India’s General Bipin Rawat concerned’ about US pullout from Afghanistan on April 15, 2021NEW DELHI: India is concerned about a vacuum developing in Afghanistan following the proposed withdrawal of United States and NATO forces from the country, the chief of the defence staff said on Thursday. General Bipin Rawat told a security conference that the worry was “disruptors” would step into the space created by the withdrawal of […]
Biden sends greetings to Muslims for Ramazan on April 13, 2021WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden on Monday marked the beginning of the Muslim holy month of Ramazan in the US. “Jill and I send our warmest greetings and best wishes to Muslim communities in the United States and around the world. Ramazan Kareem,” said Biden in a statement. “As many of our fellow […]
Myanmar security forces kill seven protesters, Chinese-owned factory set ablaze on April 7, 2021MYANMAR: The country’s military ruler said the civil disobedience movement was ‘destroying’ Myanmar Myanmar troops fired at anti-coup protesters on Wednesday, killing at least seven people and wounding several, media said, as a Chinese-owned factory was set on fire in the commercial capital Yangon and activists burned the Chinese flag. The country’s military ruler said […]
Clear link between AstraZeneca vaccine and rare blood clots in brain: European regulator on April 6, 2021There is a link between AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine and very rare blood clots in the brain but the possible causes are still unknown, a senior official for the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said in an interview published on Tuesday. “In my opinion we can now say it, it is clear that there is an association […]
Bangladesh protests: 10 killed, Hindu temples and train attacked after Modi’s visit on March 28, 2021COX’S BAZAR: Hundreds of protesters in Bangladesh attacked Hindu temples and a train in eastern Bangladesh on Sunday, police and a local journalist said, as violence spread across the country in the wake of a visit by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. At least 10 protesters were killed in clashes with police during demonstrations […]
10 killed in mass shooting at Colorado grocery store, injured suspect in custody on March 23, 2021COLORADO: A man was seen bloodied and limping as he was led away by police in handcuffs has been arrested on suspicion of killing 10 people, including a police officer, at a Colorado grocery store, marking America’s second fatal mass shooting in a week. The gunman, who was not publicly identified, opened fire at a […]
Rejecting US peace plan, Afghan president to offer election in six months on March 23, 2021KABUL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani will propose a new presidential election within six months, under a peace plan he will put forward as a counter-offer to a US proposal that he rejects, two senior government officials told Reuters. Ghani will unveil his proposal at an international gathering in Turkey next month, signalling his refusal to […]
A year on from lockdown, India reports biggest daily rise in months on March 22, 2021NEW DELHI: India reported its most COVID-19 cases and deaths in months on Monday, on the first anniversary of the start of a chaotic nationwide lockdown that left many people jobless and shrank the economy. Authorities reintroduced some curbs to slow the spread of the virus, especially in the western state of Maharashtra, which accounted […]
Heavy rains in Australia’s east bring worst floods in 50 years on March 21, 2021MELBOURNE: Heavy rains along Australia’s east coast over the weekend have brought the worst flooding in half a century in some areas, authorities said on Sunday, forcing thousands to evacuate and damaging hundreds of houses. New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the downpour across the state, Australia’s most populous with 8 million people, was […]
Pakistan army chief says ready to bury hatchet with India for peace on March 18, 2021ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s army chief called on Thursday for arch rivals India and Pakistan to “bury the past” and move towards cooperation, an overture towards New Delhi that follows an unexpected joint ceasefire announcement last month between the two countries’ militaries. General Qamar Javed Bajwa stressed however that the burden was on India to create a […]