World
-
Yemeni leader, UN envoy meet over ongoing peace process
Aden: Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) Chairman Rashad Al-Alimi met UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh over the ongoing peace process. During the meeting, Grundberg briefed Al-Alimi…
-
Telangana man on US student visa burnt alive in car mishap
In a heart-wrenching incident, a 23-year-old man from the Nizamabad district of Telangana, who was on a US student visa, died in a car mishap on Saturday. The victim who is identified…
-
OPEC: Saudi Arabia announces further oil cut of 1M bpd
Riyadh: The group of oil-producing countries resolved on Sunday to extend oil production curbs through 2024 as petrol prices remained stable, according to The Hill. The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and…
-
Linda Yaccarino to take over as new Twitter CEO on Monday, hires key aide
San Francisco: Linda Yaccarino is set to take over as the new Twitter CEO from Monday, as Elon Musk aims to focus more on Tesla and SpaceX, the media reported. Yaccarino, former…
-
Lower emissions during Covid pandemic led to increased warming: Study
New Delhi: The Covid pandemic shutdowns in South Asia greatly reduced the concentration of short-lived cooling particles in the air, but barely affected the levels of long-lived greenhouse gases, leading to stronger…
-
Poles protest in Warsaw against government, demand change
Warsaw: Hundreds of thousands of Poles, including former President Lech Walesa – who had spearheaded the revolt against communist rule in the early 1980s – and former PM Donald Tusk, gathered in…
-
Chinese Defence Minister warns of unbearable disaster in potential US-China war
Singapore: Accusing “some countries” of fuelling an arms race in Asia, China’s Defence Minister, General Li Shangfu on Sunday warned that a war between his country and the US would be an…
-
Sri Lankan President expresses grief over tragic train collision in Odisha
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the people and the government of India following the tragic train accident in Odisha that killed around 275 people. Wickremesinghe…
-
Sri Lanka braces for southwest monsoon with warnings issued
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Department of Meteorology forecasted on Sunday that the southwest monsoon is likely to be gradually established across the country during the next few days. Showers or thundershowers will occur…
-
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin arrives in India on two-day visit
New Delhi: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in India on Sunday on a two-day visit to explore ways to further strengthen bilateral defence cooperation, especially in areas of transfer of critical…
-
14 dead after mountain collapse in China
Chengdu: Fourteen people were confirmed dead and five others remained missing following a mountain collapse on Sunday in Leshan City, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, according to local publicity department. The collapse took…
-
Indian-origin father-son duo arrested for assaulting teenage girls in Canada
Toronto: An Indian-origin man and his son have been arrested and charged in Canada for allegedly assaulting, exploiting and extorting multiple teenage girls over several months. Gurpartap Singh Walia, 56, and his…
-
Odisha train tragedy: UK Foreign Secretary expresses condolences
London: British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has expressed condolences to the families of the victims of the Odisha train tragedy which left over 280 people dead. The crash in Odisha’s Balasore district…
-
People of India are going to defeat BJP: Rahul Gandhi
New York: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said after the Karnataka election victory his party will “decimate” the BJP in Telangana and other state polls, emphasising that it is not just the…
-
Egyptian policeman, 3 Israeli soldiers killed in gunfire on Israel-Egypt border
Jerusalem/Cairo: Three Israeli soldiers and a member of Egyptian security forces were killed in a shootout along the border between Israel and Egypt, according to the two countries’ military statements. The Israeli…
