North Korea fires ‘ballistic missile’ into sea
SEOUL: North Korea fired what appeared to be a ballistic missile into the sea on Wednesday, South Korea and Japan said, in the first such launch by Pyongyang this year. In the decade since Kim Jong Un took power North Korea has made rapid progress in its military technology, at the risk of international sanctions. […]
China sees ‘positive’ signs as Covid cases ease in Xian
BEIJING: New Covid-19 cases in the locked-down Chinese city of Xian fell to their lowest in a week, health officials said on Sunday, as residents face their eleventh day under strict home confinement. China has followed a “zero Covid” approach involving tight border restrictions and swift, targeted lockdowns since the virus first surfaced in a […]
Omicron Found In 84 Per Cent Of Covid Samples: Delhi Health Minister
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Monday that according to genome sequencing reports of Dec 30-31, Omicron found in 84 per cent of Covid samples tested. PTI
US to put more liquidity into Afghan economy, says Blinken
WASHINGTON: Outlining US foreign policy goals for 2022, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has promised to look ‘intensely’ at options to put more liquidity into the Afghan economy. At a year-ender news conference on Thursday afternoon, the US foreign policy chief identified “Russia’s aggression toward Ukraine, Iran’s nuclear program, and China’s efforts to challenge the […]
Ashraf Ghani says he had no choice but to flee Kabul
ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan’s former president said he had no choice but to abruptly leave Kabul as the Taliban closed in and denied an agreement was in the works for a peaceful takeover, disputing the accounts of former Afghan and US officials. Former president Ashraf Ghani said in a BBC interview that aired on Thursday that an adviser gave him […]
Rahul Gandhi Slams Centre For ‘Missing’ Covid-19 Vaccination 2021 Target
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday slammed the Modi government for not fulfilling its “promise” to fully vaccinate all eligible beneficiaries against Covid-19 by the end of the year. The government had told the Supreme Court in June that it expected the entire eligible population to be vaccinated against Covid-19 by end of the year. […]
Covid-19 India Update: Omicron Tally Reaches 961, Fresh 13,154 Coronavirus Cases Reported
India logged the highest single day rise of 180 cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, taking the total tally of such infections in the country to 961, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. India’s Omicron tally reaches 961 across 22 states and UTs so far, and 320 people have recovered or […]
41 killed in Burkina Faso ambush including volunteer leader
Militants killed 41 people last week in an attack in northern Burkina Faso, including the prominent leader of a volunteer group helping the country’s military, the government said. Alkassoum Maiga, the government spokesman, announced two days of mourning following the deadly ambush on a convoy in Loroum province on Thursday. Among the victims was Soumaila […]
Night Curfew In Delhi From Monday Over Rising Covid Cases
The night curfew will be in place from 11 pm to 5 am till further orders, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) said. Those exempted from the curfew include government officials, judges and judicial officers, medical personnel, pregnant women and patients, people going on feet to buy essential items, media persons, and people going to […]
24 food trucks sent to Afghanistan
KHYBER: King Salman of Saudi Arabia, Habib Foundation and Al-Khidmat Foundation on Wednesday sent 24 trucks loaded mostly with food items to Afghanistan. Sources at the Torkham border said that Saudi Arabia handed over 16 trucks, Habib Foundation five trucks and Al-Khidmat three trucks to Afghan Taliban authorities at the border crossing. Additional assistant commissioner […]