperation" to her Sri Lankan counterpart Ali Sabry on the sidelines of IMF-WB Spring Meetings in the US.
19 Apr 2022
AfghanistanAfghanistan: Three bomb blasts at Kabul boys' school; 6 killed
Three bomb blasts at a boys' school in Afghanistan's capital city, Kabul, on Tuesday killed six people, including students, and injured many.
19 Apr 2022
IranPeaceful Sweden witnesses riots sparked by Quran burnings, dozens arrested
Sweden is witnessing violent clashes across many cities between police and protesters opposing a far-right party's plans to burn copies of the sacred Islamic book—the Quran.
16 Apr 2022
ShanghaiChina: COVID-19 cases surging in Shanghai unabated despite strict lockdown
Is Shanghai emerging as China's new COVID-19 epicenter two years after the Wuhan outbreak?
16 Apr 2022
World Health OrganizationKids in US, Europe diagnosed with mysterious liver disease
Health officials in the United States and several European nations are looking into mysterious cases of serious liver disease in children for which there seems to be no known cause.
15 Apr 2022
UkraineRussia-Ukraine war: 'Missile strikes on Kyiv will increase,' says Russia
After slamming Ukraine for allegedly targeting its border towns, Russia's Defence Ministry on Friday warned it would increase missile attacks on Kyiv in response to strikes on Russian soil.
15 Apr 2022
UkraineRussia-Ukraine war: Russian warship Moskva sinks, Ukraine claims missile strike
Russia's Black Sea Fleet flagship, Moskva, sank on Thursday following a blast that Ukraine claimed was caused by its successful missile strike.
13 Apr 2022
New York CityNew York shooting: Manhunt on for 62-year-old 'person of interest'
The New York City Police launched a manhunt for a 62-year-old man, Frank R James, in connection with the Brooklyn subway shooting that left over 20 people injured.
12 Apr 2022
New York CityNew York shooting: Several shot in Brooklyn; undetonated devices found
An unidentified shooter targeted multiple people at the 36th Street subway station in Brooklyn, New York City, in the United States on Tuesday.
12 Apr 2022
IndiaAmid economic crisis, Sri Lanka defaults on $51 billion debt
Sri Lanka on Tuesday announced that it was defaulting on its $51 billion external debt in anticipation of a bailout from the International Monetary Fund.
12 Apr 2022
Narendra ModiUS monitoring rise in India's 'human rights abuses': Antony Blinken
In an unusually direct criticism of India, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States was monitoring "a rise in human rights abuses" in India by some officials on Monday.
12 Apr 2022
Pakistan NewsPakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif raises Kashmir issue; Modi addresses terrorism
The newly-elected Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told the parliament on Monday that "durable peace" with India is not possible until "the Kashmir dispute is resolved."
11 Apr 2022
ShanghaiShanghai residents are 'asking for death' amid lockdown: Here's why
Residents of Shanghai, China, were heard screaming in despair—in a viral video on social media—amid the city's strictest-ever lockdown following a massive COVID-19 outbreak.
