Biden team revives Asia focus despite preoccupation with Ukraine
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden was clear from the moment he entered office — China is the main international competitor and should be the top concern for US foreign policy. Then Russia invaded Ukraine. After months devoted to supporting Ukraine and punishing Russian President Vladimir Putin, his US counterpart is shifting focus, at least temporarily, back […]
Corruption poses biggest challenge to nation, says Punjab CM
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday said that corruption poses biggest challenge to the nation. While speaking at the golden jubilee ceremony of the Nagpur edition of the newspaper Lokmat, he said, “Corruption is the biggest challenge in front of the country and Punjab. The AAP, after coming to power, started an anti-corruption helpline […]
Joe Biden meets with G7 leaders, Ukraine’s Zelenskiy to discuss war
US President Joe Biden met with his G7 counterparts and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday to discuss Russia’s war in Ukraine and new measures to punish Moscow. Biden, who has lauded unity among the Group of Seven large economies in standing up to Russian President Vladimir Putin, was scheduled to meet by video conference […]
Ukraine accuses Russia of violating ceasefire during evacuation operation
KYIV: Local authorities in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol accused Russian forces on Friday of opening fire on a car on its way to evacuate civilians from a vast steel works, killing a fighter and violating a ceasefire agreement. Russia did not immediately comment on the Mariupol city council’s statement. Moscow has denied targeting civilians […]
UN chief calls for end to ‘cycle of death, destruction’ in Ukraine
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for an end to the “cycle of death and destruction” in Ukraine. As he briefed the UN Security Council on his shuttle diplomacy last week in Russia and Ukraine, Guterres said that he “did not mince words” when he spoke with the presidents of Russia and Ukraine about […]
India reports 3205 Covid cases, daily cases again breach 3000 mark
The daily COVID-19 infections in India again crossed the mark of 3000 with country reporting 3205 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 19,509 with active cases now constituting 0.05% of the country’s total positive cases. […]
Ukraine gets 4.5bn euros in int’l aid since start of conflict
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said Ukraine has received 4.5 billion euros (about $4.73 billion) in financial international aid since the start of the conflict with Russia, the government press service said. Over the past week, Ukraine received $500 million in grant funds from the World Bank, Shmyhal added on Tuesday. “We are especially […]
India’s peak power demand touches all-time high 207,111 MW
Amid a severe heatwave sweeping across India, the peak power demand in the country touched an all-time high of 207,111 MW on Friday, the Ministry of Power said. The Country touched an all-time high of 207,111 MW on Friday, the Ministry of Power said. “The maximum All India demand met touched 207111 MW at 14:50hrs […]
Afghanistan’s supreme leader wants world to recognise Taliban govt
KABUL: Afghanistan’s supreme leader called again on Friday for the international community to recognise the Taliban government, saying the world had become a “small village” and proper diplomatic relations would help solve the country’s problems. No nation has formally recognised the regime installed by the Taliban after they seized power in August and reintroduced the […]
Delhi reels under coal crisis; power supply may get hit
The Delhi government has expressed concern over the possible shortage of coal in the power plants that supply electricity to the national capital. Disruption in power supply from Dadri and Unchahar thermal power plants may hit 24-hour power supply to Delhi Metro, hospitals and other important institutions in the national capital. Therefore, the Delhi government […]