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Gunfire near White House: Two National Guard soldiers shot as Afghan national suspect arrested

India, Nov. 27 -- Two National Guard soldiers were critically injured on Wednesday after they were shot by a gunman, identified as an Afghan national, less than two blocks from the White House, author... Read More


'Mandate not for a moment but 5 years': Siddaramaiah hits back at deputy's 'word power' jibe amid rotational CM debate

India, Nov. 27 -- Karnataka's simmering power tussle burst into the open on Thursday after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah publicly countered his deputy DK Shivakumar's pointed remark on political commitm... Read More


Jemimah Rodrigues opts out of remainder of WBBL season after Smriti Mandhana's wedding gets postponed

Mumbai/IBNS, Nov. 27 -- Brisbane Heat have announced that Indian batting star Jemimah Rodrigues will not rejoin the squad for the rest of the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) season, after she requested... Read More


Nepal features disputed areas with India on new Rs 100 notes, revives 2020 row

Kathmandu/IBNS, Nov. 27 -- Nepal's central bank on Thursday introduced newly redesigned Rs 100 banknotes featuring an updated national map that includes Kalapani, Lipulekh, and Limpiyadhura-territorie... Read More


Seven-year jail term: Assam passes landmark bill to outlaw polygamy

Guwahati/IBNS, Nov. 27 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Thursday that the state assembly has approved a bill outlawing polygamy, making the practice a criminal offence punishab... Read More


Death toll jumps to 55 as firefighters battle last of Hong Kong public housing fires

Hong Kong/IBNS, Nov. 27 -- Fire crews inHong Kongwere still battling amassive blazeon Thursday after a high-rise housing complex went up in flames, killing at least 55 people and leaving hundreds more... Read More


Air Canada Foundation flies more than 1,000 children to U.S. theme parks

Montreal, Nov. 27 -- More than 1,000 children across Canada travelled to theme parks in Florida and California this year through Dreams Take Flight, an annual charitable programme supported by Air Can... Read More


SAP chooses TCS for a bold 5-year overhaul of its IT landscape-Here's what it means

India, Nov. 27 -- Indian IT major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and SAP have signed a five-year deal to drive enterprise-wide Cloud and Generative AI transformation. SAP is on a journey to transfor... Read More


Canada lifts visa requirement for Qatari citizens

Ottawa, Nov. 27 -- Canada lifted the visa requirement for citizens of Qatar, the federal government announced Tuesday, allowing Qatari nationals to travel to Canada for business or tourism without a v... Read More


A generation in crisis: 4.6 million Ukrainian children face education barriers in year 4 of Russian invasion

India, Nov. 27 -- This year alone, 4.6 million children in Ukraine are struggling to access education as they endure a fourth academic year under full-scale war. Since Russian forces invaded Ukraine ... Read More