Moscow: In his State of the Nation address, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday has blamed the West and Ukraine for starting the war and added that “we are using force to stop it”. In his address to the Federal Assembly, which was the first since April 2021, the President said that “Ukraine and Donbas […]
Washington: Widespread cracks and crevasses were revealed in observations beneath the floating shelf of the vulnerable Thwaites Glacier of the Antarctic, where melting occurs more rapidly, contributing to its retreat and potentially to sea-level rise, according to a new study. The first-of-their-kind observations of the Florida-sized glacier was obtained by deploying the remotely operated Icefin […]
Washington: Two United States Senators teamed up to introduce a bipartisan Senate resolution reaffirming America’s recognition of Arunachal Pradesh as an integral part of India, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley said in a press statement. Merkley teamed up with Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) to introduce a bipartisan Senate resolution that comes after the clash between India […]
London: Noting that BJP is a natural ally of the Conservative Party, UK MP Bob Blackman has said that there is a need to build on the friendship between the two countries. In an interview with ANI, Blackman said that the PM Narendra Modi government has transformed the Indian economy which is on track to […]
Melbourne: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met top Australian leadership, including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, on Saturday and discussed the bilateral strategic partnership, economic opportunities, people-to-people ties, besides exchanging ideas on the Indo-Pacific region and cricket. Jaishankar, who arrived here from Fiji, also conveyed personal greetings of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to his Australian counterpart. […]
ANKARA: In the Turkish town of Elbistan, a young man sat atop a pile of collapsed concrete and twisted metal, staring for half an hour at a small opening in the ruins of what had been his family’s home. He did not want to speak. “His mother and sister are still under the rubble,” a […]
London: Higher consumption of ultra-processed foods may be associated with an increased risk of developing and dying from cancer, according to a study. Ultra-processed foods are heavily processed during their production, such as fizzy drinks, mass-produced packaged breads, many ready meals and most breakfast cereals. These foods are also generally higher in salt, fat, sugar, […]
Washington/Beijing: A suspected Chinese spy balloon, said to be the size of three buses, was spotted over the United States’ airspace, the Pentagon has said, a development that is likely to further strain the already tense bilateral ties ahead of Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Beijing. Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder said […]
Volgograd: President Vladimir Putin evoked the spirit of the Soviet army that defeated Nazi German forces at Stalingrad 80 years ago to declare on Thursday that Russia would defeat a Ukraine supposedly in the grip of a new incarnation of Nazism. In a fiery speech in Volgograd, known as Stalingrad until 1961, Putin lambasted Germany […]
London: The UK government has defended the BBC as a media outlet “independent in its output“ in the wake of widespread Indian diaspora protests against the controversial documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Addressing reporters at Downing Street on Wednesday, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s spokesperson echoed a statement issued by Foreign Secretary James Cleverly […]