45 journalists killed in 20 countries in 2021
BRUSSELS A total of 45 journalists and media professionals were killed in 20 countries in the year 2021,...
Israel detects first case of Florona
Israel detected the first case of what is being considered as a combined infection of COVID-19 and...
Abu Dhabi revises home quarantine rules
OUR CORRESPONDENT The Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Committee, in collaboration with Abu...
UAE becomes most vaccinated nation
OUR CORRESPONDENT The United Arab Emirates has overtaken Seychelles to become the world’s most...
Indo-Canadian film wins multiple awards across globe
Toronto, June 12 The film F•E•A•R: Face Everything And Rise features the exceptional courage of...
China adopts three-child policy
Our Correspondent Couples in China can have up to three children, according to a new policy approved by...
Israel and Hamas cease fire
Our Correspondent Israel and Hamas agreed on a ceasefire across the Gaza Strip border early on May 21,...
Pope Francis calls for end to Israel-Palestine fighting
Our Correspondent On May 16, Pope Francis called for an end to the conflict in Israel and Gaza, and said...
25 patients die in Delhi hospitals due to shortage of oxygen
Twenty-five people died on Friday night at the Jaipur Golden Hospital in Delhi due to shortage of medical...
Will hang those who obstruct oxygen supply, says Delhi High Court
If anyone obstructs oxygen supply, “we will hang that man”, the Delhi High Court reportedly...
25 COVID patients at Sir Ganga Ram hospital in Delhi die
Twenty-five “sickest patients” have died in the last 24 hours at Sir Ganga Ram hospital in...
UK refuses to allow extra flights from India
Britain’s Heathrow Airport has refused to allow extra flights from India before the country is...
Ex-cop convicted in George Floyd murder
Derek Chauvin, a white former Minneapolis police officer, was convicted Tuesday of murdering...
Global COVID-19 cases reach new high: WHO
New COVID-19 cases worldwide have increased for the eighth week running, with a record 5.2 million...
US warns travellers against travelling to India
The US public health agency has warned travellers against heading for India even if they are fully...
Indian capital to go under lockdown from 10pm today
Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal announced a six-day lockdown in Delhi from 10pm on April 19 night...
Global COVID-19 death toll likely to reach 3 million
The global coronavirus death toll was expected to reach three million on Saturday, as the race for...
Oman Air and codeshare partner Qatar Airways make it easier to fly between Muscat and the USA
Oman Air guests can now fly from Muscat to 10 exciting US destinations thanks to strengthening of...
Weekend curfew In Delhi as COVID-19 cases climb
India’s capital Delhi will shut down on weekends from Friday to “break the chain of...
Norwegian fine for violating COVID-19 rules
Norwegian police has said that they have fined Prime Minister Erna Solberg for breaking COVID-19 social...
Ambani richest Indian in Forbes list; Bezos tops list for fourth year
With an estimated net worth of $84.5 billion, Reliance Industries’ chairman Mukesh Ambani,...
7 deaths among UK AstraZeneca jab recipients after blood clots
The UK medical regulator has said that out of 30 people who suffered rare blood clots after receiving the...
Night curfew in Delhi from today
Delhi will start a 10 pm to 5 am night curfew from now till April 30, the city government said today,...
US move to tax Internet-based firms to hit India hard
The U.S. is pressing ahead with plans to hit six nations that tax Internet-based companies with...
US, allies express concern over WHO-back report on COVID origin
The United States led a chorus of concern over a WHO-backed report into the origins of the coronavirus in...
Protesters dump garbage onto Myanmar streets
Myanmar protesters held overnight candle-lit vigils after an advocacy group said security forced had now...
Coronavirus lab leak “extremely unlikely”, bats may be culprit: WHO
A joint WHO-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission of the virus from bats to...
MV Ever Given floats after six days
Almost a week after it ran aground in Suez Canal, the giant MV Ever Given cargo ship was seen floating on...
10 injured in blast outside Indonesian church
An explosion outside a Catholic church in the Indonesian city of Makassar has wounded at least 10...
Myanmar’s security forces shoots 16 protesters
Myanmar’s security forces have shot and killed at least 16 protesters, news reports and witnesses say,...
Suez Canal blockage exposes vulnerabilities of global trade flows
More than 1 billion tons of cargo passed through the Egyptian waterway in 2019, according to the canal...
Earth Hour to unite people, businesses and leaders around globe tomorrow
On March 27 Earth Hour will unite individuals, businesses and leaders from all over the world to shine a...