Russia has informed the UN Security Council that Russian buses are ready at crossing points to go to the eastern Ukrainian cities of Kharkiv and Sumy to evacuate Indian students and other foreign nationals who are stranded there, amidst the raging conflict in the East European country.The 15-nation Council held an emergency session on Friday,…Continue Reading

Workers weld at a workshop of an automobile manufacturer in Qingzhou, East China’s Shandong Province, on March 1, 2022.Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesBEIJING — China announced a gross domestic product growth target of “around 5.5%” for 2022, as an annual parliamentary meeting gets underway.Premier Li Keqiang revealed the figure in a speech…Continue Reading

Dr. Mehmet Oz attends The 2022 Champions Of Jewish Values Gala at Carnegie Hall on January 20, 2022 in New York City.Alexi Rosenfeld | Getty ImagesBillionaire hedge fund founder Ray Dalio finds himself inadvertently in the middle of a key congressional race that could determine the balance of power in the Senate in November’s midterm…Continue Reading

Chinese President Xi Jinping inspects troops during a parade on October 1, 2019, to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China at Tiananmen Square in 1949, in Beijing, China.Kevin Frayer | Getty ImagesBEIJING — China’s defense spending this year is set to grow at its fastest pace since 2019,…Continue Reading

CEO of Activision Blizzard, Bobby Kotick, speaks onstage during “Managing Excellence: Getting Consistently Great Results” at the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on October 19, 2016, in San Francisco.Michael Kovac | Getty ImagesCoca-Cola Co. said Friday that Bobby Kotick, CEO of video game publisher Activision Blizzard, would not…Continue Reading

Traders on the floor of the NYSE, Feb. 25, 2022.Source: NYSERussia’s invasion of Ukraine will continue to be a major focus, as wary investors watch fresh inflation data and the rising price of oil in the week ahead.Stocks in the past week sold off in volatile trading, as oil rose more than 20% and a…Continue Reading

The Border Security Force (BSF) opened fire at a suspected Pakistani drone along the International Border (IB) here on Saturday, officials said as a massive search operation was launched to ensure no weapons or narcotics were dropped by it. A BSF spokesperson said alert troops of the force fired at the suspected flying object when…Continue Reading

Balco (Bharat Aluminum Company), in a first, on Friday inducted four members from the transgender community. The four — Bhawani Rathia, Asha Vishwakarma, Kanishka Sona and Roopa Kurre — will work as forklift operators with the PSU’s contractual company MS Gears India Limited. When Bhawani Rathia left her parents house in Raigarh district last year…Continue Reading