- Middle East
Intense govt-Houthi fighting leaves 10 killed in Yemen
Aden: At least 10 soldiers were killed on Tuesday in heavy fighting between pro-government Yemeni troops and Houthi militants in the southern province of Dhalea, a military officer said. The intense confrontations broke…
- Middle East
Bahrain’s crown prince to visit Israel soon
Jerusalem: Bahraini Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa has accepted Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s invitation for a historic visit to Israel, Israeli media has reported. The Hebrew-language Ynet news site quoted…
- Middle East
Israel approves AstraZeneca’s Covid drug for people with weakened immune systems
Jerusalem: The Israeli Ministry of Health has approved the administration of AstraZeneca’s Evusheld COVID-19 drug to people with weakened immune systems. The antibody drug, which includes two injections of two types of…
- Bollywood
Bappi Lahiri passes away: Modi, Amit Shah & others offer condolences
Mumbai: Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have expressed deep grief over the demise of singer and music composer Bappi Lahiri. Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah and…
- Entertainment
Renowned music composer Bappi Lahiri passes away at 69
Mumbai: Veteran singer-music director Bappi Lahiri — who wielded the baton at the age of 17 — passed away here late on Tuesday night, an official said. He was 69 and breathed…
- India
75 thousand children get cancer in India every year: WHO
Hyderabad: India is home to at least 20 per cent of the global childhood cancer burden, with nearly 75,000 kids getting cancer every year, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Non-communicable…
- Delhi
Man held for raping 87-year-old woman in Delhi
New Delhi: Delhi Police said on Tuesday that they have arrested a 30-year-old man for allegedly raping an 87-year-old woman at her residence in the national capital’s Tilak Nagar area. The accused,…
- World
Afghanistan: Protest held against Biden’s decision on frozen assets
Kabul: A number of Afghans, including businessmen and money exchangers, held protests in Kabul and other parts of the country against the Biden administration’s decision to divert a part of the frozen…
- Politics
‘Will appeal’, says Tejashwi on Lalu’s conviction in fodder scam
Patna: Following the decision of the special CBI court of Ranchi in the fodder scam case convicting Lalu Prasad, Tejashwi Yadav, the younger son of the former Bihar Chief Minister said that…
- India
Red Fort violence accused Deep Sidhu dies in road accident
New Delhi: Punjabi actor Deep Sidhu, who was arrested in connection with the violence at Red Fort during farmers’ tractor rally on Republic Day 2021, died in a road crash near the…
- India
‘75,000 children get cancer in India every year’
Hyderabad: India is home to at least 20 percent of the global childhood cancer burden, with nearly 75,000 kids getting cancer every year, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Non-communicable diseases,…
- India
‘Our patience is not weakness, Pralhad Joshi on hijab row
Hubballi: Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Mining Pralhad Joshi, commenting on the hijab row in Karnataka, said on Tuesday that the state government has exercised much restraint on this (hijab row)…
- Pakistan
Recognising Taliban govt first will put too much pressure on Pak: Imran Khan
New Delhi: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that if Pakistan becomes the first country to recognise the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan, the international community’s pressure on Islamabad would be “too…
- Politics
Battle for UP: Samajwadi, ‘Tamanchawadi’, ‘parivarwadi’, says Yogi
Lucknow: “Naam Samajwadi Kaam tamanchawadi aur soch parivarwadi” — this is the Samajwadi Party,” said Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath while campaigning in Mainpuri, considered to be a SP bastion. The…
- India
Over 1,000 museums in India instrumental in preserving cultural heritage: Minister
New Delhi: Union Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy on Tuesday said that over 1000 museums in India are instrumental in not just showcasing and preserving our cultural heritage, but also educating the…
