Latest News

Russian President Putin has no plans to attend G20 in India in person: Kremlin

MOSCOW, Aug 25 (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had no plans to attend the G20 summit in India in September in person. The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Putin accusing him of war crimes in Ukraine, something the Kremlin strongly denies. This means he risks arrest when travelling abroad. This week he attended a gathering of leaders from the BRICS group of emerging economies in South Africa by video link, not in person.

Taming rising prices a priority for India, Finance Minister says

NEW DELHI, Aug 25 (Reuters) – India’s finance minister on Friday said taming inflation was a priority, and that hiking interest rates was not the only tool available. “Obsession to use interest rates as the only tool to deal with inflation and not manage the supply side factors will not give a complete solution,” Nirmala Sitharaman said. Annual retail inflation in July rose to its highest in 15 months as vegetable and cereals prices skyrocketed, beating all market expectations and putting pressure on the government to take action. The Asian country has taken a number of steps including increasing supplies

Higher temperatures could make Dengue virus more virulent: Study

New Delhi, Aug. 23 (PTI) The Dengue virus could become more virulent due to increasing temperatures, according to a study that could help in predicting and mitigating the severity and virulence of the recurring tropical disease that witnesses an outbreak in the monsoon. Researchers at Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB) in Kerala found that dengue becomes more severe and hostile in animal models when its virus (DENV) while being grown in mosquito-derived cells is exposed to higher temperatures. The research, published recently in the FASEB journal, can help in predicting and mitigating the severity and virulence of dengue which

National Film Awards 2023: ‘Rocketry The Nambi Effect’ is best feature film acting honours to Alia Bhatt Kriti Sanon and Allu Arjun

New Delhi, Aug 24 (PTI) Hindi film “Rocketry: The Nambi Effect” on Thursday won the National Award for best feature film while Alia Bhatt and Kriti Sanon shared the best actress prize for their roles in “Gangubai Kathiawadi” and “Mimi”, respectively. South superstar Allu Arjun was judged the best actor for the Telugu film “Pushpa: The Rise (Part I)”. The National Awards for 2021 were announced by filmmaker Ketan Mehta who headed the 11-member jury. The National Film Award for best director went to Nikhil Mahajan for Marathi film “Godavari”. Pankaj Tripathi was named best supporting actor for “Mimi” and

1 … 1,461 1,462 1,463 1,464 1,465 … 1,471