Addis Ababa – The United Nations has warned that Ethiopia’s conflict-torn Tigray province is on the brink of a humanitarian crisis. More than two million people are bound to face severe starvation and drought. The conflict in Tigray has been going on for more than eight months and has claimed thousands of lives. Last month, […]
Gusau – The attack in the north-western state of Zamfara claimed 53 lives. Local police informed that the victims include farmers and herders. A week ago, an international organisation warned that the increasing violence in the Zamfara state would create a grave crisis. The economy of this region is dependent on agriculture and gold mines. […]
Mumbai – The Indian Navy undertook the rescue work to save 410 people stranded on two barges that went astray in the Tauktae cyclone. One of the barges belongs to the Oil and Natural Gas Company (ONGC) and was involved in the oil exploration work in the Bombay High sector. 293 ONGC employees were said […]
Washington: – The Coronavirus pandemic is a global level crisis. India had demanded that while countering this threat, the United States should omit the Coronavirus vaccine from the purview of the Intellectual Property Rights Act and make the technology public. Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made this appeal a few days ago. The United States […]
Dubai/Sana: – Saudi Arabia proposed a ceasefire to the Houthi rebels in Yemen to end the six-year-long conflict. Saudi said in the proposal, ‘Houthis need to decide whether the interests of people of Yemen or Iran are to be given a priority.’ But the Houthi rebels have defied the Saudi proposal to carry out a […]
Dubai: – International repercussions are being felt because of the attack on the Saudi Arabian oil project at Riyadh by the Houthi rebels from Yemen. The United States, too, has condemned the attacks on the Saudi Arabian oil projects. Whereas, Adel al-Jubair, Saudi Minister of state for foreign affairs, accused Iran of behind these attacks, […]
New Delhi: – India is contemplating to approach the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for the release of Kulbhushan Jadhav, arrested by Pakistan under false charges of espionage and terrorism. Pakistan has still not executed the order issued by the ICJ. Pakistan has made this a prestige issue. Many official letters have been written to […]
New York/Beijing: The United States made an aggressive demand that the origin and the source of the Coronavirus pandemic, claiming more than 97,000 lives around the world, has to be traced. This demand made by the US Ambassador to the United Nations, Kelly Croft, without naming China, increased tremendous pressure on China. Therefore, China has […]
Damascus: A UK-based human rights organisation claimed that the Syrian and Russia forces carried out more than 400 airstrikes in Syria’s Idlib over the last 24 hours. As a result, more than 18,000 refugees have fled Idlib towards the Turkish border in the previous 24 hours. Also, more than 80,000 refugees are said to have […]
Vatican City: “Light your lamps and be ready for the final and definitive encounter with the Lord,” said His Holiness Pope Francis. He delivered this message during the mass held in the Vatican City on Sunday. “War and terrorism are always a serious loss for all humanity,” said Pope urging the governments across the world […]