Numerous Gaza-Based Journalists’ WhatsApp Accounts Blocked
A few hours after the latest cease-fire took effect in the Gaza Strip, a number of Palestinian journalists in the coastal enclave found they were blocked from accessing WhatsApp messenger — a crucial tool used to communicate with sources, editors and the world beyond the blockaded strip. The Associated Press reached out to 17 journalists […]
‘Truth Remains Unafraid’ Says Rahul Gandhi About Toolkit Issue
“Truth remains unafraid,” stated Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday, after the Delhi Police issued a notice to Twitter India in conjunction with an investigation into a complaint involving the alleged “COVID toolkit.” After two police teams descended on Twitter’s offices in Delhi and Gurgaon on Monday, the Congress said that the “cowardly raid” by […]
Cable car crash leaves 13 dead in Italy
ROME: At least 13 people died and three were seriously injured on Sunday when a cable car linking Italy’s Lake Maggiore with a nearby mountain in the Alps plunged 20 metres to the ground, local officials and rescuers said. The Stresa-Mottarone cable car takes tourists and locals from the town on Lake Maggiore, almost 1,400 […]
Uttar Pradesh: To Avoid Vaccination, Villagers Jump Into River After Spotting Health Officials
While instances of vaccine hesitancy have been regularly reported from many parts of India, in a one-of-a-kind incident, a group of people in Uttar Pradesh’s Sisaurha village jumped into a river after sighting a group of healthcare workers, who had visited the village to carry out the Covid inoculation drive. The villagers reportedly resorted to […]
Ceasefire holding in Gaza as international aid arrives
The ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian fighters in Gaza was holding on Saturday, as humanitarian aid began to enter the Israeli-blockaded enclave ravaged by 11 days of aerial bombardment by the Israeli military. As thousands of displaced Palestinians returned to their homes, international focus turned to the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, shattered by Israeli […]
4.5 Million Air India Passengers’ Data Leaked Due To Cyberattack
Personal information including name, date of birth, contact information, passport information, ticket information and credit card details of as many as 4.5 million Air India passengers was leaked in February due to a sophisticated cyberattack carried out on the national air carrier’s passenger service system provider SITA, the airline said on Friday. While the extent […]
Beijing, Washington argue over naval activity in South China Sea
BEIJING: China on Thursday issued its second protest in as many days over United States naval activity in the region, drawing an unusually sharp response from the US 7th Fleet, which accused Beijing of attempting to assert illegitimate maritime rights at the expense of its neighbours. A statement from the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army’s Southern […]
Pilot dies as MiG-21 crashes in Punjab’s Moga
An Indian Air Force MiG-21 Bison fighter aircraft crashed in a field near Langeana Kalan village, 24 km from Moga district headquarters, around 11.30 pm on Thursday, killing pilot Sqn Ldr Abhinav Choudhary. The aircraft was on a routine training sortie when the mishap took place. The pilot was returning to Suratgarh in Rajasthan after […]
Lebanon’s foreign minister quits over anti-Saudi remarks
BEIRUT: Lebanon foreign minister Charbel Wehbe stepped down on Wednesday and was swiftly replaced after comments he made irked Saudi Arabia, as cash-strapped Beirut scrambles to avoid a diplomatic fallout with the wealthy Gulf state. Wehbe said in a televised debate on Monday that the Islamic State (IS) group’s rise in the region had been […]
Covid Home-Testing Kit Approved By ICMR
A home-based rapid testing (RAT) kit for Covid-19 got a nod from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Wednesday. The ICMR advised should be used only on symptomatic individuals and on immediate contacts of laboratory confirmed positive cases and issued guidelines for its usage. The country’s top health research body said that the […]