Xi refuses to oblige Biden over Russia condemnation
WASHINGTON: Chinese President Xi Jinping told his counterpart Joe Biden in a video call on Friday that the war in Ukraine must end as soon as possible and called on Nato nations to hold a dialogue with Moscow, but did not assign blame to Russia for the invasion. In the call, which lasted nearly two […]
The Kashmir Files director gets ‘Y’ category security
Film director Vivek Agnihotri, who has kicked up a political storm with his movie The Kashmir Files based on the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Kashmir Valley due to terrorism, has been given ‘Y’ category security with CRPF commando cover. Official sources said the ‘Y’ category security has been given to Agnihotri because of his […]
Taliban to open high schools for girls next week
KABUL: The Taliban will allow girls around Afghanistan to return to class when high schools open next week, an education official said on Thursday, after months of uncertainty over whether the group would allow full access to education for girls and women. “All schools are going to open to all boys and girls,” Aziz Ahmad […]
US, Iran ‘close to deal’ on reviving nuclear pact
WASHINGTON: The United States and Iran are near to reaching an agreement over reviving the 2015 deal on limiting Tehran’s nuclear weapons program, the State Department said on Wednesday. “We are close to a possible deal, but we’re not there yet,” said State Department spokesman Ned Price. “We do think the remaining issues can be […]
India logs 2,876 new Covid infections, 98 more deaths
India logged 2,876 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of Covid cases to 4,29,98,938, while the active cases dipped to 32,811, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll climbed to 5,16,072 with 98 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed. The active cases comprised 0.08 per […]
Israeli troops kill two Palestinians in West Bank clashes
NABLUS: Israeli troops killed two Palestinians in separate shootings in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, the latest in a flurry of deadly clashes as a US envoy tours the region seeking to ease tensions. A 16-year-old died in an exchange of fire with troops carrying out an arrest raid outside the northern city of […]
Sabotage at nuclear site thwarted, says Iran
DUBAI: Iranian state television reported on Monday that security forces had thwarted planned sabotage at the country’s major Fordow nuclear site by a network recruited by Israel, and that the forces had made several arrests. Iran has accused Israel of carrying out several attacks on facilities linked to its nuclear programme and of killing its […]
Seven dead in Delhi slum fire
As many as seven people, including an 11-year-old child, were charred to death in a major fire that broke out at Gokalpuri village of the national capital, an official said on Saturday. The official informed that they received a call about the fire incident around 1.00 a.m. near pillar no 12, Gokalpuri village in north […]
China locks down Changchun amid surge in Covid cases
SHANGHAI: A Chinese city of nine million was ordered into lockdown on Friday and Shanghai shut its schools as authorities scrambled to halt a Covid-19 outbreak that has pushed nationwide cases to their highest levels in two years. Changchun, the capital of northeastern Jilin province and an important industrial base, ordered residents to stay at […]
Thank you sir: Kejriwal after Modi congratulates AAP for its victory in Punjab
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he congratulated the Aam Aadmi Party for its victory in the Punjab Assembly elections. In a tweet, the prime minister had on Thursday night congratulated the AAP. “I would like to congratulate AAP for their victory in the Punjab elections. I assure […]