Protesters defy curfew after social media ban in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO: Armed troops in Sri Lanka had a tense confrontation with a crowd protesting a worsening economic crisis on Sunday, after a social media blackout failed to halt another day of anti-government demonstrations. The South Asian nation is facing severe shortages of food, fuel and other essentials — along with record inflation and crippling power […]
Turkish prosecutor seeks transfer of Khashoggi case to Saudi Arabia
ISTANBUL: A Turkish prosecutor on Thursday asked an Istanbul court to dismiss a case into the gruesome murder of Riyadh critic Jamal Khashoggi and transfer it to Saudi Arabia, his Turkish fiancée confirmed. The development comes as Turkey is seeking a thaw in relations with Saudi Arabia, which worsened after the 2018 killing of Khashoggi, […]
Active Covid cases dip to 14,307
With 1,225 new coronavirus infections reported in a day, India’s infection tally rose to 4,30,24,440, while the active cases dipped to 14,307, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 5,21,129 with 28 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise 0.03 per […]
Sri Lanka faces 13-hour blackouts, hospitals stop surgery as crisis deepens
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka announced nationwide 13-hour daily power cuts from Thursday and more hospitals suspended routine surgeries after running out of life-saving medicines, as the cash-strapped island’s economic crisis deepened. The South Asian nation of 22 million people is in its worst economic spiral since independence in 1948, sparked by an acute lack of foreign […]
Russia agrees to scale down fighting at Istanbul talks
ISTANBUL/KYIV: Russia said it would scale down fighting around two Ukrainian cities following talks with Kyiv on Tuesday and raised the possibility of a meeting between the two presidents. The outcome of the face-to-face talks held in Istanbul raised hopes after more than a month of conflict that has left thousands dead and forced millions […]
2 DRG constables injured in IED blasts triggered by Naxals in Chhattisgarh
Two constables of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) were injured on Tuesday after Naxals triggered serial improvised explosive device (IED) blasts in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district, a senior police official said. The incident took place at around 9.15 am in Kurusnar police station area when a joint team of the DRG and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) […]
Deaths of generals expose Russia’s troubles in Ukraine
PARIS: The killing in action of several Russian generals and senior military figures in Ukraine has revealed the extent of the heavy losses and logistical problems encountered by Moscow’s invading army. According to Kyiv, seven Russian generals have been killed since the invasion was launched on Feb 24, in what Western officials say would be […]
Active Covid cases decline to around 16,000
With 1,270 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s total tally of Covid cases rose to 4,30,20,723, while the active cases further declined to 15,859, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll climbed to 5,21,035 with 31 daily fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The […]
EU envoy in Tehran amid hopes to salvage nuclear deal
TEHRAN: A leading European Union diplomat held talks in Tehran on Sunday, Iran’s state-run media reported, amid hopes that an agreement to restore Iran’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers could be completed. The meetings between the EU’s envoy, Enrique Mora, and top Iranian officials come at a sensitive moment for talks to revive the […]
Covid-19: India Records 4,100 More Fatalities, 1,660 Fresh Cases
India’s COVID-19 death toll climbed to 5,20,855 with 4,100 fatalities recorded in a day and Maharashtra reconciling the number of deaths caused by the viral disease in the state, the Union health ministry said on Saturday. A total of 1,660 fresh cases have pushed the country’s COVID-19 tally to 4,30,18,032, while the number of active […]