Sri Lankan troops demolish protest camp
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan security forces demolished the main anti-government protest camp in the capital on Friday, evicting activists in a pre-dawn assault that raised international concern for dissent under the crisis-wracked country’s new pro-Western president. Troops and police Special Task Force commandos wielding batons and armed with automatic assault rifles charged on people blockading the […]
Dinesh Gunawardena appointed Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister
Senior politician Dinesh Gunawardena on Friday took over as Sri Lanka’s prime minister as President Ranil Wickremesinghe swore in his new Cabinet. A stalwart of Sri Lankan politics, Gunawardena, 73. earlier served as the foreign minister and education minister. He was appointed as Home Minister in April by then President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The prime minister’s […]
Sonia Gandhi appears before ED for questioning in National Herald money laundering case
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) here for questioning in the National Herald money laundering case. Gandhi, 75, arrived at the federal probe agency’s headquarters located at Vidyut Lane flanking A P J Abdul Kalam Road in central Delhi a little after noon escorted by her Z+ category CRPF […]
Nasa to launch moon rocket on Aug 29
WASHINGTON: Mark your calendars: Nasa’s Artemis programme to return to the Moon could launch its first uncrewed test flight as soon as August 29, the agency said on Wednesday. Artemis-1 is the first in a series of missions as the United States seeks to return humans to the Moon, build a sustained presence there, and […]
Noida Supertech Twin Towers to be demolished on August 21
Supertech’s twin towers in Noida Sector 93 (A) will be demolished on August 21. On Tuesday, a meeting was held between Noida Authority and Edifice Engineering company in which people from the apartment association were included. Edifice Engineering has submitted a report in which it said the twin towers will be demolished at 2.30 p.m. […]
Death toll in Pakistan boat tragedy touches 26
The death toll in the boat tragedy near Machhka area of Sadiqabad city in Pakistan’s Punjab province has mounted to 26 with the recovery of three more bodies from the Indus river, According to the reports of Geo News, “As many as 23 bodies were retrieved from Indus river after an overloaded boat carrying 75 […]
Twitter claims Musk is ‘slow walking’ trial over $44bn deal
Twitter Inc on Monday accused Elon Musk of trying to “slow walk” the company’s lawsuit to hold him to his $44 billion takeover and urged a September trial to ensure deal financing remains in place, according to a court filing. “Millions of Twitter shares trade daily under a cloud of Musk-created doubt,” the company wrote. “No public […]
Rahul Gandhi slams ruling BJP, accuses of destroying world’s fastest growing economy
Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday hit out at the ruling BJP at the Centre over high taxes and unemployment, accusing it of destroying the world’s fastest growing economy. He said this while sharing a graph on Twitter showing how commodities like curd, paneer, rice, wheat, barley, jaggery and honey are being taxed now. […]
8 killed as Ukraine’s cargo plane crashes in Greece
ATHENS: A Ukrainian cargo plane carrying munitions from Serbia to Bangladesh crashed near the city of Kavala in northern Greece late on Saturday, killing the crew members on board, Serbian authorities and Meridian airline said on Sunday. Drone images from the scene showed smouldering debris from the Antonov An-12 aircraft strewn in fields. Greek authorities […]
Tehran unveils naval drone division
TEHRAN: Iran’s navy on Friday unveiled its first division of ships and submarines capable of carrying armed drones, as US President Joe Biden tours the Middle East. The United States and Israel, the sworn enemies of Iran, have previously accused the Islamic republic of using drones and missiles to attack US forces and Israel-linked ships […]