India is celebrating 75 years of its Independence on August 15, Monday. On August 15, 1947, the country became independent from colonial rule by the British. On this day, flags are raised as the national anthem is sung by the people, and cultural parades are performed all around the country. The Prime Minister also hoists … Read more
Russia has endured as many as 80,000 casualties since President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine in February, according to the latest assessment from the Pentagon of the steep costs Moscow has paid. A senior Pentagon official Colin Kahl told reporters that the number of Russian soldiers killed or wounded in the fighting is somewhere between 70,000 and … Read more
The number of those killed in Gaza violence has increased to 29, including six children, the health ministry in the Palestinian enclave said today.. 253 individuals in Gaza have been hurt since the hostilities with Israel started on Friday, according to the health ministry. As the crisis between Palestinian militants and Israel began its third … Read more
A 12-year-old British boy with brain damage at the centre of a legal battle over whether to continue his life support system died on Saturday after a hospital ended treatment, his family said. The parents of Archie Battersbee made unsuccessful appeals at Britain’s highest courts and the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) against ending … Read more
Brazilian conjoined twins who shared fused brains have been successfully separated after 33 hours of operations. Bernardo and Arthur Lima, both nearly 4 years old, underwent at least seven surgeries in Rio de Janeiro, with Dr. Noor ul Owase Jeelani providing guidance from London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital. The last two surgeries to separate the … Read more
Monkeypox has been declared as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) by the World Health Organization, the highest alert it can issue. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the monkeypox outbreak has “rapidly” spread around the world. “For all of these reasons, I have decided that the global monkeypox outbreak represents a public health emergency of … Read more
Droupadi Murmu, 64, has been elected as the first tribal woman president of India, after counting for the presidential polls almost concluded on Thursday, July 21. She will take oath on July 25. The presidential candidate for the NDA crossed the 50 percent mark following the third round of counting, defeating her competitor Yashwant Sinha … Read more
For the first time in 20 years, the euro has fallen below the dollar as the war in Ukraine pushes the single currency down. The euro down about 12% since the start of the year. Fears of the recession on the continent abound, stoked by high inflation and energy supply uncertainty caused by Russia’s invasion … Read more
A man acquitted over the bombing of a 1985 Air India flight from Montreal to Mumbai has been killed in Canada, in what police believe was a targeted shooting. A man acquitted in a terrorist bombing that killed 331 people aboard an Air India flight in 1985 was killed Thursday in Canada, in what Canadian police described … Read more
NASA’s new James Webb Space Telescope captured the image showing a landscape of “mountains” and “valleys” with glittering stars which is the edge of a nearby, young, star-forming region called NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula. Captured in infrared light by Webb Space Telescope, this image reveals for the first time previously invisible areas of … Read more
President Joe Biden released the first full-color image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Monday, during a public event at the White House in Washington. This first image showcases the powerful capabilities of the Webb mission, a partnership with ESA (European Space Agency) and CSA (Canadian Space Agency). NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has produced … Read more
Indian-origin Rishi Sunak, former Finance Minister of Britain is believed to be the competitor for the next British Prime Minister. Rishi Sunak, whose resignation as the chancellor of the exchequer triggered a series of resignations against PM Boris Johnson. Rishi Sunak, 42, announced his decision on Twitter saying:” I’m standing to be the next leader … Read more
Scandal-hit Boris Johnson announced on Thursday he was resigning as Britain`s prime minister, bowing to calls from ministerial colleagues and lawmakers in his Conservative Party. Embattled British Prime Minister Boris Johnson finally agreed to step down as the Conservative Party leader, ending an unprecedented political crisis and triggering an election for a Tory leader who … Read more
The latest State of Food Security and Nutrition report shows the world is moving backward in efforts to eliminate hunger and malnutrition. The number of people affected by hunger globally rose to as many as 828 million in 2021, an increase of about 46 million since 2020 and 150 million since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic (1), according to a … Read more
A young Palestinian boy died on Sunday after being shot by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank a day earlier, Palestinian medical sources said. The 17-year-old was identified as Kamel Alawnah by the Palestinian health ministry, which said he “succumbed to wounds from live fire by the occupation (Israeli army) in the abdomen and … Read more