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South Korea will boost medical school admissions to tackle physician shortage

New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- South Korea plans to increase medical school admissions by more than 3,340 students from 2027 to 2031 to address concerns about physician shortages in one of the fastest-aging co... Read More


Spanish skater says it's 'amazing' to bring Minions to Olympic ice after music dispute

New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- The Minions made it. After a music rights dispute that took over the Winter Olympics, Spanish figure skater Tomas-Llorenc Guarino Sabate donned his yellow-and-blue costume and b... Read More


US won't abandon the Philippines in fighting China's assertiveness at sea, Manila's envoy says

New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- Manila's top envoy to Washington expressed confidence Tuesday that the United States will not abandon the Philippines as it fights Beijing's assertiveness in the disputed South C... Read More


Oscar hopefuls including Jessie Buckley and Timothee Chalamet gather for luncheon and class picture

New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- Nearly all of the 230 people up for Oscars across 24 categories gathered Tuesday for the Academy Award nominees luncheon, an event that functions as a celebration, group portrait... Read More


Argentina's monthly inflation ticks up as Milei faces backlash over an outdated index

New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- Inflation in crisis-prone Argentina accelerated more than expected and for a fifth straight month in January, the country's statistics agency said Tuesday, a closely watched repo... Read More


Passenger plane in Somalia overshoots the runway into shallow seawater near the airport

New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- A passenger aircraft carrying 55 people overran the runway at Somalia's main airport and ended up in shallow water at a nearby beach Tuesday during an emergency landing following... Read More


In their words: Bangladeshis talk about the election that could redefine the nation's future

New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- Bangladesh's election Thursday is the country's most consequential. It follows youth-led protests 18 months ago that overthrew the government of former prime minister Sheikh Hasi... Read More


Russia can't attack NATO this year but plans to boost its own forces, an intelligence chief says

New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- Russia cannot launch an attack on NATO this year or next but is planning to increase its forces significantly along the alliance's eastern flank, depending on the outcome of the ... Read More


'Delhi Lakhpati Bitiya Yojana', will be implemented in mission mode from April 1: Delhi CM Rekha Gupta

New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said the Delhi government has ensured that Ladli Scheme benefits reach rightful beneficiaries, including funds that had remained unclaimed since ... Read More


Delhi-NCR to be strengthened with expansion of Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations

New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- The air quality monitoring framework in Delhi-NCR is being significantly strengthened through systematic augmentation of the Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations (C... Read More