Berlin, Oct 19 The authorities in Germany issued 3 per cent fewer housing permits in the first eight months of 2022 than in the same period in 2021, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) has said. "Housing and construction have already been in a "perfect storm since the beginning of the ...

Kuala Lumpur, Oct 18 Malaysia pays special attention to its Indian community, especially in terms of its education and economy, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said. He said the 2023 Budget which was recently tabled in Parliament, announced various initiatives for the Indian community, such as the RM100 million for ...

New York, Oct 18 Fresh off announcing her departure from the Democratic Party, Tulsi Gabbard, who was the first Hindu member of the US Congress, compared President Joe Biden to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. She made the remarks during her first weekend on the campaign trail for the November 8 ...

United Nations, Oct 17 UN General Secretary Antonio Guterres is to visit India starting Tuesday to commemorate India's 75-year partnership with the UN during which India's contribution to fighting climate change by advocating lifestyle changes will be highlighted, his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric announced on Monday. India's Ministry of External Affairs ...

Suva, Oct 17 Fiji is set to host the World Hindi conference next year with over 1,000 delegates attending the event from all around the world, India's High Commissioner to the island nation Palaniswamy Karthigeyan confirmed. The three-day conference will include Hindi-speaking scholars, language academics, and other officials. "I can ...

New York, Oct 17 Indian-origin sitar player Anoushka Shankar has sought External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar's help to get visas for accompanying British musicians ahead of her India tour to celebrate her father's 10th death anniversary. Shankar, daughter of Indian sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar, is set to perform six shows ...

Seoul, Oct 16 The office of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has been on 24-hour standby as North Korea is expected to conduct its seventh nuclear test at any time, officials said Sunday. North Korea's recent series of missile launches and other provocations are believed to be part of the ...

Washington, Oct 15 President Joe Biden's remarks calling Pakistan "one of the most dangerous nations in the world" because of its nuclear weapons, demonstrated that the US remains concerned about the safety of Pakistan's warheads and whether they could fall into the hands of terrorist groups that Islamabad has long ...

New Delhi, Oct 15 As the US and India join hands to address semiconductors supply chain challenges, the Joe Biden government's offer to provide assistance to India to build up its semiconductor manufacturing capacity appears to be just lip service, Chinese state-run publication Global Times has said. US deputy assistant ...

San Francisco, Oct 15 Microsoft has identified a new hacking group that is targeting organisations in the transportation and related logistics industries in Ukraine and Poland. The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) identified evidence of a novel hacking campaign utilising a previously unidentified ransomware payload. "We observed this new ransomware, ...