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 […]
Zelensky visits east Ukraine as Russia makes push in Donbas
KHARKIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday made his first trip to the country’s war-torn east since the launch of Moscow’s invasion, as Russian forces tightened their grip around key cities in the Donbas region. Zelensky’s office posted a video on Telegram of him wearing a bullet-proof vest and being shown destroyed buildings in Kharkiv […]
PM Modi plays Gujarati card in Rajkot
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, keeping the election year in mind, smartly played Mahatma Gandhi’s Swadeshi card, reminding how the Sardar Sarovar project was completed against all odds. He was in Rajkot on Saturday to inaugurate a hospital. Modi said that before 2001, Gujarat had not seen development and growth, but it was due to his […]
G7 nations vow to stop fossil-fuel financing abroad by end of year
BERLIN: Japan for the first time has joined fellow members of the Group of Seven industrialised nations in pledging to end public financing for fossil fuel projects abroad by the end of the year to help combat global warming. “We commit to end new direct public support for the international unabated fossil fuel energy sector […]
Centre releases Rs 324 crore advance from SDRF for flood-hit Assam
Central Government has released an advance of Rs 324 Crore from SDRF to the state of Assam for battling the flood situation. An order issued by the Finance Ministry on May 25 stated, “Keeping in view of the damage caused by floods and landslides in many parts of the State during the first of 2022, […]
Eleven babies die in Senegal hospital blaze
TIVAOUANE: Eleven newborn babies have perished in a hospital fire blamed on an electrical short circuit in Senegal’s western city of Tivaouane, authorities said on Thursday. In the latest in a series of hospital deaths that have exposed the weaknesses of the nation’s healthcare system, President Macky Sall announced the tragedy on Twitter before declaring […]
PM Modi lashes out at KCR govt for promoting political dynasty
Lashing out at the TRS government in Telangana, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that when parties dedicated to one family come to power, members of that family become the biggest faces of corruption. Addressing a public meeting in the state, PM Modi said, “Due to political dynasties, the youth, talents of the country […]
US negotiator terms Iran deal ‘tenuous’, warns of Plan B
WASHINGTON: The US point man on Iran warned on Wednesday of uncertain prospects for reviving a nuclear deal and said Tehran would face a new pressure campaign if it clung to its demands. Rob Malley, who has led more than a year of indirect talks with Iran in Vienna, nonetheless told Congress that President Joe […]
46 held for violence, additional forces rushed to Andhra town
The police in Amalapuram town of Andhra Pradesh have arrested 46 people in connection with Tuesday’s large-scale violence in which houses of a minister and MLA were set afire, a senior official said on Wednesday. Police tightened the security with the deployment of additional forces called from various districts to prevent further flare-up amid reports […]