New era sees Saudi women light up in public
Riyadh: Rima settles in a chair at an upscale Riyadh cafe, looks around carefully and, seeing no one she recognises, drags on her electronic cigarette before exhaling a cloud of…
Bizzare! Hindu Mahasabha says Coronavirus an “angry avatar”
New Delhi: Coronavirus may have wrecked a havoc across the world prompting the scientific community to hard pressed finding an antidote to it, but Hindu Mahasabha sees it as an…
Germany Sends Plane To Wuhan To Evacuate Citizens
The German government sent military plane to Chinese city of Wuhan to evacuate “over 100” of its citizens from virus-hit region, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said. “We are relieved that…
UK Economy Seeks To Balance Brexit With Global Strains
Britain’s economy, lifted by country’s post-election political stability, risks fresh turbulence as Prime Minister Boris Johnson seeks tricky Brexit trade deals amid global threats that include corona virus. Recent positive…
UN Security Council Urges Quick Ceasefire in Libya
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for a ceasefire in Libya to be followed by “a real political process.” Guterres, who briefed the UN Security Council behind closed doors…
India records highest number of babies born on New Year’s Day: UNICEF
United Nations: India recorded the highest number of babies born worldwide on New Year’s Day with the world’s second most populous country registering an estimated 67,385 births out of the…
Summit on sustainability to evolve action plan
A real-life hero, Chaitram Pawar from Maharashtra’s Baripada village in Dhule district showed to the rest of the country how with dedication and focused work, the man on the street…
Children among eight killed in Russian strikes on Syria’s Idlib: Monitor
Beirut: At least eight people, including five children, were killed Tuesday in Russian air strikes on a school in northwest Syria sheltering displaced civilians, according to a war monitor. The…
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation concerned over CAA
Jeddah: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) expressed concerns on the controversial citizenship law in India. In a statement on Sunday, the general secretariat of the Jeddah-based OIC – a…
Notre Dame Cathedral to miss first Christmas in centuries
Notre Dame kept Christmas going even during two world wars — a beacon of hope amid the bloodshed. Yet, an accidental fire in peacetime finally stopped the cathedral from celebrating…