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US logs 4,500 deaths from flu this season
Los Angeles: There have been at least 8.7 million illnesses, 78,000 hospitalizations, and 4,500 deaths from flu so far this season in the United States, according to the latest estimates from the US Centers for Disease Control and…
Wickremesinghe: Sri Lanka has to build new economy
Colombo: Sri Lanka has to build a new economy to forge ahead and there is no question of reforms because an economy does not even exist, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said in remarks published on Tuesday.
The Daily Mirror quoted…
Indonesia bans sex outside of marriage
Jakarta: Indonesia's parliament has approved a new criminal code that will make sex outside of marriage punishable by up to a year in prison.
It is part of a raft of changes that critics say erode democratic freedoms, BBC reported.
The…
Ukraine drone attack kills 3 in Russia
Moscow: Ukraine launched a drone attack against two military airfields deep inside Russia on Monday morning, leaving three Russian servicemen dead and four others injured, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
The Soviet-made jet drones…
Motto for Today: ‘A moving plough never gets rusty.’
This is Your Day-TODAY: Take a Determined Step Forward and Make History!
On this day, Dec.06........
1756 - British troops under Robert Clive occupy Fulta, India.
1768 - 1st edition of "Encyclopedia Brittanica" published (Scotland).…
Indian Navy to hold ‘Operation Demonstrations’ to mark its role in 1971 Pak war
New Delhi: As part of Navy Day celebrations, the Indian Navy will demonstrate India's combat prowess and capability through an 'Operational Demonstration' at Visakhapatnam later Sunday.
Navy Day celebration acknowledges the role of the…
Iran abolishes morality police amid ongoing nationwide protests
Tehran: Iranian authorities have abolished the controversial morality police amid ongoing mass protests sparked by the death of a young woman in custody, media reported, citing Iranian Attorney-General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri.
Montazeri…
Israel strikes Gaza in response to rocket firing
Gaza: Israeli fighter jets carried out a series of airstrikes on facilities belonging to militant groups in the Gaza Strip in response to rockets fired from the coastal enclave, Palestinian eyewitnesses said.
The witnesses told Xinhua…
Bill Clinton tests +ve for Covid, though he was twice vaccinated and got a booster dose earlier
Washington: Former US President Bill Clinton said that he has tested positive for COVID-19.
Clinton, 76, tweeted that he's experiencing "mild symptoms" but is doing fine overall while keeping himself busy at home.
Vaccinated and boosted,…
CM Naveen Patnaik: Odisha destined to become trillion-dollar economy
Bhubaneswar: Odisha is destined to become a trillion-dollar economy in the near future and emerge as the gateway to East and South East Asia, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said here on Thursday.
Addressing the plenary session with CXOs and…
Indians Coast Guards rescue SL fishermen missing for 63 days
Colombo: A group of four Sri Lankan fishermen who set sail on September 25 and got lost in the sea for 63 long days have been rescued by the Indian Coast Guard, it was reported on Wednesday.
The men were on board FV Neil Mary were sailing…
Jiang Zemin, China’s former president, dies
Beijing: Jiang Zemin, China’s former president who oversaw the country’s accession to the World Trade Organization in 2001, died on Wednesday in Shanghai, the state media reported. He was 96.
Jiang’s absence from the 20th Communist Party…
Unnati, Anmol start on winning note at Badminton Asia Jr Ch’ships
Nonthaburi (Thailand): Top seed Unnati Hooda started her campaign in dominating fashion as seven Indians won their matches at the Badminton Asia U-17 & U-15 Junior Championships.
In the U-17 women's singles round of 64 match, Odisha…
NSA Doval: No place for hate speech, demonization in a democracy
New Delhi: In a democracy there is no place for hate speech, demonization and misuse of religion for narrow ends, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval said on Tuesday addressing an interfaith peace and social harmony conference of Ulemas…
Over 300 citizens killed in Hijab protests in Iran recently
Tehran: At least 300 have been killed in recent unrest in Iran following mass protests triggered by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who passed away while in police custody, Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the commander of Aerospace Force of the…
Bajwa hands over baton to Asim Munir, new Army Chief of Pakistan
Islamabad: General Asim Munir on Tuesday took charge as the 17th army chief of Pakistan in a ceremony held in the military's general headquarters in Rawalpindi in the country's eastern Punjab province.
The outgoing army chief General Qamar…
Twitter likely to lose big budget advertisers over Musk policies
Los Angeles: Elon Musk has said Apple has halted most of its advertising on Twitter and accused the company of threatening to remove the platform from its app store.
The feud comes as many companies have halted spending on Twitter amid…
Putin: Russia is the largest investor in Kazakhstan’s economy
Moscow: Russia is one of the largest investors in the economy of Kazakhstan with the total volume of Russian capital investments amounting to almost $17 billion, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday.
"Russia has been and remains…
Imran Khan’s party senator arrested for offensive tweet
Islamabad: On Sunday, Pakistan's Federal Investigative Agency (FIA) arrested Azam Khan Swati, a senator from Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, for an offensive tweet about military officials.
Swati allegedly used foul…
G-20 Presidency a great opportunity for India to focus on global good
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the Presidency of G-20 has arrived as a big opportunity for India and we have to make full use of this opportunity and focus on Global Good, and world welfare.
"This becomes even more…
