NEW YORK CITY, New York: United Nations (UN) secretary-general Antonio Guterres has said that a ban by Afghanistan's Taliban authorities on Afghan women working for the UN was 'an intolerable violation of the most basic human rights" that should be immediately revoked.
Some 3,300 Afghan staff, including 400 women, work for the UN, which instructed them to not to report to their offices until further notice due t
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India's crude oil imports from Russia have doubled over the past year, reaching a new high of 1.64 million barrels per day in March. The increase has made Russia the single largest supplier of crude oil to India, accounting for over a third of all oil that India imports. However, purchases from Russia appear to have plateaued as growth has slowed, according to energy cargo tracker Vortexa. While Russia will continue to remain a key supplier, refiners still have room to diversify crude oil sources, said Vortexa's head of Asia-Pacific analysis.
The latest episode of “Saturday Night Live” was a nostalgic throwback for Molly Shannon, a former “SNL” cast member who returned to Studio 8H for her second time hosting. Shannon spent six seasons as a repertory player on the NBC sketch show, during which she received an Emmy nomination for outstanding individual performance in a […]
“There was a point when officials joked Harry was the victim of Stockholm syndrome, and he was Meghan's hostage, but now most just feel Harry has turned his back on everything he has known,” an insider said.
Fire was hindering the search for up to 10 people missing Sunday in the rubble of an apartment building that collapsed in French Mediterranean city Marseille, with authorities warning the blaze could continue for hours.
Dr Sujith Jose, a wheelchair-bound urologist serving in a government hospital in Kerala, cannot apply for the same job in the premier Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) in Puducherry due to its "insensitive and illogical" disability criteria. According to the latest office memorandum (OM) of JIPMER for the recruitment of disabled medical professionals, any faculty in the urology department needs to have the functional ability to sit, stand and walk among other things. Читать дальше...
India logged 5,357 new coronavirus cases, while the active cases rose to 32,814, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The death toll has increased to 5,30,965 with 11 deaths. While three deaths were reported from Gujarat, two were from Himachal Pradesh and one each from Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh besides one reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated. The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.47 crore (4,47,56,616) The active cases... Читать дальше...
The road transport and highways sector has the maximum number of delayed projects at 407, followed by railways at 114 and the petroleum industry at 86, showed a government report. In the road transport and highways sector, 407 out of 717 projects are delayed. For railways, out of 173 projects, 114 are delayed, while in the petroleum sector, 86 out of 146 projects are running behind schedule, as per the latest flash report on infrastructure projects for February 2023. The Infrastructure and Project... Читать дальше...
Nothing wrong in getting excited about Nifty moving up, but before one buys they should be clear what they are buying and why they are buying that particular stock. We looked at different parameters and made a list using Refinitiv’s Stock Report Plus which lists stocks with high upside potential over the next 12 months, having an average recommendation rating of “buy” or "strong buy".
Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez is a two-division champion at 23 years old. The San Antonio fighter defeated Cristian Gonzalez by a wide unanimous decision to win the vacant WBO 112-pound title in spite of what he said afterward was a broken jaw Saturday in the winner's hometown. The (...)
The import of coking coal rose 7.69% to 50.50 MT during April-February FY23
The study said people around the globe are so dependent on the internet to exercise socio-economic human rights such as education, healthcare, work, and housing that online access must now be considered a basic human right.
Keke Palmer is absolutely feeling herself after giving birth. The 29-year-old star welcomed her first son Leodis Andrellton Jackson with boyfriend Darius Jackson in February. Less than two months later, she posted a video showing just how much she loves the way her body has changed since giving birth. Read more about Keke Palmer’s post-baby [...]
Kate Middleton allegedly told a senior royal about how she felt during her and Prince William's Windsor walkabout with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
Authorities have raised the alert level to orange – the second-highest on a four-stage scale.
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“Former president Trump was arraigned on 34 felony charges on Tuesday, and a photographer released this photo of Trump in a courtroom,” Colin Jost said at the top of Saturday Night Live’s “Weekend Update” this week, while sharing a photo of the previous—and wannabe future—president looking nervously right at the camera.
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San Jose Earthquakes striker Jeremy Ebobisse claimed that a New York Red Bulls player made a racist remark during the second half of Saturday's game that nearly caused his team to walk off the field. Ebobisse did not reveal the name of the player, but the incident allegedly occurred in the 54thminute of the Earthquakes' 1-1 draw with the Red Bulls. Ebobisse said San Jose continued to play because the player who made the
Andrei Kuzmenko scored the only goal in the shootout as the Vancouver Canucks dealt the visiting Calgary Flames' playoff hopes a blow with a 3-2 victory on Saturday. Kuzmenko played just one shift in the third period but made the most of his opportunity in the shootout, faking a low shot then lifting the puck over sprawled Calgary goalie Jacob Markstrom for the winner. Calgary (37-27-16, 90 points) is now one point behi
Denis Malgin scored two goals for the visiting Colorado Avalanche in a 4-3 win against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night. Alex Newhook and Brad Hunt also scored and Alexandar Georgiev made 38 saves for the Avalanche (48-24-6, 102 points), who have won 13 of 15 to keep pace with the Dallas Stars atop the Central Division standings. Adrian Kempe had two goals and assisted on the third, Anze Kopitar had three assists