India

The world's biggest rice exporter India has banned some overseas sales of the grain "with immediate effect", the government said, in a move that could drive international prices even higher.

Comic books, video games and colorful "cosplay" outfits took center stage at Comic-Con as the giant pop culture event kicked off on July 20 without its usual A-list stars due to the Hollywood strike.

Braving the soaring heat, tens of thousands of fans dressed as characters from Wonder Woman to Barbie and Ken flocked to San Diego, California.

Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek is expected to meet with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen this week on the sidelines of the G20 finance ministers' summit in India.

Şimşek will be accompanied by Central Bank Governor Hafize Gaye Erkan.

Redoubling support for war-stricken Ukraine is the "single best" way to aid the global economy, U.S .Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday, along with boosting emerging economies and tackling debt distress.

Ice from Lake Cerknica, the largest intermittent lake in Europe, used to be exported all the way to Mumbai, India, but now the lake might eventually be left dry due to climate change. Water levels have been dropping for years, which increasingly affects the lake's ecosystem.

Türkiye has relinquished its position as the country with the highest number of rejected Schengen visa applications in 2021 to Algeria, while topping the list of countries with the most applications, according to data from a Schengen-related news publishing website.

This was announced by the investment bank Goldman Sachs in its latest forecast.
The main arguments for this assessment are India's population growth, the country's progress in the field of innovation and technology, higher capital investment and rising worker productivity, according to the report, CNBC reports.

Eurobank's deputy chief executive, managing director and head of international operations, Stavros Ioannou, has expressed the bank's desire to eventually gain full control of Hellenic Bank in Cyprus.

Tusk was referring to a law change that would relax visa requirements for citizens from a number of countries including India, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates and Nigeria in order to address shortages in the labour market.

Türkiye, with a population of more than 85.2 million, has ranked 18th among 194 countries in terms of population size last year, which constitutes 1.1 percent of the world's total population, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) has announced.