India, China Leads as Global Intellectual Property Filings Reached New Records in 2021: Global intellectual property filings- of patents, trademarks, and designs-reached record levels in 2021 driven largely by increases from Asian countries of India, China, and South Korea according to the World ...

New Zealand Supreme Court Rules Voting Age of 18 is Discriminatory in the Country: The highest court in New Zealand has ruled that the country's voting age is discriminatory. To lower the voting age from 18 to 16, the advocacy organisation make it 16 in 2020 filed the lawsuit. November 2022 ...

22nd FIFA World Cup 2022: On November 20, a colourful ceremony held at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, officially declared the 22nd FIFA Men's World Cup open. It is for the first time that an Arab country is hosting the football tournament. 32 teams will play for the most coveted prize in ...

CEC Shri Rajiv Kumar Invited as International Observer for Elections in Nepal: The Election Commission of Nepal has invited Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar to participate as an international observer in the upcoming elections for the House of Representatives and Provincial Assembly of ...

US Imposes $1.4 mn Fine on Air India Over Delay in Refunds: The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has fined Air India $1.4 million (around Rs 11.3 crore) for delaying refunds worth $121.5 million (around Rs 985 crore) to passengers whose flights were cancelled during the Covid-19 pandemic. ...

India Set to Become World’s Most Populous Country in 2023: India is set to surpass China as the world's most populous country in 2023, with each counting more than 1.4 billion residents this year, a United Nations report said on Monday, warning that high fertility would challenge economic growth. ...

Jaipur International Airport receives Aerodrome licence from DGCA : Jaipur International Airport Limited has received the Aerodrome licence from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) following which the airport has embarked on an expansion drive, a company official said. November ...

17th G20 Summit Begins in Bali, Indonesia: The 17th G20 Summit began in Bali, Indonesia this morning. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is attending the 2-day event. Mr. Modi arrived in Indonesia yesterday evening on a 3-day visit to that country. During the Summit, G20 Leaders will deliberate upon ...

Abdul Latif Rashid has been elected as the new president of Iraq. : Rashid replaced Barham Saleh as head of state after two rounds of votes in parliament on 13 October. Mohammed Shia al-Sudani was named as prime minister-designate. Al-Sudani replaces caretaker Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi. ...

IMF to Provide $4.5 bn Loan for Bangladesh to Combat Economic Crisis: Similar to many other Asian nations, Bangladesh's economy is also facing a sudden increase in costs majorly due to the ongoing Ukraine conflict. To help Bangladesh cope with soaring prices, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) ...