Tim Paine confident for Ashes after surgery
SYDNEY: Australian Test captain Tim Paine Friday said he was “extremely confident” of being ready for the Ashes against England after invasive neck surgery. The 36-year-old went under the knife on Tuesday after suffering severe pain in his neck and left arm due to a bulging disc which was hampering his ability to train at […]
Biden, other world leaders try to hammer out next steps on climate
OKLAHOMA CITY: President Joe Biden tried to hammer out the world’s next steps against rapidly worsening climate change in a private, virtual session with a small group of other global leaders on Friday, and announced a new US-European pledge to cut climate-wrecking methane leaks. Ever-grimmer findings from scientists this year that the world is nearing […]
84-year-old Kerala woman gets both doses of Covid vaccine 30 minutes apart
An 84-year-old Kerala woman was administered two doses of the Covid vaccine within a gap of 30 minutes. The incident was reported from the state-run-hospital at Aluva in Ernakulum district. Thandamma Pappu, who was accompanied by her son for the vaccination, said: “I was given the first dose and I returned from the room and […]
Unicef urges all states to reopen schools
MANILA: The United Nations children’s agency Unicef has urged education authorities to reopen schools as soon as possible in countries where millions of students are still not allowed to return to classrooms 18 months into the Covid-19 pandemic. Schools in around 17 countries remain fully closed, while those in 39 countries remain partially closed, according […]
India Should Focus On Both Physical And Cyber Security: Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria
Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria has said there is a need for critical analysis to enhance operational preparedness and the focus (of India) should be on maintenance practices, robust at both physical levels and at cyber security. He was addressing the annual commanders’ conference of the Indian Air Force’s Central Air Command in Allahabad in […]
$12m seized from former Afghan officials
KABUL: Afghanistan’s central bank said on Wednesday that the Taliban had seized more than $12 million in cash and gold from the homes of former government officials, as a financial crunch threatens the group’s rule one month after they took back power. Most government employees have yet to return to work — and in many […]
India, Italy sign MoU on disaster management
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Italy on cooperation in the field of Disaster Risk Reduction and Management. The MoU was signed in June this year between the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) (India) and the Department of Civil Protection (Italy) on Cooperation in the field of […]
Taliban probing bank accounts linked to former Afghan officials
KABUL: The Taliban are investigating the accounts of former high-ranking Afghan government members to check for ill-gotten gains, officials said on Tuesday. The investigation may lead to the freezing of assets and accounts of former civil servants, ministers and lawmakers, an official at Da Afghanistan Bank said. A manager of a private bank confirmed a […]
CJI Slams Centre For Delay In Tribunal Appointments, Says Litigants Can’t Be Left In Lurch
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to make tribunal appointments within two weeks, which are facing a severe crunch of presiding officers as well as judicial and technical members, and inform the court of reasons if persons from the recommended list are left out in the process. There are around 250 posts lying […]
North Korea tests new long-range cruise missiles
North Korea said on Monday that it successfully tested new long-range cruise missiles over the weekend, the first known testing activity in months. The state-run Korean Central News Agency reported that the missiles showed they can hit targets 1,500km away on Saturday and Sunday. State media published photos of a projectile being fired from a […]