World Health Organization (WHO) has repeatedly warned that the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over and that another wave is very likely. Now the world seems to be heading in that direction as several countries are reporting a record spike in new infections. “These increase are occurring despite reductions in testing in some countries, which …

Ukrainian authorities have claimed that Russia’s military has shelled a mosque sheltering more than 80 people in the besieged city of Mariupol. A government statement issued did not have any immediate reports of casualties. The Ukrainian Embassy in Turkey reported earlier that a group of 86 Turkish nationals, including 34 children, were among those seeking refuge from an ongoing Russian …

The painful wait of Shekarappa Gyanagaudar and his family for the body of Naveen Shekarappa Gyanagaudar, the Indian student who was killed in Ukraine is continuing.  Even after a week of his death, the family has not been able to say the final goodbye and perform Naveen’s last rites. Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday stated that the authorities …

The Indian Embassy in Ukraine has advised Indians stranded there amid the war to exercise caution at all times and not move to any border posts to exit the country without prior coordination with its officials. The fresh advisory was issued in view of increasing Russian attacks on several Ukrainian cities and reports of heavy fighting around the capital Kyiv. …

The ‘Tank man of Tiananmen Square’ of simply the ‘Tank man’ is one of the most iconic images in history. It was the 1989 photo of a yet-to-be-identified Chinese man who stood in front of a column of tanks leaving Tiananmen Square in China, the day after the violent crackdown on the Tiananmen protests. Wikimedia While he did not end …

The Thane District Administration in Maharashtra has decided to cull nearly 25,000 birds after some 100 chickens had died in a poultry farm due to avian influenza. The chicken were found dead in a poultry farm in Vehloli village of Shahapur tehsil in Thane district, and birds falling in a kilometre radius of it will be killed in the coming …

A court in Gujarat has sentenced 38 people to death in the Ahmedabad serial blasts that killed 56 people in 2008. The court on Friday sentenced 38 of the 49 convicts to death under provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. The 11 others were sentenced to life in jail till …

With the Omicron cases rapidly coming down around the world there is renewed hope that we may finally see the end of the COVID-19 pandemic that has paralysed the world for more than two years. But the World Health Organisation (WHO) has reiterated its warning that the next COVID-19 variant will be more transmissible, and perhaps, deadlier than its predecessors.  …

Parts of Himachal Pradesh including the capital Shimla got yet another spell of snowfall on Saturday adding to the delight of holidaymakers in the hill states. Due to heavy snowfall and weekends, the influx of tourist vehicles in Shimla has also increased manifold. The temperature of the area dropped following the fresh snowfall.  Many locals and tourists took to social …

One of India’s most wanted terrorists, Abu Bakr a key conspirator behind the 1993 Mumbai blasts has reportedly been apprehended in the UAE. Abu Bakar, a close aid of Dawood Ibrahim was held in the UAE, where he had been living for years, at the request of Indian authorities. India Today, quoting sources reported that Indian agencies are in process …