New Delhi [India], March 24 (ANI): A new crop of Indian challengers and others from Asia will begin their quest for glory as of the inaugural The DGC Open tees off here at the fabled and tree-lined Delhi Golf Club. A total of 138 players, including s...

Basel [Switzerland], March 24 (ANI): PV Sindhu and women's doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy entered the second round while men's doubles pair of MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila lost in the opening round of the ongoing Swiss Open played he...

JAKARTA, 23rd March, 2022 (WAM) -- Dr. Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, Head of the Emirati Parliamentary Division Delegation at the Inter-Parliamentary ...

With more buyers looking for a safer driving experience in recent times, it has become imperative for auto manufacturers to provide the same to consumers. Hence, more crash tests are being conducted by NCAP bodies across the world these days. The lat...

JAKARTA, 23rd March, 2022 (WAM) -- The Indonesian government has extended the visa on arrival (VoA) programme to cover international travelers...

Jakarta, Indonesia - A new report has found that Facebook failed to detect blatant hate speech and calls to violence against Myanmar's Rohingya Muslim minority years after such behavior was found to have played a determining role in the genocide agai...

BANGKOK - Thailand is pushing to downgrade from pandemic status within three months after having some coronavirus travel restrictions lifted recently.Pre-arrival PCR testing for visitors to Thailand was removed last week in an effort to boost tourism...

Basel [Switzerland], March 23 (ANI): Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal on Wednesday entered into the second round of the ongoing Swiss Open, here at St. Jakobshalle, Basel. Playing at court 2, Nehwal defeated Spain's Yaelle Hoyaux in straight games 21-8, ...

Basel [Switzerland], March 23 (ANI): Indian shuttler Prannoy HS on Wednesday stormed into the next round of the ongoing Swiss Open 2022, here at St. Jakobshalle, Basel. Playing at court 4, Prannoy defeated his compatriot Sai Praneeth B in straight ga...

JAKARTA, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced on Wednesday that fully vaccinated international visitors are no longer required to undergo quarantine amid a decrease in COVID-19 cases in the Southeast Asian country. Internat...

JAKARTA -- Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Wednesday that fully vaccinated international visitors are no longer required to undergo quarantine amid a decrease in COVID-19 cases in the Southeast Asian country. International travelers are now ...

New Delhi [India], March 23 (ANI): On the eve of World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, the World Health Organisation called on the national, international and global stakeholders to invest at least USD 3 billion annually in the South-East Asian region to prev...

Basel [Switzerland], March 23 (ANI): Indian women's doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Pullela Gayatri Gopichand lost in the first round of the ongoing Swiss Open, here at St. Jakobshalle, Basel. Playing at court 1, the Indian duo got thrashed by Thail...

Basel [Switzerland], March 23 (ANI): Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth on Wednesday stormed into the second round of the Swiss Open here at St. Jakobshalle, Basel. Playing in court 1, Srikanth defeated Denmark's Mads Christophersen in straight games 2...

Basel [Switzerland], March 23 (ANI): Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won the first-round clash of the ongoing Swiss Open 2022 at St. Jakobshalle, Basel on Wednesday. Playing in court 1, the Indian duo defeated t...

Beijing, SANA- China has affirmed that Russia is an important G20 member, noting that no country in this group has the right to exclude another one from its membership"The G20 is the main forum for international economic cooperation... Russia is an i...

JAKARTA, Indonesia: Indonesia's tourism minister has said that the country has removed its quarantine requirement for all arrivals from overseas, in response to improvements in its containment of the COVID-19 pandemic.During a news conference, minist...

New Delhi [India], March 23 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday hit out at Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for raking up Kashmir issue in the meeting of the Organisation of Islamic ...

New Delhi [India], March 22 (ANI): Taking suo moto cognizance of media reports, the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on Tuesday sought a detailed action report from the Delhi Police after the body of a two-month-old infant was found dead inside a mic...

JAKARTA, March 22 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia on Tuesday confirmed 7,464 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 5,974,646, the Health Ministry said. According to the ministry, the death toll from COVID-19 in the country rose by 170 to 154,0...

Islamabad [Pakistan], March 22 (ANI): Turning a blind eye to China's suppression of Uyghur Muslims, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan once again raked up the issue of Kashmir at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meeting in Islamabad. Add...

BALI, 21st March, 2022 (WAM) -- Dr. Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, Head of the Emirati Parliamentary Division Delegation at the Inter-Parliamentary Uni...

JAKARTA, March 21 (Xinhua) -- An Indonesian fisherman was found dead on Monday and eight others went missing after a wooden fishing boat carrying 12 people capsized Sunday evening in the country's waters near Pulau Pasir in the province of East Nusa ...

JAKARTA, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia on Monday confirmed 4,699 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 5,967,182, the country's Health Ministry said. According to the ministry, the death toll from COVID-19 in the country rose by 154...

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], March 21 (ANI): Indian national team player Raspreet Sidhu-led Delhi Divas have been crowned champions of the 3BL Women's League 2022. '3BL'. Raspreet Sidhu was named Most Valuable Player (MVP). The third season of 3BL is...

A China Eastern Airlines aircraft with 132 people on board crashed in the mountains in southern China on Monday while on a flight from the city of Kunming to Guangzhou, state media reported.The jet involved in the accident was a Boeing 737 aircraft a...

Nobel laureate Jose Ramos-Horta secured a commanding lead in East Timor's presidential poll at the weekend with two-thirds of the vote counted, but with the possibility of a second round if no candidate secures a majority.Asia's youngest nation held ...

LONDON, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen clinched his second All England title in three years, beating Indian prodigy Lakshya Sen in straight sets in Sunday's final. Axelsen, 28, lost to Sen in the semifinals of the German Open la...

Phnom Penh [Cambodia], March 21 (ANI): Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen in Phnom Penh on Sunday and agreed to work together on China's maritime activities in the South China Sea and North Korean issues. Kish...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran national hockey team came sixth in the 2022 Men's AHF Cup. - Sports news - Iran lost to Thailand 3-1 on Sunday.Iran earned two wins over Singapore and Uzbekistan and lost to Oman, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Thailand.The 2022 M...

JAKARTA, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of parliamentary members across the world have gathered in Indonesia's resort island of Bali, as the 144th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly and related meetings kicked off on Sunday. The assembly meeting...

JAKARTA, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia on Sunday confirmed 5,922 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 5,962,483, the country's Health Ministry said. According to the ministry, the death toll from COVID-19 in the country rose by 139...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran defeated Uzbekistan in the 2022 Men's AHF Cup on Saturday. - Sports news - The match ended in a 2-2 draw in regular time but Iran defeated Uzbekistan 3-2 in penalty shootout.Team Melli will play the winner of Indonesia and Th...

Lombok [Indonesia], March 20 (ANI): The Honda Team continued to work diligently in the face of the many trials and tribulations of the Indonesian GP, Pol Espargaro salvaging 12th as Marc Marquez was forced to watch from the sidelines.Ahead of the Mot...

JAKARTA, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Miguel Oliveira of the Red Bull KTM won the 2022 Indonesian Motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP) on Sunday afternoon. The Portuguese racer finished first with 2.205 seconds ahead of Monster Energy Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo. Qu...

DILI, EAST TIMOR - Vote counting was under way in East Timor's presidential elections Saturday with two former fighters for independence - one current and one former president - considered to be the front-runners, each accusing the other of causing a...

Lombok [Indonesia], March 20 (ANI): A complicated day saw the Honda Team unable to show their speed as falls and rear tyre issues held back Marc Marquez and Pol Espargaro. Weather gods were not on the side of the Honda Team as Saturday dawned, torren...

Lombok [Indonesia], March 20 (ANI): For the first time since the 2021 Catalan GP, Fabio Quartararo of Yamaha will start a Moto GP race from pole position after an incredibly dramatic Pertamina Grand Prix of Indonesia plays out. Jorge Martin and Prama...

Nairobi, Kenya - Experts warn the war in Ukraine could increase hunger and food insecurity for some people in Africa. Most African countries import wheat and vegetable oil from Ukraine and Russia, a region now engulfed in conflict since Russia invade...

JAKARTA, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia on Saturday confirmed 7,951 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 5,956,561, the country's health ministry said. According to the ministry, the death toll from COVID-19 in the country rose by 1...

DILI, EAST TIMOR - Polls have closed in East Timor after Asia's youngest nation held its fifth presidential election since independence on Saturday, with political stability and economic security at the forefront of voters' minds.The 16 presidential ...

JAKARTA, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Timor Leste held a presidential election on Saturday. There are 16 candidates competing in the election, including the incumbent president Francisco Guterres, Nobel Prize laureate Jose Ramos-Horta and former Catholic pri...

ABU DHABI, 17th March, 2022 (WAM) -- His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander o...

JAKARTA, 14th March, 2022 (WAM) -- A strong quake struck off the west coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island early on Monday, sending residents f...

JAKARTA, 10th March, 2022 (WAM) -- At least 253 residents living on the slopes have been evacuated after Mount Merapi released hot clouds that...

JAKARTA, 10th March, 2022 (WAM) -- At least 253 residents living on the slopes have been evacuated after Mount Merapi released hot clouds that ...

ABU DHABI, 7th March, 2022 (WAM) -- His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of...

JAKARTA, 26th February, 2022 (WAM) -- The National Disaster Management Authority of Indonesia has announced that it has vacated around 6,000 p...

JAKARTA, 25th February, 2022 (WAM/Reuters) -- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the near the western coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island on Fr...

ABU DHABI, 9th February, 2022 (WAM) -- Mohammed Saif Al-Suwaidi, Director General of the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development, received Husin Bagis,...