Some people hell-bent on tarnishing Modi's image, says Indian PM

In a veiled attack on Congress, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said some people are hell-bent to tarnish his image and they have given a "supari" (contract) for this purpose colluding with certain people sitting in India and also outside the country
1 April 2023

Tourists among 4 killed in Norway avalanches

"There were five people of foreign origin that were on an outing in the area. We can confirm that one person is deceased," Morten Pettersen, a spokesman for the police, told journalists.
1 April 2023

Musk defends paid Twitter as blue tick ultimatum looms

"The fundamental challenge here is that it's (easy) to create literally 10,000 or 100,000 fake Twitter accounts using just one computer at home and with modern AI (artificial intelligence)," Musk told a question and answer session on Twitter
1 April 2023

8 found dead crossing into US from Canada

"A total of eight bodies have now been recovered from the waters," local police chief Shawn Dulude told a press conference
1 April 2023

US illegally froze Iranian assets: ICJ

In a partial victory for Iran, judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday ruled Washington had illegally allowed courts to freeze assets of some
31 March 2023

Russia adopts new anti-West global strategy

President Vladimir Putin yesterday signed off on a new Russian foreign policy strategy aimed at curtailing Western “dominance” and identifying China and India
31 March 2023

Trump indictment: What happens now?

In a political bombshell, Donald Trump has been indicted by a New York grand jury, the first ever serving or former US president to face criminal charges. Here’s what happened on Thursday and what is expected to happen next:
31 March 2023

Quake hit one-fifth of Turkey’s food production: UN

The devastating earthquake that hit southern Turkey and neighbouring Syria in February damaged more than 20 percent of Turkey’s agricultural production, the UN’s food agency said yesterday.
31 March 2023

Donald Trump indicted by NY grand jury

A New York grand jury indicted Donald Trump on Thursday over hush-money payments made to a porn star during his 2016 campaign, making him the first former US president to face criminal charges.
31 March 2023

Ukraine ‘will never forgive’ Moscow

President Volodymyr Zelensky said yesterday that Ukraine would “never forgive” Moscow for its occupation of Bucha, a year after the town became a symbol of alleged Russian war crimes.
31 March 2023

Blinken affirms Israel ties

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday pledged enduring ties with Israel but warned against inflaming tensions with the Palestinians, following a rare public spat between the allies.
31 March 2023

ChatGPT blocked in Italy

Italy’s privacy watchdog said yesterday it had blocked the controversial robot ChatGPT, saying the artificial intelligence app did not respect user data and could not verify users’ age.
31 March 2023

Ukraine war 'madness' threatening humanity: UN

Russia's war in Ukraine has made severe rights violations "shockingly routine", and is distracting humanity from battling existential threats to its survival, the UN rights chief warned today..Speaking before the United Nations Human Rights Council, Volker Turk denounced horrific abuses ca
31 March 2023

In watershed moment, Trump indictment sets US on uncertain course

Donald Trump, the ex-president and frontrunner to be Republican nominee in 2024, is set to face a mug shot, finger-printing and a court appearance next week after being indicted over a probe into hush money paid to a porn star in a historic US first..The possible spectacle of Trump's appea
31 March 2023

Trump the first US ex-president to be criminally charged

Trump said he was "completely innocent" and indicated he would not drop out of the 2024 presidential race
31 March 2023

Trump hit with criminal charges in New York, a first for a US ex-president

Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury after a probe into hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels, two sources said on Thursday, becoming the first former US president to face criminal charges even as he makes another run for the White House
30 March 2023

Deep ocean currents heading for ‘collapse’

Rapidly melting Antarctic ice threatens to dramatically slow deep-water currents in the world’s oceans, scientists say, impacting the spread of fresh water, oxygen and life-sustaining nutrients for centuries.
30 March 2023

Battle For Bakhmut: Ukraine admits Russian gains

Ukraine acknowledged some Russian gains inside the eastern battlefield city of Bakhmut, while insisting yesterday that it was inflicting greater losses on the Russian attackers than its own forces were taking in defence.
30 March 2023

Suu Kyi’s party: US, allies concerned over its dissolution

The United States, Britain, Japan and Australia on Wednesday expressed their concern over the dissolution of Myanmar’s former ruling party and urged a more inclusive process to return the country to democracy.
30 March 2023

Migrants: Rights body raps Europe for their ‘inhuman’ treatment

Europe’s top rights body yesterday blasted the “inhuman” treatment of migrants who were brutally turned away at its borders, especially the EU’s external frontier.
30 March 2023