NEW DELHI: India reported one of the hottest summers in 2022 recording 203 heatwave days, which was the highest in the recent past. The maximum number of such episodes this year were reported from Uttarakhand (28), followed by Rajasthan (26), Punjab & Haryana (24 each), Jharkhand (18) and Delhi (17). The figure of 203 was […]
KYIV, Ukraine: Five metres beneath a Kyiv classroom, headmaster Mykhaylo Aliokhin puts the finishing touches on the bunker where his students will spend much of their time once Ukraine‘s school term starts later this week. The study hall above is still littered with school bags abandoned since February 23 — the last day before Russia […]
KOLKATA: The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday issued a summons to Trinamool Congress‘ national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee for questioning in connection with its probe into the ‘coal pilferage scam’, an official said. The central agency asked Banerjee, the nephew of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, to appear at its Kolkata office on Friday morning, […]
The study found that diabetes, body mass index and waist hip ratio are the key causes of heart related issues. The study led by senior cardiologist Dr B. Hygriv Rao from KIMS hospital, Hyderabad studied a total of 2153 patients. “In routine clinical practice focus is generally directed to the assessment and control of major […]
BAGHDAD: An influential Shiite cleric announced Monday that he would resign from Iraqi politics, prompting hundreds of his angry followers to storm the government palace and sparking clashes with security forces. At least 15 protesters were killed. Protesters loyal to cleric Muqtada al-Sadr pulled down the cement barriers outside the government palace with ropes and […]
The municipal election of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada’s capital, scheduled to be held on October 24, has members of the Indian Canadian community contesting for the posts of mayor, councillors and trustees, for the first time. The municipal elections are held to elect a mayor, city councillors, and trustees to the English and French public school […]
OTTAWA: The Canadian government raised the Survivors’ Flag on Parliament Hill Monday as a way to honor Indigenous Peoples forced to attend the country’s notorious residential schools. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was joined by survivors of residential schools from across the country. More than 150,000 native children in Canada were forced to attend state-funded Christian […]
CAPE CANAVERAL: NASA called off the launch of its mighty new moon rocket on its debut flight with three test dummies aboard Monday after a last-minute cascade of problems culminating in unexplained trouble related to an engine. The next launch attempt will not take place until Friday at the earliest and could be delayed until […]
Sri Lanka on Monday said it’ll privatise the country’s loss-making national carrier as the cash-strapped government “can no longer afford to inject money” into running the airline. The government is looking to sell a 49% stake each of the Sri Lankan Airlines‘ catering and ground-handling units in efforts to restructure the state-run carrier, while 51% […]
NEW YORK: Colombian qualifier Daniel Galan stunned fourth-seeded Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-0 6-1 3-6 7-5 in an epic first-round showdown at the U.S. Open on Monday, winning the affair on the ninth match point. Playing in the main draw for the first time, Galan appeared right at home on tennis‘ biggest stage, claiming the first […]
