PM Modi pays last respects to Lata Mangeshkar at Shivaji Park
Hindustan Times :Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid floral tributes to Lata Mangeshkar at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park where the state funeral of legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar...
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Malaysia reports 9,117 new Covid-19 infections, 14 more deaths
BSS :Malaysia reported 9,117 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Saturday, bringing the national total to 2,904,131, according to the health ministry.The new cases included...
Dubai Metro passenger volume broadly at pre-pandemic level, says operator
Khaleej Times :Dubai’s public transport system is highly resilient and as a result, the passenger numbers on the Dubai Metro have broadly reached the pre-pandemic...
Is a rift between Pakistan, the Afghan Taliban imminent?
Al Jazeera :When the Taliban took over the Afghan capital, Kabul, in August last year, many in Islamabad cheered. The collapse of the Western-backed Afghan...
‘I love hijab’ movement in Karnataka
IANS :The hijab row in Karnataka is spreading fast to other districts of the state. Muslim students in Mysuru district started a “I love hijab”...
Sri Lanka urges expats to send money home as cash crisis deepens
AP :Sri Lanka celebrated its Independence Day on Friday with an appeal by the president to the country’s expatriates to send money home as it...
Iran welcomes US sanctions relief but says it’s too little
AP :Iran’s foreign minister on Saturday welcomed U.S. sanctions relief intended to entice Iran back to the 2015 nuclear deal, but called it insufficient. On...
At least 62 people killed in machete attack on DR Congo camp
AFP :The toll of a machete attack at a camp for displaced people in eastern DR Congo this week has increased to 62, an official...
Former VP Pence rejects Trump claim he could have overturned election
AFP :Former US vice president Mike Pence said Friday that he had no right to overturn the 2020 election and former president Donald Trump was...
Palestinian PM urges African Union to withdraw Israel’s observer status
AFP :Palestinian prime minister Mohammed Shtayyeh on Saturday urged the African Union to withdraw Israel’s observer status as heads of state from the 55-member body...
Cyclone Batsirai approaches Madagascar, poses ‘serious threat’
AFP :Cyclone Batsirai was expected to reach eastern Madagascar on Saturday, posing a “very serious threat” to millions with strong winds and torrential rains set...
Spain to drop obligatory use of masks outdoors
BSS :Spain will end the mandatory use of facemasks outdoors on February 8, a minister said on Friday, ending a measure re-imposed in late December...