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India hands over 40,000 MT fuel consignment to Sri Lanka

Colombo: Indian High Commissioner in Sri Lanka on Tuesday handed over 40,000 MT fuel consignment by Indian Oil Corp Ltd to Sri Lankan Energy Minister, Udaya Gammanpila. Taking to Twitter, the Indian…
Indian nationals asked to leave Ukraine temporarily

Kyiv: In the latest advisory issued on Tuesday, the Embassy of India in Kyiv has asked Indian nationals in Ukraine, particularly students whose stay is not essential, to consider leaving the country…

Global Covid caseload tops 413.3 million

Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 413.3 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.82 million and vaccinations to over 10.22 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest…
Russian lawmakers ask Putin to recognise breakaway Ukraine regions

New Delhi: Russian lawmakers will on Tuesday adopt resolutions calling on President Vladimir Putin to formally recognise the separatist-held regions of eastern Ukraine as independent states, The Moscow Times reported. Russia’s Communist Party…
Russia-Ukraine crisis boosts gold, crude oil prices

New Delhi: Heightened tensions between Russia-Ukraine accelerated gold and crude oil prices on Monday. As global equity indices slid, commodities, including crude oil, surged as geopolitical risks over Ukraine rippled through global…
Covid: UK monitoring hybrid ‘Deltacron’ strain

London: Initially touted as a laboratory error, a hybrid of Omicron and Delta strain called ‘Deltacron’ may be real. Health officials in the UK have identified a patient diagnosed with both Delta…
Europe closer to war than it’s been for 70 years

New Delhi: James Heappey, the UK’s Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces, said that he believes Europe is closer to war than it has been for 70 years, the BBC…

UK taxmen seize NFTs for 1st time in $1.9 mn fraud case

London: In a first, the UK tax authority has seized three Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) as part of a probe into 1.4 million pounds (roughly $1.9 million) fraud case, the BBC reported on…
German leader in Ukraine as fears of Russian invasion grow

Kyiv: More NATO troops headed to Eastern Europe and some nations worked to move their citizens and diplomats out of Ukraine on Monday, as Germany’s chancellor made a last-ditch attempt to head…
US’ war on terror bred more terrorists: Imran Khan

New Delhi: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the US’ ‘war on terror’ bred more terrorists, adding that Islamabad was virtually a “fortress” during this period, Dawn news reported. The…
Bangladesh educational institutions to reopen from Feb end

Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that educational institutions will reopen by the end of this month as the Covid-19 situation is improving across the country. Speaking virtually at a function…
Global Covid caseload reaches 411.5 million

Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 411.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.81 million and vaccinations to over 10.19 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest…
US should retreat on decision over Afghanistan’s assets: Karzai

New Delhi: Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has attacked US president Joe Biden’s decision over allocating $3.5 billion to the victims of 9/11 and added that he must retreat his decision and…
Turkey takes new measures to cope with high inflation

Istanbul: Turkey announced new economic measures to ease the burden of citizens against the skyrocketing cost of living amid high inflation. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at an economic meeting in Istanbul…
Triple homicide shocks Spain after 15-year-old kills his family

Madrid: Spain has been shocked by the news of a triple homicide in the city of Elche, after a 15-year-old boy confessed to killing his parents and younger brother after a family…