Beijing, 24/2: China has called for a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia and the opening of peace talks as part of a 12-point proposal to end the conflict. The plan issued on Friday morning by the Foreign Ministry also urges the end of Western sanctions imposed on Russia, measures to ensure nuclear facilities,…
Cape Town, 23/2: India crashed out of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, after suffering a 5-run loss against holders Australia in the semi-finals at Cape Town’s Newlands Cricket Ground on Thursday. Opting to bat first, the Aussies put out a 173-run target for the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side, owing to a brilliant performance with…
Kolkata, 23/2: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday asserted that she has long put an end to “bandh politics” in the state, as that always “came in the way of development”. Banerjee’s assertion came a day after two pro-Gorkhaland parties withdrew their February 23 shutdown call in the Darjeeling Hills, in…
London, 23/2: Hours before they play the semi-final against Australia at the T20 World Cup, India have been dealt with a major selection challenge, with seam-bowling allrounder Pooja Vastrakar ruled out with an upper respiratory tract infection. Sneh Rana, one of the travelling reserves, has been approved as a replacement. Vastrakar, along with captain Harmanpreet…
New Delhi, 22/2: Salaries in India are expected to increase by 10.3 per cent in 2023, highest among major world economies and Asian peers, according to Aon plc. In 2022, salaries in India witnessed an actual increase of 10.6 per cent. As per Aon plc’s 28th Annual Salary Increase Survey in India, double-digit salary…
New Delhi, 23/2: Researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind small, flexible and stretchable bandage that accelerates healing by 30 per cent through the delivery of electrotherapy directly to the wound site. In an animal study, published in the journal Science Advances, the new bandage healed diabetic ulcers much faster in mice than those without…
New Delhi, 23/2: Congress leader Pawan Khera has been detained by the police soon after he was deplaned from Raipur-bound flight at the Delhi airport. A case has been registered against Khera at Haflong police station in Assam’s Dima Hasao district.
UK, 22/2: The UK has surpassed India as the world’s sixth-largest equity market for the first time in almost nine months as a weaker pound boosted the appeal of heavyweight exporters trading in London and Adani Group-led jitters weighed on stocks in Mumbai. The combined market capitalisation of primary listings in the UK, excluding…
New Delhi, 22/2:AAP’s Shelly Oberoi defeated BJP’s Rekha Gupta by a margin of 34 votes to become the Mayor of Delhi, MCD officials announced on Wednesday. Oberoi polled 150 votes, while Gupta received 116 votes out of the total 266 votes polled. The voting was held at the Civic Centre. Delhi got the…
Bangalore, 22/2: A six-and-a-half month pregnant woman had suffered a miscarriage after being assaulted by her in-laws. Jnanabharathi police have registered a case with regard to the incident after the 32-year-old flower vendor, Shree Lakshmi, reported that her 48-year-old mother-in-law Jayamma and her sister-in-law Shobha assaulted her so severely to have caused the miscarriage. A…
