02-03-2024 WASHINGTON: The US Senate on Thursday soundly defeated an effort to stop the $23 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets and modernization kits to Turkey, which President Joe Biden’s administration approved after Turkey approved Sweden’s joining the NATO alliance. The Senate voted 79 to 13 against a resolution of …

02-03-2024 DHAKA: A massive fire in Bangladesh that raged through a six-storey building home to restaurants where many families with children were dining has killed at least 46 people and injured dozens, the health minister said on Friday. Fire authorities said a gas leak or a stove could have caused …

02-03-2024 SYDNEY: Facebook parent company Meta has announced that it will no longer enter deals to pay news publishers in Australia, prompting condemnation from the government and the media industry. To ensure that Meta can “continue to invest in products and services that drive user engagement”, the company will not …

02-03-2024 WASHINGTON/ MEXICO CITY: US President Joe Biden and Donald Trump, his likely Republican opponent in the November election, will make separate visits to the US-Mexico border on Thursday as immigration has become a key issue for voters. Biden, who has been on the defensive on the issue in recent …

02-03-2024 LUSAKA: Zambia declared drought a national disaster on Friday with President Hakainde Hichilema saying the lack of rain has devastated the agricultural sector, affecting more than one million families. The southern African country has gone without rain for five weeks at a time when farmers need it the most, …

New Delhi ‘Mar 01 2024 : The Enforcement Directorate has seized Rs 580.78 crore in assets related to the Mahadev Online Book Betting app case, asserting that its activities are being operated from Dubai. The ED’s action occurred as the agency conducted raids at 15 locations targeting individuals suspected of involvement …

New Delhi’Mar 01 2024: Taking note of the various trends and cases of plummeting levels of political campaign discourse in recently held elections, the Election Commission of India has issued further advisory to all political parties to maintain decorum and utmost restraint in public campaigning and raise the level of …

New Delhi;Mar 01;204(PMI):Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah will launch National Urban Co-operative Finance and Development Corporation Limited, the Umbrella organization for the Urban Cooperative Banks in New Delhi tomorrow. The setting up of the umbrella organization is another milestone in achieving the goal of ‘Sahakar se Samriddhi’ to …

External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar has stressed the need to build deep national strengths during the Amrit Kaal that will drive the transition towards a developed economy and a leading power. Addressing the inaugural session of the Asia Economic Dialogue 2024 virtually, the Minister highlighted that this is the …

Jharkhand’March;1;2024:(PMI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for multiple development projects worth 35,700 crore rupees in Jharkhand from Sindri in Dhanbad district today. These projects are related to fertiliser, rail, power, and coal sectors. Mr. Modi dedicated to the nation the Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Ltd’s (HURL) …