World
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Biden’s India envoy pick should be charged with perjury: Ex-Spokeswoman
New Delhi: The one-time chief spokeswoman of Eric Garcetti, the Mayor of Los Angeles and President Joe Biden’s nominee to be Ambassador to India, has filed a complaint with local, state and…
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Germany set to lift most Covid restrictions by March 20
Berlin: The German government has agreed on a three-step plan to gradually lift most of the Covid-19 restrictions by March 20 as the country’s seven-day Covid-19 incidence rate has continued to fall.…
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Global Covid caseload reaches 419.4 million
Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 419.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.86 million and vaccinations to over 10.30 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest…
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Ukraine: What would a Russian invasion actually look like?
Somerset: Despite suggestions to the contrary from the Kremlin, Ukraine remains surrounded by Russian troops, both along its long border with Russia and from within occupied Crimea. The Russian Federation has deployed…
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Biden believes Russia will invade Ukraine in the next several days
New York: US President Joe Biden said on Thursday that he believes Russia will invade Ukraine in the next several days, noting that Russia has added more troops to the border, The…
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Musk recalls billionaire who once said Tesla would fail
San Francisco: Elon Musk has revealed that billionaire investor and Vice President of Berkshire Hathaway Charlie Munger once told him that Tesla would fail. On Wednesday, the 98-year-old investor said cryptocurrencies should…
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Russia’s claim that it’s moving troops away from Ukraine border is false: US
New Delhi: Russia’s claim that it is moving troops away from the border with Ukraine is “false”, a senior US official said, adding that 7,000 extra troops have arrived in recent days.…
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Australian unemployment rate stable
Canberra: The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Thursday published labour force data for January and revealed that the unemployment rate was stable at 4.2 per cent, equalling December as the lowest…
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Sydney beaches closed after 1st fatal shark attack in 60 yrs
Sydney: More than a dozen of popular surf beaches in Sydney were closed on Thursday, following the first fatal shark attack in the Australian city’s waters in almost 60 years. Shocked witnesses…
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Disney to build 1,900 homes for fans to ‘be part of Disney all of the time’
San Francisco: If you can’t think of leaving the pristine world of Disneyland theme park resorts, the company is now planning to build villas, condos and housing complexes clustered around a 24-acre…
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Indian American Muslims protest against Karnataka Hijab ban
Washington DC: Indian American Muslims protested in Houston city of Texas against the Karnataka High Court’s ban on students wearing hijabs in schools. The protest saw more than a hundred people, with…
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Paris to hold new model of Olympics in 2024, says chief organiser
Beijing: Paris is determined to hold the 2024 Olympic Games in some ways never tried before, Tony Estanguet, head of the Paris 2024 organising committee, has said. The 2024 Olympics will be…
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Google honours world’s first chickenpox vax creator with Doodle
New Delhi: Google on Thursday celebrated the 94th birth anniversary of Japanese virologist Dr Michiaki Takahashi, who developed the world’s first vaccine against chickenpox with a Doodle. The lifesaving vaccine developed by…
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US hopes India will support America if Russia attacks Ukraine
By Lalit K Jha Washington: The US has hoped that India, which is committed to a rules-based international order, will stand by its side in case of a Russian invasion of Ukraine,…
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Russian invasion of Ukraine can happen anytime now: White House
Washington: A Russian invasion of Ukraine can happen anytime now, the White House said Wednesday as President Joe Biden announced plans to dispatch Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Tony…
