Turkiye tells Russia it won’t tolerate instability in northern Syria
ANKARA: Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar told Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu in a call on Tuesday that his country would respond to moves aimed at disrupting stability in northern Syria, his office said, as Ankara gears for talks with Moscow ahead of an expected offensive in the region. President Tayyip Erdogan announced two weeks ago […]
Rahul Gandhi meets Sidhu Moosewala’s parents in his native village
Following the demise of singer-politician Sidhu Moosewala, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today reached Punjab’s Mansa district and met the parents of Moosewala and expressed his grief. Moosewala was gunned down by assailants on May 29 by gangsters close to his ancestral village in broad daylight. The incident took place a day after his security was […]
Johnson wins leadership challenge in UK parliament
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson won a confidence vote on Monday, seeing off a challenge to his leadership brought by lawmakers within his Conservative Party. Johnson won the vote 211 to 148, according to Graham Brady, chairman of the party committee that oversaw the ballot. Johnson earlier defended his record on delivering Brexit, fighting […]
Showing a constant upward trend in the number of cases, India reported 4518 fresh Covid infections and nine 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 25,782 with active cases now constituting 0.06% of the country’s total positive cases. As […]
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% […]