The Chair

A U.N. committee on Wednesday deferred a decision on who will represent Afghanistan and Myanmar at the United Nations, said the panel's chair, meaning the Afghan Taliban and Myanmar junta will not be allowed into the world body for now.

Fresh talks on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers restarted on Monday, with the EU chair saying he felt "extremely positive" while admitting that "difficult issues" have yet to be tackled.

Britain, currently chair of the G7 group of nations, on Sunday called for an emergency meeting to discuss the Covid crisis, after several European countries announced cases of the new Omicron variant.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is chairing a meeting, attended by top government officials, on the COVID-19 and vaccination situation in the country.

India is looking to bar most private cryptocurrencies when it introduces a new bill to regulate virtual currencies in the winter session of Parliament, the government said.

US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell "is the right person to see us through" the pandemic recovery and the fight against inflation, President Joe Biden said Monday as he nominated Powell for a second term.

President Joe Biden on Monday tapped Jerome Powell to serve a second term as chair of the US Federal Reserve.

The last time Pakistan had an ICC event on its soil was when it co-hosted the 1996 World Cup along with India and Sri Lanka. It has not been able to host many international games in the country since the 2009 terrorist attack on Sri Lankan team bus in Lahore.

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will chair a review meeting on Monday with Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Puducherry to discuss the progress of COVID-19 vaccination in these states.

BJP president JP Nadda on Thursday chaired a meeting on the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections here as the party looks to step up its campaign and prepares poll programmes of its top leaders for the state.

The US Federal Trade Commission said that a federal court should allow an antitrust lawsuit it filed against Meta, formerly known as Facebook, to go forward as the company has "interfered with the competitive process by targeting nascent threats through exclusionary conduct."

As the brainstorming continues on cryptocurrency regulations, certain aspects could be debated at length before digital coins are declared as legal tender in the country. For instance, there have been long discussions on whether crypto should be treated as virtual money or a commodity, or an asset. Last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had chaire...

BCCI president and former India captain Sourav Ganguly has been appointed as the chair of the ICC men's cricket committee, replacing Anil Kumble in the position.

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai will chair a high-level meeting of departments concerned with regard to the latest directions issued by the Commission of Air Quality Management to contain air pollution, officials said on Wednesday.

Amid repeated hooch tragedies in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday chaired a high-level review meeting on the liquor prohibition in the state.

A U.N. committee on Wednesday deferred a decision on who will represent Afghanistan and Myanmar at the United Nations, said the panel's chair, meaning the Afghan Taliban and Myanmar junta will not be allowed into the world body for now.

Fresh talks on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers restarted on Monday, with the EU chair saying he felt "extremely positive" while admitting that "difficult issues" have yet to be tackled.

Britain, currently chair of the G7 group of nations, on Sunday called for an emergency meeting to discuss the Covid crisis, after several European countries announced cases of the new Omicron variant.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is chairing a meeting, attended by top government officials, on the COVID-19 and vaccination situation in the country.

India is looking to bar most private cryptocurrencies when it introduces a new bill to regulate virtual currencies in the winter session of Parliament, the government said.

US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell "is the right person to see us through" the pandemic recovery and the fight against inflation, President Joe Biden said Monday as he nominated Powell for a second term.

President Joe Biden on Monday tapped Jerome Powell to serve a second term as chair of the US Federal Reserve.

The last time Pakistan had an ICC event on its soil was when it co-hosted the 1996 World Cup along with India and Sri Lanka. It has not been able to host many international games in the country since the 2009 terrorist attack on Sri Lankan team bus in Lahore.

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will chair a review meeting on Monday with Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Puducherry to discuss the progress of COVID-19 vaccination in these states.

BJP president JP Nadda on Thursday chaired a meeting on the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections here as the party looks to step up its campaign and prepares poll programmes of its top leaders for the state.

The US Federal Trade Commission said that a federal court should allow an antitrust lawsuit it filed against Meta, formerly known as Facebook, to go forward as the company has "interfered with the competitive process by targeting nascent threats through exclusionary conduct."

As the brainstorming continues on cryptocurrency regulations, certain aspects could be debated at length before digital coins are declared as legal tender in the country. For instance, there have been long discussions on whether crypto should be treated as virtual money or a commodity, or an asset. Last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had chaire...

BCCI president and former India captain Sourav Ganguly has been appointed as the chair of the ICC men's cricket committee, replacing Anil Kumble in the position.

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai will chair a high-level meeting of departments concerned with regard to the latest directions issued by the Commission of Air Quality Management to contain air pollution, officials said on Wednesday.

Amid repeated hooch tragedies in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday chaired a high-level review meeting on the liquor prohibition in the state.