Armenia accuses Azeris of occupying chunk of its territory after clashes
YEREVAN: Armenia on Wednesday accused Azerbaijan of occupying a pocket of its land seized in fierce clashes between the warring neighbours that left more than 150 people dead, jeopardising fledgling peace talks. The fighting that erupted on Tuesday came with Yerevan’s closest ally Moscow distracted by its nearly seven-month war in Ukraine. The scale of […]
Russia hits back after setbacks in Ukraine’s east
KRAMATORSK: Russia said on Tuesday it was carrying out “massive strikes” across the Ukrainian front line and accused Ukrainian soldiers of abusing civilians in territories recaptured in a dramatic counter-offensive. Moscow’s retaliation came after it was forced to pull back its troops from swathes of the northeast, particularly in the Kharkiv region, following Kyiv’s lightning […]
Assam: Over 1500 youths joined miltancy, nearly 8000 surrendered since 2016
Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma said more than 1500 youths of Assam have joined different militant organizations since 2016. CM Himanta informed the Assam Assembly that, a total of 1561 youths of the state have joined five militant outfits since 2016. In a written reply to a query by Congress MLA Debabrata Saikia, […]
Ukraine claims retaking more ground as Russia strikes back
KRAMATORSK: Ukrainian forces said on Monday their lightning counter-offensive took back yet more ground in the past 24 hours, as Russia responded with strikes on some of the recaptured areas. The territorial shifts marked one of Russia’s biggest reversals since its troops were turned back from Kyiv in the earliest days of the nearly seven […]
Madhya Pradesh: 8 cheetahs to be brought by air to Kuno National Park on September 17
Eight cheetahs will be brought to Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno-Palpur National Park by helicopter on September 17 morning, a senior official said on Monday. Prime Minister Modi will release them into quarantine enclosures the same day as part of the cheetah reintroduction programme, he said. The cheetahs will be brought in a cargo flight from southern […]
All eyes on Xi-Putin meeting at SCO summit
LONDON: In his first foreign trip in more than two years since the start of Covid-19, Chinese President Xi Jinping will reach Kazakhstan on Wednesday and meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s summit in the ancient Silk Road city of Samarkand in Uzbekistan, according to Kazakhstan and the Kremlin. While […]
PM Modi inaugurates Centre-State Science Conclave
With the aim to facilitate an ecosystem of technology and innovation, PM Modi on Saturday inaugurated the Centre-State Science Conclave on Saturday via video conferencing. According to Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the first-of-its-kind Conclave will strengthen Centre-State coordination and collaboration mechanisms – in the spirit of cooperative federalism – to build a robust science, technology, […]
Mudslides feared as storm moves into California
HEMET: Firefighters battling a growing blaze outside Los Angeles were bracing Friday for mudslides and flooding as a storm barrels into burn areas. The remnants of a hurricane that hit Mexico could also bring strong winds that could further fan the Fairview fire, prompting wider evacuation orders. The 24,000-acre fire, which erupted on Monday at […]
SC issues notice to MEITY on plea challenging internet shutdown during competitive exams
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on a plea challenging the internet shutdown during competitive exams to prevent cheating. The petitioner, which is a legal services organisation, Software Freedom Law Center has challenged the Internet shutdown during the state level and central examinations seeking direction to […]
Covid lockdown extended in Chinese city
BEIJING: The Chinese megacity of Chengdu has extended a Covid-19 lockdown in most areas, maintaining curbs that have ground business to a halt and confined the majority of its 21 million residents to their homes. China is the last major economy welded to a zero-Covid strategy, tamping down virus flare-ups through a combination of snap […]