Afghan quake death toll reaches 26, including children: UN
Kabul: The United Nations on Tuesday raised the death toll from twin earthquakes in western Afghanistan the day before to 26, saying three villages of around 800 houses were flattened by the temblors. At least four people were injured and the dead included women and children, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of […]
China’s economy grows by 8.1 per cent in 2021
Beijing: China’s economy grew by 8.1 per cent in 2021 to about USD 18 trillion, stated to be the best by the world’s second largest economy in a decade, amidst challenges, including sporadic epidemic resurgences and a complicated external environment, the government said on Monday. The country’s GDP expanded 8.1 per cent year-on-year to 114.37 […]
India’s growth story will be clean, green and sustainable: PM
New Delhi/Davos: Asserting that India is making its policies today while focussing on requirements for not just the present but also for the next 25 years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said this period of growth would be ‘green and clean’ as well as ‘sustainable and reliable’. In a special address at the World […]
Expect more worrisome variants after omicron, scientists say
Washington: Get ready to learn more Greek letters. Scientists warn that omicron’s whirlwind advance practically ensures it won’t be the last version of the coronavirus to worry the world. Every infection provides a chance for the virus to mutate, and omicron has an edge over its predecessors: It spreads way faster despite emerging on a […]
Army Day parade: Indian Army unveils new combat uniform
New Delhi: The Indian Army on Saturday unveiled a new combat uniform that is comfortable, climate friendly and features a digital disruptive pattern. A contingent of commandos of Parachute regiment, wearing the new uniforms, took part in the Army Day parade that was conducted at the Cariappa ground here. The uniform, which features a mix […]
Africa’s Omicron-driven fourth pandemic wave flattens: WHO
United Nations/Geneva: Africa’s fourth pandemic wave, driven primarily by the Omicron variant, is flattening after a six-week surge, the WHO has said even as it stressed that the shortest-lived surge to date in the continent was “steep and brief but no less destabilising.” The new Omicron variant was first reported to the WHO from South […]
Extreme weather claimed 1,750 lives in India in 2021
New Delhi: India saw 1,750 deaths due to extreme weather events in 2021, with Maharashtra being the worst-affected state with 350 fatalities, followed by Odisha and Madhya Pradesh, the India Meteorological Department said on Friday. Thunderstorms and lightning reportedly claimed 787 lives in India last year, while 759 people died in heavy rainfall and flood-related […]
Defence Ministry sets up online portal: Rajnath
New Delhi: Defence Ministry has set up an online portal to resolve pension-related grievances of ex-servicemen (ESM) and their dependents, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announced on Friday. The portal will allow them to lodge grievances directly with the Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare (DESW), he stated on the occasion of Armed Forces Veterans Day. “I am […]
