Cong Prez Poll: Dr Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi & Priyanka Gandhi casts their vote
Voting is underway for the post of Congress President. While Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi have cast their vote at the polling booth set up at the Congress headquarters in Delhi, Rahul Gandhi cast his vote for the party presidential election from the Sanganakallu village in Karnataka’s Ballari district. Besides, former Prime Minister and veteran […]
Iran accuses Biden of ‘inciting chaos’ during protests
TEHRAN: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Sunday accused his US counterpart of “inciting chaos” after President Joe Biden expressed support for protests in the wake of Mahsa Amini’s death in custody. “The remarks of the American president, who is inciting chaos, terror and the destruction of another country, serve as a reminder of the eternal […]
Direct clash with Nato will lead to ‘global catastrophe’: Putin
ASTANA: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that any direct clash of Nato troops with Russia would lead to a “global catastrophe”. “I hope that those who are saying this are smart enough not to take such steps,” Putin said at a news conference in the Kazakh capital Astana following a summit of ex-Soviet […]
Akhlaq lynching: Court convicts BJP leader Sangeet Som for violating govt order
Former BJP MLA Sangeet Som has been found guilty of allegedly defying a government order following Mohammad Akhlaq’s lynching in 2015 by a district court in Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Buddha Nagar district. The court has imposed Rs 800 fine on him. The former Sardhana MLA reportedly delivered an objectionable speech at Bisahda, where section 144 […]
Iraqi MPs elect president after year of deadlock
BAGHDAD: Despite a rocket attack on Baghdad’s Green Zone, Iraqi lawmakers on Thursday elected a new president who swiftly named a prime minister in hopes of ending a year of political gridlock and violence in the war-scarred nation. Abdel Latif Rashid, a 78-year-old Iraqi Kurd, was elected as head of state, replacing Barham Saleh, by […]
Clean energy must double by 2030: WMO
ISLAMABAD: The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), in its 2022 State of Climate Services report released on Tuesday, says the supply of electricity from clean energy sources must be doubled within the next eight years to limit the global temperature increase. Focusing on energy, the multi-agency report emphasised that “otherwise, there is a risk that climate […]
India reports 1957 Covid cases in last 24 hours
India reported 1957 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours, stated the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday. With this, India’s active caseload now stands at 27,374 with active cases now constituting 0.06% of the country’s total positive cases. As per the data shared by the ministry, India’s recovery rate stands […]
Iran intensifies crackdown on anti-govt protests
DUBAI: Iranian security forces intensified a crackdown on anti-government protests in several Kurdish cities on Monday, social media posts and videos showed, pressing efforts to quell unrest ignited by the death of a woman in morality police custody. Protests have swept Iran since Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old from Iran’s Kurdish region, died on Sept 16 […]
Yogi announces three-day state mourning on Mulayam’s death
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has condoled the demise of former CM Mulayam Singh Yadav, and declared a three-day mourning in the state as a mark of respect. The last rites of the departed leader will be held with full state honours. Yogi Adityanath also spoke to Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav and SP […]
‘Miracle’ toddler survived Thailand nursery massacre asleep under blanket
A three-year-old child who managed to survive last week’s massacre at a nursery in northeast Thailand slumbered through the horror under a blanket in the corner of a classroom. Paveenut Supolwong, nicknamed “Ammy”, is normally a light sleeper, but at naptime on Thursday when the killer burst into the nursery and began murdering 22 children, Ammy was […]