New York, March 8 (IANS) Six individuals were detained on charges related to launching smoking projectiles filled with bolts and screws outside the home of Mayor Zohran Mamdani during an anti-Muslim demonstration.
Mumbai, March 8 (IANS) Finnish President Alexander Stubb concluded his State Visit to India on Sunday and was warmly seen off by the Minister of State for Rural Development and Communications, Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani.
Abu Dhabi, March 8 (IANS) The authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have issued a warning that strict action will be taken against anyone who films incident sites, prohibited areas, or airport interiors without authorisation, the Embassy of India in Abu Dhabi said on Sunday.
New York, March 8 (IANS) Indian-American scientist Vinay Prasad, who oversees the approval process for vaccines and new therapies, is stepping down amid controversies over his decisions to tighten certain regulations. His departure for the second time from the post of director of the Food and Drug Administration’s Centre for Biologics Evaluation and Research within a year was announced on Friday by the agency’s head, Marty Makary.
Kathmandu, March 8 (IANS) Nepal’s only billionaire, Binod Chaudhary, a candidate from the Nepali Congress, suffered a humiliating defeat in the country's parliamentary elections at the hands of Rastriya Swatantra Party candidate Bikram Khanal in the Nawalparasi West-1 constituency.
Kathmandu, March 8 (IANS) Nepali Congress President Gagan Thapa suffered a bitter defeat at the hands of Amaresh Kumar Singh of the all-conquering Rastriya Swatantra Party in this year's parliamentary elections.
United Nations, March 8 (IANS) India’s international human rights pioneer Hansa Mehta’s unflinching stand for the recognition of women animates contemporary struggles for their protection in the age of Artificial Intelligence, according to General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock.
Tehran, March 8 (IANS) Iran on Sunday declared that its right to self-defence will continue until what it described as “aggression” by the United States and Israel comes to an end or until the United Nations Security Council identifies and names the “aggressors” under Article 39 of the UN Charter and determines the responsibilities arising from their actions.
Washington, March 8 (IANS) Tehran has emerged as the epicentre of an intensifying war as US and Israeli airstrikes pound targets across Iran’s capital, leaving widespread destruction and deepening fears of a prolonged conflict, a media report said.
Washington, March 8 (IANS) A week after the US and Israel attacked Iran, decimating its military and top leadership, Iran’s exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi has said the country may be nearing a political turning point, telling CBS’s 60 Minutes that “this is our chance now” as he outlined a plan for democratic transition after decades of clerical rule.
