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Washington: US President Joe Biden has named Indian American Richard Verma, who is also a former ambassador to India, to a White House body that advises the president on the effectiveness of the country's sprawling intelligence community.…

Budapest: Hungary's government cannot responsibly support the European Commission's new package of sanctions against Russia in its current form as it would "destroy" the country's security of energy supply, Minister of Foreign Affairs and…

Washington:  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has tested positive for Covid-19, a State Department spokesman said. Blinken tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday afternoon via a PCR test, Xinhua news agency reported, citing a…

Abuja:  Nigerian police has confirmed a bomb blast at an oil facility in the southern state of Imo, with at least two persons feared killed. The blast occurred early Wednesday at a facility operated by a local oil firm in the Izombe town…

Kiev:  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Kiev will not agree to any deal that would lead to a "frozen conflict" with Russia, the Ukrinform news agency reported. "We will not settle for a frozen conflict... I am against…

Moscow:  The Russian military has announced that it will open a humanitarian corridor from Thursday to Saturday for the evacuation of civilians from the blocked Azovstal plant in Ukraine's Mariupol. The corridor will be effective from…

Los Angeles:  The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging Americans to continue wearing masks on airplanes, trains, buses and other public transportation, despite a court ruling in April that struck down a national…

Bucharest:  Germany's dependency on Russian energy resources has been significantly reduced, German President Frank Walter Steinmeier has said during a visit to Bucharest. Germany's dependency on Russian oil is currently 15 percent,…

Bijnor:  A 3-year-old leopard was found dead due to head injuries in East Ganga canal passing through Ajupura Rani village under Nagina forest range of Bijnor district. Prima facie it appears that the leopard was hit by a vehicle. The…

Srinagar: A moderate intensity earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter scale jolted Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday; although no report of any casualty or damage to property has been received from anywhere so far. Officials of the disaster…