- World
Young Indian-Americans face race bias as early as preschool: Study
New York: Young Indian-Americans, who are among more than 3.5 million South Asians living in the US, regularly face racial and ethnic discrimination as early as preschool, which influences the development of…
- Middle East
8 Iraqi civilians killed in Islamic State attacks
Baghdad: A total of eight Iraqi civilians were killed and seven others injured in attacks by the Islamic State (IS) terror group in the eastern Diyala province, an official said. On Monday…
- India
Five arrested in Patna for using Dhoni’s name to dupe people
Patna: Patna Police have arrested five people, who were using the name of former cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni. to dupe people through random calls. The accused were operating from a two BHK…
- Middle East
‘Iran ready to return to 2015 nuke deal commitments’
Tehran: Iran is ready to return to its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal, the senior advisor to the country’s Supreme Leader said. “Today, we have necessary nuclear capability, but we do…
- Middle East
26 inmates escape from Lebanon jail
Beirut: Twenty-six prisoners escaped from a Lebanese jail, with eight of them rearrested later, local media reported. Most of the escapees from Jib Jenin prison in the western Bekaa region were held…
- World
Japan hit by record snowfall
Tokyo: A strong winter pressure pattern has brought record snowfall to Japan’s northeastern Tohoku region , with weather officials urging caution for the possible impacts on public transport and power outages. The…
- World
Biden slams antisemitism, says America won’t be silent
Washington: US President Joe Biden said “America will not be silent” as he slammed antisemitism at a White House party to commemorate the second day of Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights.…
- World
Ukraine boosts defence of border with Belarus
Kiev: Amid fears that Russia may be preparing for a fresh attack, Ukraine is boosting the defences of its border with Belarus, a Minister in Kiev has confirmed. Speaking to the BBC…
- World
World comes together to land historic pact, win for planet: Canadian Minister
Montreal: In Montreal at the fifth Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, the world has come together to land a historic deal to protect nature and…
- World
Indigenous people celebrate COP15 deal on nature
Montreal: Following two weeks of often tense negotiations of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), in Montreal, Canada, the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB) praised the text for its “strong language…
- Middle East
Palestinian car-ramming in Tel Aviv deemed ‘terror attack’
Tel Aviv: Police in Israel have determined a recent car-ramming attack carried out by a Palestinian driver in Tel Aviv that injured a motorcyclist a “terrorist attack”. A joint investigation by the…
- Andhra Pradesh
PT Usha, Vijaya Sai Reddy nominated to vice-chairman’s panel
New Delhi: Legendary former athlete and nominated Rajya Sabha member P.T. Usha has been nominated to the panel of vice-chairperson. Announcing the decision, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar said, “This is the first time…
- Telangana
Telangana: ‘It’s a family issue’, says Malla Reddy after criticism by 5 MLAs
Hyderabad: A day after five MLAs of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) took a dig at him over the issue of nominated posts, labour minister Malla Reddy on Tuesday termed it a family…