Kyiv: Ukraine’s leaders sought to reassure the nation that an invasion from neighboring Russia was not imminent, even as they acknowledged the threat is real and received a shipment of US military equipment to shore up their defenses. Moscow has denied it is planning an assault, but it has amassed an estimated 100,000 troops near Ukraine...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) intercepted two missiles headed towards its capital Abu Dhabi on Monday morning. The UAE’s state-run WAM news agency said that the missiles were intercepted and its fragments fell over the city harming none. The missiles come as tensions soar between the coalition of Gulf nations and Iran-backed Houthi militia...
The fugitive Kingfisher tycoon Vijay Mallya is facing the prospect of a humiliating eviction from the luxury Central London home he currently occupies after the UK High Court ruled against him in a dispute with the Swiss bank UBS. Mallya held a mortgage obtained from UBS on the multi-million-pound property, located along Cornwall Terrace in...
New Delhi: The first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic saw incomes of 99 percent of humanity fall and over 16 crore people were forced into poverty even as the world's ten richest men saw their fortune more than double to USD 1.5 trillion (over Rs 111 lakh crore) at a rate of USD 1.3...
London: Downing Street has apologized to Queen Elizabeth II for hosting two staff parties on the eve of Prince Philip's funeral in 2021 when Covid-19 rules barred indoor socializing. "It is deeply regrettable that this took place at a time of national mourning and Number 10 has apologized to the Palace," a spokesperson for British Prime...
Beijing: Beijing has forced nearly 10,000 Chinese overseas nationals to return since 2014 using coercive means outside the justice system, according to a new report. The figure could be the "tip of the iceberg", Spain-based rights group Safeguard Defenders reported, as China aggressively pursues its nationals overseas. The report alleges China is expanding its policing powers overseas...
New Delhi: Yemen's Houthi rebel group claimed responsibility for a "qualitative military operation" that struck areas deep inside the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in which three persons including two Indians were killed. As per the Abu Dhabi police, three persons -- two Indians and one Pakistani, were killed. Besides, six others were injured. "An important statement will...
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that his country does not want to get caught up between powerful nations. He made the remarks while addressing the second session of the ninth Parliament, during which he also presented his government's policy statement. "While giving priority to the country's sovereignty and independence we are ready to respond positively...
Kathmandu: The Indian Embassy said that India’s position on its boundary with Nepal is well known, consistent, and unambiguous amidst discontent within the Opposition parties here over reports claiming that the Indian government is undertaking construction activities in areas that Nepal has included in its map. The statement of the Indian Embassy came days after Nepal’s...
