May 16, 2024
May 17, 2024
Delhi: 13-year-old girl in coma wakes up after liver transplant
A 13-year-old girl in Delhi, who had been in a coma, regained consciousness after undergoing a liver transplant at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital. The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) team, under the guid...
May 16, 2024
RBI’s red flag on non-bank lenders raises volatility, Fitch says
Fitch Ratings feels that the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) latest efforts to strengthen corporate governance and risk management in the non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) may reduce industry risks over the longer term, if successful, but it would raise ne...
May 16, 2024
World Hydrogen Summit 2024: India highlights renewable energy, green hydrogen initiatives
At the World Hydrogen Summit 2024 in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Bhupinder Singh Bhalla, Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, on Tuesday, highlighted India's strategic vision and capabilities in the domain of renewable energy and green hydrogen produ...
May 16, 2024
Putin and Xi wrap up talks with tea ceremony in a Beijing park
Russian president Vladimir Putin and president of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping ended negotiations with tea ceremony in Beijing's Zhongnanhai park on Thursday (May 16). Putin arrived earl...
May 16, 2024
Japan’s economy skids, clouding BOJ’s rate hike plans
Japan's economy fell faster than expected in the first quarter as the weak yen continued to batter consumers, throwing a fresh challenge to the central bank's push to get interest rates further away from near zero. Preliminary gross domestic product (GDP) dat...
May 16, 2024
Russian President Putin arrives in China for state visit as two nations seek deeper cooperation
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in China for a two-day state on Thursday morning, in the latest sign of the deepening relations between Moscow and Beijing in the face of heavy friction with the West. The visit is Putin's symbolic first overseas foray ...
May 15, 2024
Egypt receives second payment of $14 bln from UAE for Ras al-Hikma project
Egypt received $14 billion from the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday as a second payment for the development of Ras al-Hikma peninsula, a cabinet statement said. The deal with Abu Dhabi sovereign fu...
May 15, 2024
“Don’t think people should take narrow view of it”: Jaishankar on US sanction warning after Chabahar Port deal
A day after the US warned of “potential risk of sanctions” after India inked a 10-year agreement for running the Chabahar Port in Iran, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar emphasised that the project will benefit the entire region and people should not ...
May 12, 2024
Protesters return to streets across Israel, demanding hostage release
Thousands of Israelis took to the streets on Saturday demanding that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government do more to secure the release of hostages being held in the Gaza Strip by Islamist group Hamas. Family members of the hostages, carrying pictur...
May 16, 2024
Slovak leader Fico stable after surgery but condition ‘very serious’, PM Modi condemns the attack
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico was in "very serious" but stable condition on Thursday, a hospital official said, after he was shot five times in an assassination attempt that laid bare deep po...
May 16, 2024
Pacific countries call for calm as New Caledonia riots continue
New Caledonia's Pacific neighbours called for de-escalation and a return to dialogue between France and the island territory's political parties, after a third night of violent riots that have killed four people and led to hundreds of arrests. France declared...
May 15, 2024
Slovak PM Robert Fico wounded in shooting incident
Four-time Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico was wounded in a shooting incident on Wednesday (local time) in Handlova and has been hospitalised, reported The Slovak Spectator. The incident took place after a government meeting in Handlova. Handlova is n...
May 16, 2024
US aid pier for Gaza floats into wartime reality
The United States aims to have a floating pier in place off the Gaza Strip coast in the coming days to boost aid deliveries, but Washington is facing the same challenges that have beset the Unit...
May 15, 2024
“Don’t think people should take narrow view of it”: Jaishankar on US sanction warning after Chabahar Port deal
A day after the US warned of “potential risk of sanctions” after India inked a 10-year agreement for running the Chabahar Port in Iran, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar emphasised that the project will benefit the entire region and people should not ...
May 14, 2024
China strongly opposes U.S. tariff hikes, pledging measures to defend rights
China strongly opposed the United States' tariff hikes, its commerce ministry said on Tuesday, vowing it will take resolute measures to defend its rights and interests. "U.S. raising Section 301 tariffs violates President Biden's commitment to 'not seek to su...
May 14, 2024
New breast cancer genes found in women of African ancestry, may improve risk assessment
Twelve breast cancer genes identified in women of African ancestry in a large study published on Monday may one day help better predict their risk for the disease and highlights potential risk differe...
May 14, 2024
India sends second consignment of relief materials to flood-ravaged Kenya
In response to the severe floods plaguing Kenya, the Government of India has extended its humanitarian assistance for the second time this month. India’s support to Kenya included a significant aid package comprising 22 tonnes of essential medicines, medical...
May 14, 2024
India-US Dialogue on Africa: Second round being held from May 14-15
The second round of the India-US Dialogue on Africa is currently underway in Washington DC, with key representatives from both nations participanting. The dialogue's core objective is to facilitate the exchange of ideas and perspectives, fostering institution...
