New Delhi/Riyadh: After Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed Bin Salman snubbed Pakistan Army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa, who was seeking to ease tensions between the two countries, Islamabad has begun to collude with the rival factions within the Saudi royal family. Sources in Riyadh told IANS that Gen Bajwa Continue Reading
COVID-19 vaccine: Australia to make vaccines free for its citizens
August 20: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison inked a COVID-19 vaccine deal with pharma major AstraZeneca and said that all Australians will get the vaccination for free. A day later he made the vaccination announcement, he went on to suggest that he would also like it to become mandatory for Continue Reading
India, US offer citizenship to last remaining Afghan Hindus, Sikhs
New Delhi: The beleaguered Hindu and Sikh minorities of Afghanistan have found support in not just India, but also in the US. A resolution, introduced in the House of Representatives by Congresswoman Jackie Speier and co-sponsored by seven others, seeks to resettle persecuted religious communities in Afghanistan to the US. Continue Reading
Kim Jong Un admits acknowledges economic woes of North Korea
Seoul: With unusual candour, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un acknowledged his plans to improve the country’s dismal economy aren’t succeeding as his ruling party scheduled a rare congress in January to set development goals for the next five years. The Workers’ Party said North Korea’s economy has “not improved Continue Reading
India, China agree to resolve outstanding border issues expeditiously: MEA
New Delhi: India and China agreed Thursday to resolve outstanding issues in an ‘expeditious manner’ and in accordance with the existing agreements and protocols, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said. This declaration came India and China held a fresh round of diplomatic talks to resolve the border standoff in Continue Reading
Fierce Vladimir Putin critic Alexei Navalny fights for life after suspected ‘poisoning’
Moscow: Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is fighting for his life in a Siberian hospital Thursday. Allies said they think that the tea which was served to Alexei Navalny was laced with poison. It should be stated here that Alexei Navalny is fierce critic of President Vladimir Putin. Navalny started feeling Continue Reading
Pakistan summons Indian diplomat over alleged ceasefire violations
Islamabad: Pakistan Thursday summoned a senior Indian diplomat from the Indian High Commission here to register its protest over the alleged ‘ceasefire violations’ by the Indian forces along the Line of Control (LoC). The Pakistan Foreign Office said in a statement that due to the “indiscriminate and unprovoked firing” in Continue Reading
Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon arrested
New York: Former White House adviser Steve Bannon was arrested Thursday on charges that he and three others ripped off donors to an online fundraising scheme ‘We Build The Wall’. The charges were contained in an indictment unsealed in Manhattan federal court. Federal prosecutors alleged that Bannon and three others Continue Reading
Villas Borghetto – Where Dream Holiday Comes True
Somebody might say that there is no limit to perfection, but when talking about an ideal seaside vacation there is a place that could hardly be better. This is a place where luxury meets the pure beauty of nature in one of the most magical destinations in the world. Here Continue Reading
Breast milk not likely to transmit COVID-19 virus say researchers
Los Angeles: Breast milk is not likely to transmit COVID-19, according to a study. The study found that the novel coronavirus was unable to replicate and cause infection in the breastfed infants. The study was published Wednesday in the journal JAMA. It 64 samples of breast milk collected by a Continue Reading