Tokyo, Feb 7 Approximately 5.5 tons of water containing radioactive materials have leaked from equipment at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, local media reported. Workers discovered water leaking from the outlet of a device used to purify nuclear-contaminated water, Fukushima Central Television reported, citing the plant’s operator Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO). TEPCO estimates […]
The inward remittances to India in 2023 increased by 12.3 per cent to $125 billion from 111.22 billion in 2022, according to the latest data released by the World Bank. India's inward remittances now account for 3.4 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). The World Bank’s "Migration and Development Brief", released, states […]
The World Bank has forecast India’s GDP growth for 2023-24 to be at 6.3 per cent as global headwinds are emerging as a drag. The expected moderation (from 7.2 per cent in 2022-23) is mainly due to challenging external conditions and waning pent-up demand," the World Bank said in its India Development Update (IDU) report. […]
New York, Feb 2 (IANS) Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg is now the fifth richest person in the world following a surge in Meta’s share price that has seen his net worth increase more than any other individual this year, MarketWatch reported. In 2024 so far, Zuckerberg has already seen his net worth increase by […]
New Delhi, Jan 31 Myanmar has handed over three Chinese warlords to Beijing, who were notorious for trafficking thousands of foreign nationals to forcibly run scams, a media report said. Bai Suocheng, Wei Chaoren and Liu Zhengxiang led three of four families which ruled Laukkaing on Myanmar’s north-eastern border with China, BBC reported. They were […]
London, Jan 24 (IANS) Three Indian scientists are among the nine recipients of this year’s Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in the UK for their pioneering work in the fields of chemical, physical, and life sciences. Professors Rahul R. Nair, Mehul Malik, Dr Tanmay Bharat, and others will be honoured and receive grants totaling 480,000 […]
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) As the US sounded the 60th quadrennial presidential poll bugle for 2024, close to 20 candidates jumped the fray from both sides of the campaign, amid tensions over the country’s economy, abortion, war, democracy and foreign policy. Of these, four Indian-Americans threw their hats in the ring with the community […]
New Delhi, Jan 21 China has yet to appoint its ambassador to India, some 15 months since the post fell vacant. The last Chinese Ambassador in Delhi was Sun Weidong, who left in October 2022 after three years on the job and became a Vice Foreign Minister in Beijing on his return. China-India relations plunged […]
Washington, Jan 14 (IANS) President Joe Biden and other senior US officials are becoming increasingly frustrated with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his rejection of most of the administration’s recent requests related to the war in Gaza, media reports said. Since the October 7 Hamas attack 100 days ago, Biden has given Israel his […]
Washington, Jan 8 (IANS) The Samosa Caucus is growing. From one in 2013, it has grown to Five+One, that is five Indian-descent lawmakers in US Congress, and former colleagues of theirs in the White House. And it could welcome new members in 2025. Rishi Kumar, an IT professional from Mumbai who calls himself the “Slumdog […]