Sun 02 May 2021: The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un slammed South Korea for failing to stop anti-Pyongyang leaflets flown by a defector group last week, calling it an “intolerable provocation” and warning of “corresponding action.” Kim Yo-jong made the remarks in a statement carried by the official Korean Central News Agency, saying […]
Continue Reading
Sat 01 May 2021: The top-ranking military officer of the Afghan Armed Forces Yasin Zia confirmed on Saturday that the United States and its allies began withdrawing troops from the country. “The withdrawal of foreign troops has actually begun,” the Chief of General Staff of the Afghan army said at a press conference. Ahead of […]
Continue Reading
Sat 01 May 2021: Fire broke out at Bharuch Welfare Hospital at 1 am on Saturday. According to district collector Dr Modhya, at least 18 Covid-19 patients lost their lives in the incident. The patients died due to the fire and resultant smoke, Bharuch Superintendent of Police Rajendrasinh Chudasama said. A total of around 70 […]
Continue Reading
Sat 01 May 2021: India on Saturday recorded 401,993 daily cases, Health Ministry figures show — a new global record. The ministry said the overall coronavirus mark has now surpassed 19 million, while the death toll stands at 211,853, including 3523 new fatalities. India has added more than 300,000 daily cases for nine consecutive days […]
Continue Reading
Fri 30 April 2021: Facebook hid posts with a hashtag calling for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s resignation by mistake, not because of the Indian authorities’ request, Andy Stone, Facebook spokesperson, told BuzzFeed news. On Wednesday, the social network temporarily hid all posts with the hashtag #ResignModi citing community safety violation. All the posts were […]
Continue Reading
Fri 30 April 2021: Television journalist and senior anchor Rohit Sardana died of Covid on Friday, leaving journalists and others who knew him shocked and heartbroken. Rohit Sardana was with Aaj Tak and anchored a popular show ‘Dangal‘ that featured debates on current affairs. He earlier worked with Zee News, where he used to host […]
Continue Reading
Fri 30 April 2021: Coronavirus crisis in India calls for introspection. There have been lapses And failures. Though it’s true that nobody could have predicted such a big surge, India could have been better prepared. It’s also true that mass religious and political events could have been called off. A blame game in the middle […]
Continue Reading
Fri 30 April 2021: US troops have started to leave Afghanistan as part of the Biden administration’s plan to fully leave the war-ravaged country after 20 years of conflict, CNN reported Thursday. Fewer than 100 troops, along with military equipment, have been moved largely by aircraft, the report said, citing several U.S. defense officials. President […]
Continue Reading
Thu 29 April 2021: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said he had ordered a full-scale inquiry into the reports of mistreatment of overseas Pakistanis by the country’s embassy in Saudi Arabia. “On my directive, a high-powered investigation is underway to probe the Ambassador and staff on the complaints of mistreatment meted out to Pakistanis,” […]
Continue Reading
Thu 29 April 2021: India has registered 379,257 new COVID-19 cases within the past 24 hours, marking the largest daily increase since the start of the outbreak, the national Ministry of Health said on Thursday. Two or three months into the COVID-19 crisis, Mumbai gravedigger Sayyed Munir Kamruddin stopped wearing personal protective equipment and gloves. As […]
Continue Reading
