London: A petition calling on the British government to introduce sanctions against Israel reached over 315,600 signatures on Monday. The text of the petition reads: “The government should introduce sanctions against Israel, including blocking all trade, and in particular arms. “Its disproportionate treatment of Palestinians and settlements
Gaza Strip: The death toll from Israeli attacks on the blockaded Gaza Strip rose to 197, including 34 women and 58 children on Monday. Israel’s bombardment of the Gaza Strip entered its eighth consecutive day with more air raids, martyring at least 33 Palestinians, wounding dozens
London: Most of the UK takes a major step towards normality on Monday as coronavirus restrictions are eased, despite concerns over the spread of a more transmissible variant of the disease. Across England, Wales and most of Scotland, indoor hospitality in pubs, restaurants and cafes returns
Yangon: Six opposition rebels have been killed after days of clashes in Myanmar, an anti-junta defence force made up of civilians as Britain and the United States condemned the military’s violence against civilians. The country has been in uproar since the military ousted civilian leader Aung
Ahmedabad: A major cyclone packing ferocious winds and threatening a destructive storm surge bore down on India on Monday, disrupting the country’s response to its devastating Covid-19 outbreak. At least six people died over the weekend in torrential rains and winds as Cyclone Tauktae, according to
Washington: Bill Gates left the Microsoft board in 2020 as the board pursued an investigation into the billionaire’s romantic relationship with a female employee, the Wall Street Journal reported. The founder and former head of the US technology giant stepped down as board chair in March
Yangon: Six opposition rebels have been killed after days of clashes in Myanmar, an anti-junta defence force made up of civilians as Britain and the United States condemned the military’s violence against civilians. The country has been in uproar since the military ousted civilian leader Aung
New Delhi: A top Indian virologist has resigned from a forum of scientific advisers set up by the government to detect variants of the coronavirus, he told Reuters, weeks after questioning the authorities' handling of the pandemic. Shahid Jameel, chair of the scientific advisory group of
Aftab Ahmed India’s annual budget in February was lauded by many and raised hopes it would drive a sharp economic revival, but there are now fears that its promise may fall flat as it did not account for a crippling second wave of COVID-19 infections. The budget
Ahmedabad: For the past three months, photos and reports of long queues at crematoriums and cemeteries in the media flew in the face of the Gujarat government’s official Covid-19 data released every evening. While anecdotal evidence and surveys of obituary notices in local newspapers made it