Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump announced that he will nominate Charles Kushner, father of his son-in-law, to serve as the US ambassador to France.“I am pleased to nominate Charles Kushner, of New Jersey, to serve as the US Ambassador to France. He is a tremendous business leader, philanthropist, and dealmaker, who will be a strong advocate…
Even as snakebites are raising public health concerns, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has declared snakebite cases and deaths a “notifiable disease” in India. As per data from the Ministry, around 50,000 deaths in India occur due to an estimated 3-4 million snakebites annually. This accounts for half of all snakebite deaths globally….
The East India Company led by Englishmen invaded and colonized numerous countries including India. The British Raj in India is a dark and complex chapter. During the British Raj, which lasted from 1858 to 1947, the Englishmen attempted to erase Indian culture by destroying Indian heritage, draining the wealth, disrupting Indian industries and imposing heavy…
Islamabad: Senior journalist Matiullah Jan was on Thursday remanded for two days in police custody in a terrorism and narcotics case which have been termed “bogus” on “trumped up charges” as demands have been raised for his release, Dawn reported.This incident once again demonstrates the alarming state of press freedom in Pakistan, which ranks at…
Air India pilot Srishti Tuli, 25, died by suicide in Mumbai. Her boyfriend Aditya Pandit was arrested for alleged abetment following accusations of harassment. Police are investigating
Bhubaneswar: The deep depression over southwest Bay of Bengal moved north-northwestwards with a speed of 13 kmph and lay centered over the same region, about 130 km east-southeast of Trincomalee, 400 km southeast of Nagappattinam, 510 km southeast of Puducherry and 590 km south-southeast of Chennai.The system is very likely to continue to move north-northwestwards and…
ISKCON’s Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, the spokesman of a newly formed Hindu group leading protests seeking for the protection of minorities after a regime change in Bangladesh, has been charged with seditionThe arrest of a Hindu monk in Bangladesh for sedition has triggered violent protests in the volatile country after supporters of the leader clashed…
Beirut: At least 36 people were killed and 17 others injured in Israeli airstrikes on southern and eastern Lebanon, according to media reports.Israeli airstrikes on the eastern Lebanese governorate of Baalbek-Hermel killed 11 people, including eight in a residential apartment in the village of Nabi Chit and three others in Hermel, the official National News…
Beirut: At least 20 people were killed and 66 others injured in an Israeli airstrike on a residential building in the Lebanese capital Beirut, Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health reported.The air raid at dawn targeted the eight-storey building in the Basta Fawka neighbourhood, destroying it and damaging the buildings nearby, the Ministry said on Saturday, noting…
Georgetown (Guyana): Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with the highest national award of Guyana, ‘The Order of Excellence’ during his visit to nation on the final leg of his three-nation tour. The Award was presented to him by Guyanese President Mohamed Irfaan Ali.The Order of Excellence, was awarded to PM Modi for his exceptional service…
