The United Nations designated International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women is celebrated worldwide on November 25. The premise of the day is to raise awareness of the fact that women around the world are subject to rape, domestic ...

Sweden’s Prime Minister-elect Magdalena Andersson on November 24, 2021 handed in her resignation hours after being appointed by parliament, after her budget failed to pass and the junior Green Party quit the coalition government. She will replace incumbent Prime Minister Stefan Lofven. Magdalena ...

JP Morgan Chase has topped the 2021 list of globally systemic banks (G-SIBs) released by the Financial Stability Board (FSB). The updated G-Sib list, published on November 23 by the Financial Stability Board, saw JP Morgan rise to the fourth ‘bucket’, implying a capital ...

The Russian military carried out another successful test of its Zircon hypersonic cruise missile, one of the latest additions to the country’s arsenal of weapons called “invincible” by President Vladimir Putin. The missile was launched from the Admiral Gorshkov warship towards a test target set in ...

El Salvador is mulling to build the world's first 'Bitcoin City.' Making an official announcement in this regard, President Nayib Bukele said that El Salvador's 'Bitcoin City' plan will be funded initially by bitcoin bonds. doubling down on the country's bet on the cryptocurrency. It would ...

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala backed-Akasa Air announced the purchase of CFM LEAP-1B engines to power its recently purchased Boeing 737 MAX airplanes. The agreement, which also includes spare engines and long-term services agreement, is valued at nearly $4.5 billion at list ...

 India on November 17, 2021 won the re-election to the executive board of the United Nations cultural and education organization for the 2021-25 term. India received 164 votes to get re-elected to four-year term of office. Apart from India, Japan, Philippines, Vietnam, ...

Janette Brittin, Mahela Jayawardene, and Shaun Pollock have been inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame and the formal induction will take place before the T20 World Cup 2021 final between New Zealand and Australia at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. To ...

The International Day for Tolerance is observed annually on 16 November. The day was declared by UNESCO in 1995, on its fiftieth anniversary, to generate public awareness of the dangers of intolerance. In 1996, the UN General Assembly adopted Resolution 51/95 ...

India has successfully launched the 41st Scientific Expedition to Antarctica with the arrival of the first batch of its contingent at the southern white continent. The first batch comprising of 23 scientists and support staff reached the Indian Antarctic station Maitri last week. Four more batches ...