Turkish, US officials discuss security plans for Kabul airport
ANKARA: Turkish and US military officials met in Ankara on Thursday to discuss plans for Turkish troops to continue securing Kabul’s airport after the withdrawal of US and other Nato troops from Afghanistan. Turkey, Nato’s only majority-Muslim member, has offered to protect and run the Hamid Karzai airport. the main gateway into Afghanistan after the […]
Five Cases Of Covid ‘Delta Plus’ Variant In Madhya Prasdesh; 1 Dead
The state Medical Education Minister Vishwas Sarang on Thursday informed that five persons have so far been found infected with the ‘Delta Plus’ variant of coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh and one of them has died. He said, the other four persons, who were vaccinated against Covid, are fine. “One person from Ujjain, who died, was […]
Turkey welcomes back tourists, hopes to recoup losses
At the Ananas Hotel on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast, the rooms were cleaned, the pool filled and the sun loungers distanced, as staff prepared to welcome back Russian tourists after nearly 20 months of pandemic-induced closure. Hotels in Turkey’s popular Antalya region are ready to reopen after Moscow announced it was lifting flight restrictions to Turkey. […]
India Reports 54,069 New Covid-19 Cases, 1,321 Deaths In A Day
India recorded 54,069 new Covid-19 cases and 1,321 deaths in the last 24 hours. The infection tally rose to 3,00,82,778 and the death toll to 3,91,981. According to the Union Health Ministry data on Thursday, the number of active cases has declined to 6,27,057 and is 2.08 per cent of the total infections. The national COVID-19 […]
India Reports 50,848 New Cases In 24 Hours
New Delhi:India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases crossed the 3-crore mark with one crore infections being added in 50 days. The total tally mounted to 3,00,28,709, with 50,848 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day. The death toll climbed to 3,90,660 with 1,358 fresh fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on […]
Hong Kong’s Apple Daily newspaper says it may shut down
HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s embattled pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily reported on Monday that its board of directors has asked authorities to unfreeze some assets so it can pay salaries and avoid labour violations, and that the board will meet again on Friday to decide if the newspaper will cease operations. Police last week arrested five top editors […]
Ghaziabad Attack: Twitter India Restricts 50 Tweets Related To Alleged Assault Of Muslim Man
Twitter India has restricted 50 tweets in connection with the alleged assault of an elderly Muslim man in Loni, Ghaziabad. As per the information on the Lumen database, Twitter received a legal request from the Indian government on June 17 for actioning 50 tweets. According to Twitter officials, access to tweets pertaining to the video […]
Astronauts install new solar panels on space station
WASHINGTON: A French and an American astronaut embarked on a spacewalk on Sunday to complete the installation of new solar panels to boost power supplies to the International Space Station (ISS), they announced on Twitter. “Here we go again for episode (2) of the new solar array installation spacewalks,” tweeted Thomas Pesquet, a Frenchman with […]
Amid Cabinet Reshuffle Buzz, Nitish Kumar Likely To Meet PM Modi, Nadda Today
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s Delhi visit amid political uproar in the state has given rise to speculations – He is likely to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president JP Nadda and others today, said party functionaries familiar with the matter. The talks will be taking place amidst rising speculations about the expansion of […]
Russia ready for more dialogue if US is willing, says Putin
MOSCOW: The Kremlin was guarded about future dialogue with Washington on Thursday, a day after the first face-to-face meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US counterpart Joe Biden. The two leaders met in Geneva on Wednesday to ease soaring tensions between Moscow and Washington, with relations at their lowest since the end of the […]