Clashes as tens of thousands protest Covid rules in Belgium
BRUSSELS: Police fired water cannon and tear gas on Sunday at stone-throwing protesters after tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through Brussels against Covid-19 rules. Authorities estimated that around 50,000 people paraded through the Belgian capital — the largest in a spate of protests in the city over the past months. Clashes broke out close […]
Children must lead ‘vocal for local’ movement: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday appealed to children to lead the ‘vocal for local’ and ‘self-reliant India’ campaigns by drawing a list of foreign-made household items and urging their families to buy Indian. After conferring digital National Children’s Awards for 2021 and 2022 using block chain technology developed by IIT Delhi, the PM credited […]
Russia asks Nato to forgo Ukraine’s inclusion
MOSCOW: Russia maintained a tough posture amid the tensions over its troop buildup near Ukraine, with a top diplomat warning on Wednesday that Moscow will accept nothing less but watertight US guarantees precluding Nato’s expansion to Ukraine. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, who led the Russian delegation at the security talks with the US in […]
Indian Army seeks assistance from PLA to locate and return missing Arunachal youth
The Indian Army has sought assistance of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to locate missing boy Miram Taron on their side and return him as per established protocol, sources in defence establishment said on Thursday. Arunachal Pradesh’s MP Tapir Gao said on Wednesday that PLA on Tuesday kidnapped a 17-year-old boy from inside the Indian […]
India extends ban on scheduled international flights till February 28
New Delhi, Jan 19: Amid rising concerns over the Omicron variant of COVID-19, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday extended the ban on commercial international passenger flights till February 28. In a circular issued by DGCA, it said that the competent authority has decided to extend the suspension of Scheduled International commercial […]
26 killed in Afghan earthquake
HERAT: At least 26 people were killed after an earthquake hit western Afghanistan on Monday, an official said. The victims died when roofs of their houses collapsed in Qadis district in the western province of Badghis, spokesman for the province Baz Mohammad Sarwary said. The shallow quake was magnitude 5.3, according to the US Geological […]
Identities of 2 Indians killed in drone attack in UAE established; 2 Indians among 6 injured
The identities of the two Indian nationals killed in Monday’s suspected Houthi drone attacks near the Abu Dhabi airport that sparked multiple explosions in the United Arab Emirates’ capital have been established, the Indian Embassy said on Tuesday. The mission also said that two Indians were among six injured in the attacks. The two were […]
2.47 lakh new Covid cases reported; active cases highest in 7 months
India logged 2,47,417 new coronavirus infections, the highest in 236 days, taking the total tally of Covid cases to 3,63,17,927, which includes 5,488 cases of the omicron variant, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The country saw a single-day jump of 620 cases of the omicron variant, the highest so far, […]
Boris Johnson faces ‘lockdown party’ hangover
LONDON: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday faced a furious backlash over new claims of a breach of coronavirus restrictions by his team on top of a slew of recent scandals. London’s Metropolitan Police said they were in contact with the Cabinet Office about the May 2020 gathering in the garden of Johnson’s Downing Street residence […]
Compete and conquer is the mantra of new India: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said ‘compete and conquer’ is the mantra of new India with the youth writing the code of global prosperity. Modi was speaking on National Youth Day, celebrated annually to mark the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. Addressing the event in virtual mode, the PM said India is entering the […]