Farmers Call Off Protest In Karnal As Haryana Govt Orders Probe Into Aug 28 Incident
Following the unwavering protest staged by the farmers outside the mini secretariat at Karnal, the Haryana government on Saturday finally ordered a probe into last month’s clash involving the farmers and police. The government sent the IAS officer who is at the centre of the row , on leave. Following the government’s decision, the farmers […]
US Navy sets up Gulf drone task force amid Iran tensions
DUBAI: The US Navy’s Fifth Fleet said on Thursday it launched a new task force in the Gulf incorporating drones and artificial intelligence following maritime attacks blamed on Iran. A statement by the US Naval Forces Central Command, or NAVCENT, said the task force would rely on regional and coalition partnerships. “The bottom line on […]
India Logs 34,973 New Covid-19 Cases, 260 Fresh Fatalities Reported
Within a span of 24 hours, India recorded 34,973 new coronavirus infections which took the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,31,74,954. The active cases have gone down to 3,90,646, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The 8 am data suggested that death toll has gone up to 4,42,009 with 260 fresh fatalities. The active cases comprise 1.18 […]
Ashraf Ghani apologises to nation
DUBAI: Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, who fled Kabul as Taliban forces reached the outskirts of the city last month, apologised on Wednesday for the abrupt fall of his government but denied that he had taken millions of dollars with him. In a statement posted on Twitter, Ghani said he had left at the urging […]
COVID-19: India Logs 43,263 New Cases, 338 Fresh Fatalities Reported
Within a span of 24 hours, India recorded 43,263 new cases of coronavirus infections which took the cumulative tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,31,39,981. The active cases have increased to 3,93,614, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The 8 am data suggests that death toll has climbed to 4,41,749 with 338 fresh fatalities, according to the data updated […]
Top Afghan TV network stays on-air despite fear of Taliban
As Taliban fighters entered Kabul on the evening of August 15, executives at Afghanistan’s biggest independent TV network had a tough decision to make: stay on-air or go dark. Tolo kept broadcasting, but like the rest of the country’s TV and radio stations, it now faces a tough and uncertain future under the Taliban, whose return has sent […]
Farmers Continue Protest Outside Karnal Secretariat, Showdown Likely To Continue Until Demands Are Met
Farmers demanding legal action against IAS officer Ayush Sinha for giving police an official order for conducting lathicharge on peasants last month refused to back off and continued staging their protest outside the gates of the district headquarters on Wednesday. Following a futile conversation with the local administration, a huge number of farmers who were […]
Families slam ‘corrupt’ Russia at plane crash trial
THE HAGUE: The traumatised families of 298 people killed in the shooting down of flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014 demanded justice from Russia on Monday as they testified in the Dutch trial of four suspects. People who lost children, parents and siblings in the crash of the Malaysia Airlines plane said they could not […]
64-Year-Old RJD Ex-National Spokesperson To Appear For Medical Entrance Test
At the age of 64 when most people chose to retire from active working life, Shanker Charan Tripathi has decided to begin a new career in medical education. A former national spokesperson of Rashtriya Janata Dal, Tripathi will appear in the upcoming National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) to qualify for the MBBS course. He had attempted […]
Taliban sources claim taking control of Panjshir
KABUL: Taliban forces have taken full control of Afghanistan, including the Panjshir valley where opposition forces had been holding out, three Taliban sources said on Friday as heavy celebratory gunfire was heard in the Afghan capital Kabul. “By the grace of Allah Almighty, we are in control of the entire Afghanistan. The troublemakers have been […]