Blasts from Russian missile strikes rock Kyiv
KYIV: Russia struck Ukraine’s capital Kyiv with missiles early on Sunday for the first time in more than a month, while Ukrainian officials said a counter-attack on the main battlefield in the east had retaken half of the city of Sievierodonetsk. Dark smoke could be seen from many miles away after the attack on two […]
PM to launch global environment initiative
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch a global initiative ‘Lifestyle for the Environment (LiFE) Movement’ tomorrow via video conferencing. The launch will initiate ‘LiFE Global Call for Papers’ inviting ideas and suggestions from academics, universities and research institutions etc to influence and persuade individuals, communities and organisations across the world to adopt an environment conscious […]
Myanmar junta to carry out first judicial executions in decades
YANGON: Myanmar’s junta will execute a former lawmaker from Aung San Suu Kyi’s party and a prominent democracy activist, both of whom were convicted of terrorism, in the country’s first judicial executions since 1990, a spokesman told AFP on Friday. Four people, including former MP Phyo Zeya Thaw and democracy activist Ko Jimmy, “who were […]
PM Modi Says UP will give momentum to India’s growth story
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that Uttar Pradesh will give momentum to India’s growth story. He said the youth of Uttar Pradesh have the ability to give wings to the dreams of corporates and businessmen. “Your dreams will be realised by the commitment and passion of the youth,” he stated. Addressing the Third […]
‘Russia controls fifth of Ukraine’ as war’s 100th day looms
SOLEDAR: Russian forces hammered Ukrainian positions in the Donbas region on Thursday, as Kyiv said Moscow was in control of 20 percent of Ukrainian territory on the eve of the war’s 100th day. Vladimir Putin’s troops have set their sights on capturing eastern Ukraine since being repelled from around the capital Kyiv after their invasion […]
India reports 2745 fresh Covid cases in last 24 hours
India reported 2745 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours, stated the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday. With this, India’s active caseload now stands at 18,386 with active cases now constituting 0.04% of the country’s total positive cases. As per the data shared by the ministry, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.74% […]
Russian troops take partial ‘control’ of Ukrainian city
KYIV/THE HAGUE: Russian forces have taken partial control of a key industrial city in eastern Ukraine, a regional governor said on Tuesday, hours after European Union leaders struck a deal to ban more than two-thirds of Moscow’s oil imports. Severodonetsk is one of several urban hubs that lie on Russia’s path to capturing the Donbas’s […]
India, Japan join hands to help Sri Lanka during economic crisis
Amid the ongoing crisis in Sri Lanka, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida have come together to join hands in an aim to aid the nation’s economic issues. In the meeting that happened on May 24, on the sidelines of the powerful regional grouping, the ‘Quadrilateral Security Dialogue’ (QSD) meeting, Colombo […]
Rumours about Putin’s health swirl in Europe
The European press is awash with rumours that Russian President Vladimir Putin is not in the best of health; The Guardian claims that according to “unconfirmed and unverifiable reports”, he is suffering from cancer or Parkinson’s disease. There is also talk that the Russian leader “has survived a coup attempt or, as some tabloids think, he is already […]
India reports 2706 Covid cases, 25 deaths in last 24 hours
India reported 2706 fresh Covid cases and 25 deaths in the last 24 hours, stated the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday. With this, India’s active caseload now stands at 17,698 with active cases now constituting 0.04% of the country’s total positive cases. As per the data shared by the ministry, India’s recovery rate […]