Active Covid Cases In Country Rise To 3,552
NEW DELHI, Dec 29: India recorded 268 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases increased to 3,552, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.46 crore (4,46,77,915). The death toll stands at 5,30,698 with two fatalities with one reconciled by Kerala and one death reported from […]
Fly away home: Rare Eastern Sarus cranes released in Thailand
BURIRAM: As the sun came up, 13 Thai Eastern Sarus cranes were released over a rippling reservoir in northeast Thailand, the latest effort to revive the almost-extinct species in the kingdom. More commonly known as Thai cranes, the birds nearly disappeared from the country roughly 50 years ago — they were last spotted in the […]
Home Ministry gives NOC for name change of two places in Uttar Pradesh
The Union Home Ministry has given its consent to change the names of two places in Uttar Pradesh following recommendations from the state government, officials said on Tuesday. The ‘no-objection’ certificates were issued by the ministry for changing the name of municipal council ‘Mundera Baazar’ in Gorakhpur district to ‘Chauri-Chaura’ and that of ‘Telia Afghan’ […]
Rahul harbouring bitterness over loss of political power: Ravi Shankar
Senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad charged Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with harbouring ‘talkhi’ (bitterness) over loss of political power and speaking of ‘mohabbat’ (love) during the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ to hide the same. The former Union minister also made a veiled reference to leaders like Kanhaiya Kumar, saying “people who have ‘nafrat’ (hatred) for […]
China’s health system braces for Covid peak
BEIJING: China is expecting a peak in Covid-19 infections within a week, a health official said, with authorities predicting extra strain on the country’s health system even as they downplay the disease’s severity and continue to report no fresh deaths. In the face of a surging outbreak and widespread protests against its “zero-Covid” regime of […]
‘Faux pas’ insult by Ardern raises $63,000 for charity
WELLINGTON: A signed transcript of a parliamentary exchange in which New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern called a political rival an “arrogant prick” raised more than $63,000 for charity when bidding closed on Thursday in an online auction. “Can’t say I expected this,” Ardern posted on social media after what she described as her “faux […]
Rahul attacks BJP
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday targeted the BJP, saying while one ideology gives benefits to a select few, another is the voice of the people, farmers and labourers. As the Bharat Jodo Yatra led by him crossed over into Haryana from Rajasthan this morning, Gandhi also said that inflation and unemployment are the biggest […]
Thousands without power after quake rattles California
SAN FRANCISCO: A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of northern California on Tuesday injured two people, damaged a bridge and several roads and left thousands of homes and businesses without power. The earthquake struck at 2:34am local time and was about 10 miles (16.1 km) deep, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. […]
31 sailors go missing as Thai navy ship sinks
PRACHUAP KHAN: Thai military frigates and helicopters kept up the search late on Monday for 31 sailors missing after a naval vessel sank, with dozens of others already hauled from the choppy waters. The HTMS Sukhothai capsized late on Sunday as it was patrolling the Gulf of Thailand, about 37 kilometres off the Southeast Asian […]
Japan embarks on defence overhaul to counter China’s ‘strategic challenge’
TOKYO: Japan approved a major defence policy overhaul on Friday, including a significant spending hike, as it warned China poses the “greatest strategic challenge ever” to its security. In its largest defence shake-up in decades, Japan vowed to increase security spending to two percent of GDP by 2027, reshape its military command, and acquire new […]