Russia-Ukraine War: “In the face of emerging military threats, it is important for us to have such armed forces and special services so that Russia’s adversaries would not even think they could fight us,” Patrushev said. Nikolai Patrushev, the secretary of the Russian Security Council and a close ally of …

An under-construction Metro pillar fell on a woman’s two-wheeler in Bengaluru, Karnataka, killing her and her three-year-old son while injuring her husband and daughter. This morning, the Nagavara neighborhood of Bengaluru reported the incident. According to officials, the couple and their twin children—a son and a daughter—were riding their bikes through …

Justice BV Nagarathna expressed her disagreement today after a Supreme Court Constitution bench upheld the Narendra Modi-led Centre’s decision to implement demonetization with a 4:1 majority. She referred to the Centre’s November 8, 2016, notification as “unlawful”  and agreed with the petitioners who were contesting it that, following section 26 of …

On Wednesday, Taliban security forces in Kabul enforced a higher education ban for women by barring their access to universities, with video obtained by The Associated Press showing women weeping and consoling each other outside one campus. The country’s Taliban rulers had ordered women nationwide to stop attending private and …

The Health Department of Gujarat, where two cases were reported, confirmed to NDTV that the patients were infected with the BF.7 and BF.12 strains of Omicron in October and November. According to sources, the first case was reported in July. They were treated in home isolation and are now completely …

For the fiscal year 2022–2023, India’s gross direct tax receipts increased by 25.90%. As of December 17, 2022, the gross collection was 13,63,649 crore, according to the Income Tax Department of India. It was at 10,83,150 crore in the corresponding period of last year. Corporation tax (CIT) at 7,25,036 crore …

Football legend Lionel Messi led Argentina to World Cup victory on Sunday, making the nation’s economic woes “worth it,” according to ecstatic fans. Fans wearing the national blue and white colors sang, danced, and waved flags as fireworks exploded and car horns beeped. The party raged long into the warm …

On Friday, clashes erupted between pro-Iran government fans and protesters at the country’s second World Cup match in Qatar. Some protesting fans claimed their flags were confiscated, while others were yelled at and harassed. T-shirts and other items displaying anti-government sentiments were also confiscated by stadium security. Protests have swept …

  According to railway officials, the Indian Railways plans to introduce ’tilting trains’ by 2026 to maintain higher speeds on curvy stretches. According to officials, this technology is being used to manufacture 100 new units of the semi-high-speed Vande Bharat trains. “By 2024, approximately 100 Vande Bharat trains will be …

Two-time President and former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa blamed “foreign forces” and the former government for Sri Lanka’s economic collapse on Tuesday while admitting that their ousted administration made “some wrong decisions.” Mr. Mahinda told Parliament during the second reading of the Budget presented by President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is …