For the first time a model village built with Indian assistance as part of a housing project meant for war affected people and estate workers was inaugurated in Sri Lanka. India has partnered with the ministry of housing and construction and cultural affairs to build 100 model villages ...

The Prosecco hills of Italy in northeast of Venice, which have been cultivated for centuries, were added to the World Heritage list by the UN cultural organisation. The Conegliano and Valdobbiadene hills, where the grapes that produce the famous prosecco sparking wine are grown, got the green ...

Bangladesh has started functioning World’s largest burn and plastic surgery institute named Sheikh Hasina National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute in Dhaka. The Outpatient Department (OPD) inaugurated by the Health and Family Welfare Minister of Bangladesh Zahid Maleque. The Sheikh ...

The Hong Kong government has approved over USD 900,000 for relief and rehabilitation work in cyclone-hit Odisha that could benefit around 45,100 victims, China's official media reported . 'Very severe cyclonic storm' Fani battered Odisha in May and killed 64 people and damaged more than five ...

Deutsche Bank announced that it will pull out of its global equities sales and trading business as part of a sweeping restructuring plan to improve profitability. The bank will also slash 18,000 jobs for a global headcount of around 74,000 employees by 2022. The bank aims to reduce costs by 6 ...

The European Council proposed German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen to become European Commission president, European Council President Donald Tusk said. Von der Leyen, a member of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives (CDU/CSU), would be the first female Commission ...

After China and Ukraine, India will host 3rd International Sunflower Seed and Oil Conference (ISSOC) 2019 on July 19 and 20 in Mumbai. The conference, hosted by Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEA), will see participation from global industry leaders, experts, researchers, and government ...

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan will meet US President Donald Trump on July 22, Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammad Faisal said on Thursday. Khan will be visiting Washington on the invitation of Trump, Faisal said at a press conference, adding that during the visit the focus will be on ...

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde was nominated as the president of the European Central Bank, following which she announced to temporarily relinquish her responsibilities as head of IMF. The nomination means Lagarde will step down two years before the end of her ...

The surprise choice of German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen to replace Jean-Claude Juncker came after the main front-runners were rejected. IMF chief Christine Lagarde has been nominated as the first woman to head the European Central Bank (ECB). The announcement follows days of ...