83 years of service to the nation
Begin typing your search above and press return to search.
Plastic bags with beef hung outside 3 temples in B
International

Plastic bags with beef hung outside 3 temples in B'desh

Dhaka, Jan 2: Plastic bags containing raw beef were hung on the doors of three Hindu temples and a house in Gendukuri village in Bangladesh's Hatibandha Upazila.Dilip Kumar Singh, president of the Hatibandha Upazila Puja Udjapan Parishad told IANS that the bags were found on Friday night on the...
Research station in Antarctica hit by Covid outbreak
International

Research station in Antarctica hit by Covid outbreak

London, Jan 2: A research station of Belgium in Antarctica has been hit by an outbreak of Covid-19, even after workers were being fully vaccinated. Since December 14, at least 16 of the 25 workers at the Princess Elisabeth Polar Station have caught the virus, the BBC reported. According to...
Golden Girls star, TV legend Betty White passes away
International

'Golden Girls' star, TV legend Betty White passes away

Los Angeles, Jan 1: Betty White, the Emmy-winning TV star who had a remarkable later-career resurgence in films, TV commercials and the hit series 'The Golden Girls' and 'Hot in Cleveland', has passed away aged 99. The Los Angeles Police Department responded to a death investigation on the 500...
US woman tests positive for COVID-19 mid-flight, isolates for 5 hours in bathroom
International

US woman tests positive for COVID-19 mid-flight, isolates for 5 hours in...

New York, Dec 31: A US woman was quarantined in an aeroplane bathroom for three hours after testing positive for COVID-19 halfway through a flight from Chicago to Iceland, according to media reports. Marisa Fotieo, a teacher from Michigan, said her throat began to hurt halfway through the trip...
Psycho squirrels two-day Christmas rampage injures 18 in UK
International

'Psycho' squirrel's two-day Christmas rampage injures 18 in UK

London, Dec 30: A "psycho" squirrel went nuts on a wild Christmas rampage in UK's Buckley town, injuring a staggering 18 people in just two days, before he was put down by a vet, according to media reports. The animal earned itself the nickname Stripe after the vicious character in the film...
7.4-magnitude quake hits Indonesia
International

7.4-magnitude quake hits Indonesia

Jakarta, Dec 30: A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck the southern coast of Indonesia's Maluku province on Thursday morning, the country's Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysical Agency said. No casualties or damage have been reported so far, reports Xinhua news agency. The quake struck at...
Afghans desperate; Taliban face economic ruin
International

Afghans desperate; Taliban face economic ruin

Kabul, Dec 27: The bitter cold of Afghanistan's winter has small children huddled beneath blankets in makeshift camps. Sick babies in hospitals lie wrapped in their mothers' all-enveloping burqas. Long lines at food distribution centres have become overwhelming as Afghanistan sinks deeper into...
Myanmar court postpones verdicts in 2nd case against Suu Kyi
International

Myanmar court postpones verdicts in 2nd case against Suu Kyi

Bangkok, Dec 27: A court in military-ruled Myanmar postponed its verdicts Monday on two charges against ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi in which she is accused of importing and possessing walkie-talkies without following official procedures, a legal official familiar with the case said.The case...
Desmond Tutu, South African equality activist, dies at 90
International

Desmond Tutu, South African equality activist, dies at 90

Johannesburg, Dec 26: Desmond Tutu, South Africa's Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday. He was 90. An uncompromising foe of apartheid, South Africa's...
Global Covid caseload tops 279.4 mn
International

Global Covid caseload tops 279.4 mn

Washington, Dec 26: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 279.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.39 million and vaccinations to over 8.92 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.In its latest update on Sunday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science...
General Assembly approves UN regular budget for 2022
International

General Assembly approves UN regular budget for 2022

United Nations, Dec 25: The General Assembly has approved an annual regular budget for the UN of about $3.122 billion. The 2022 budget is slightly lower than that of the previous year, reports Xinhua news agency. The regular budget covers UN activities across a range of areas, including...
Smoke from volcano affects flights in Colombian capital
International

Smoke from volcano affects flights in Colombian capital

Bogota, Dec 24: The direction of flights to and from the Colombian capital of Bogota will be modified due to smoke from the Nevado del Ruiz volcano and it may cause delays, the state-run Civil Aviation Authority announced."Because of the smoke from the Nevado del Ruiz volcano reaching 27,000 feet...
X
X