Erdogan lifts objections to Finland’s Nato bid
ANKARA: President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Turkiye’s parliament will begin ratifying Finland’s Nato bid, but not that of Sweden, removing the biggest remaining hurdle to enlarging the Western defence alliance as war continues to rage in Ukraine. Speaking in Ankara alongside Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto, Erdogan said Helsinki won Turkiye’s blessing after taking […]
796 Fresh Covid Infections In India, Active Cases Cross 5K After 109 Days
NEW DELHI, Mar 17: India on Friday recorded a single-day rise of 796 coronavirus infections, while the number of active cases surpassed 5,000 after 109 days, according to Union health ministry data. The total tally of COVID-19 cases now stands at 4.46 crore (4,46,93,506). The death toll increased to 5,30,795 with five fatalities, the data […]
Next-generation spacesuit for Nasa mission to Moon unveiled
HOUSTON: Nasa and the private aerospace company Axiom Space unveiled a prototype on Wednesday of the next-generation spacesuit that astronauts will wear on the next mission to the Moon. The suit revealed at an event at the Johnson Space Centre in Houston features greater flexibility and thermal protection than those worn by the Apollo astronauts […]
N. Korea launches missiles as US, South kick off major drills
SEOUL: North Korea said on Monday it had test-fired two strategic cruise missiles from a submarine, as South Korea and the United States kicked off their largest joint military exercises in five years. Nuclear-armed Pyongyang said the test verified its “nuclear war deterrence means in different spaces” as it slammed the drills — known as […]
Iran says above 100 people arrested over schoolgirl poisonings
Iran has announced over 100 arrests nationwide over the mystery poisonings of thousands of schoolgirls, charging that the unidentified alleged perpetrators may have links with “hostile” groups. In the wave of cases since late November, schoolgirls have suffered fainting, nausea, shortness of breath and other symptoms after reporting “unpleasant” odours on school premises, with some […]
Blast in Afghanistan’s Balkh province kills one, injures 5
A blast hit the capital of Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province on Saturday, police said, killing one person and wounding five a few days after the death of the province’s governor in an explosion claimed by the militant group Islamic State. “A blast has taken place in the second police district of Balkh,” said Mohamad Asif […]
BJP launches fresh attack on Rahul for remarks in UK
New Delhi: The BJP on Tuesday mounted a fresh attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his reported comments in the UK as to why Europe and the US, the defenders of democracies, were oblivious to how a huge chunk of democracy in India had come undone. The saffron party fielded senior leader Ravi Shankar […]
Turkiye quake damage estimated to exceed $100bn: UN
Damage from the catastrophic earthquake that struck Turkiye and Syria last month has been estimated at over $100 billion for Turkiye alone, the United Nations said on Tuesday. “Already it is clear that just the damages alone will amount to more than $100bn,” Louisa Vinton of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) told reporters via video […]
Kejriwal extends support to Kapil Sibal’s new platform Insaaf
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday exhorted everyone to join lawyer and MP Kapil Sibal’s newly launched platform Insaaf to fight injustice. Sibal, an independent Rajya Sabha member, announced on Saturday he was setting up a new platform called Insaaf to fight “injustice” prevailing in the country, and sought support of the […]
China beating West in race for critical technologies, report says
Canberra: China leads the world in 37 out of 44 critical technologies, with Western democracies falling behind in the race for scientific and research breakthroughs, a report by an Australian think tank has found. China is in a position to become the world’s top technology superpower, with its dominance already spanning defence, space, robotics, energy, […]