Bangladesh is all set to end its weeks-long strict lockdown imposed in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic on Wednesday. The lifting of the lockdown will allow public and vehicular movement, while all shops and offices will also reopen, reports Xinhua news agency. Bangladesh’s Cabinet Division issued a circular in this regard on Sunday. According […]
Thousands of people have fled their homes on the Greek island of Evia as wildfires burned uncontrolled for a sixth day on Sunday, and ferries were on standby for more evacuations after taking many to safety by sea. The blaze on Evia, a large island east of the capital, quickly burgeoned into several fronts, ripping […]
Eight people were killed and two others seriously injured when a truck rammed into a hut in which they were sleeping in a village in Gujarat’s Amreli district on Monday, police said. The deceased included two children aged 8 and 13 and two elderly persons, the police said, adding two other children were seriously injured […]
A 29-year-old female police officer in Chicago was killed and another officer was seriously wounded in an exchange of gunfire during a traffic stop, officials said Sunday, the city’s mayor later citing the shooting as a reason for Chicagoans to work together to stem violence. The officer killed Saturday night was identified as Ella French, […]
Anantnag: A family from Bijbhera area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Monday lodged a missing report with police, stating that their 23-year-old son has missing since August 6, officials said. “Today one Abdul Hamid Bhat son of Ghulam Mohammad Bhat of Veeri Biibehara reported in police station Bijbhera along with written application, mentioning therein […]
The Indian rupee depreciated 10 paise to 74.25 against the US dollar in opening trade on Monday, tracking the firm American currency. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened on a weak note at 74.21 against the dollar, then fell further to 74.25, registering a fall of 10 paise over its previous close. On […]
A tearful Lionel Messi confirmed on Sunday he was leaving FC Barcelona after the club said it could no longer afford to pay the Argentine’s high wages, adding he was in negotiations with French club Paris St Germain over a possible move. French newspaper L’Equipe reported on Sunday that the Argentine will travel to the […]
Suspected Taliban fighters killed an Afghan radio station manager in Kabul and kidnapped a journalist in southern Helmand province, local government officials said on Monday, reporting the latest in a long line of attacks targeting media workers. Gunmen shot Toofan Omar, the station manager of Paktia Ghag radio and an officer for NAI, a rights group supporting […]
While the Jammu and Kashmir government has said that they have provided all the support and finances for the PMGSY roads in the villages, there are many such projects lingering due to the delay by the bureaucrats in clearing the problems on the ground. In a recent interaction with DDC members of Kashmir division LG […]
New Delhi:With 35,499 more people testing positive for COVID-19, India’s infection tally now stands at 3,19,69,954, while the death toll climbed to 4,28,309 with 447 fresh fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry on Monday. The number of active cases has declined to 4,02,188 which comprise 1.27 per cent of the total infections, and the […]