Kyiv: Russia pounded areas in Ukraine’s east on Thursday, including the last pocket of resistance in besieged Mariupol, as the war pushed Finland closer to ending decades of neutrality and seeking NATO membership. The conflict on the ground slogged on even as the globe-shaking repercussions of
Paris: All heatwaves today bear the unmistakable and measurable fingerprint of global warming, top experts on quantifying the impact of climate change on extreme weather said on Thursday. Burning fossil fuels and destroying forests have released enough greenhouse gases into the atmosphere to also boost the
London: Pro-Palestinian supporters across the UK are asking their MPs to end their complicity in Israeli apartheid and calling for sanctions on Israel. The lobbying, which was organized by non-profit organization Friends of Al-Aqsa, and supported by a number of key organizations, was the first in-person
London: Just two in 10 people in Britain know that the Horn of Africa is facing its worst drought in 40 years, new polling by Christian Aid has revealed, which the charity described as “deeply concerning.” Three failed rainy seasons and the effects of the war
Ahmedabad, India: Rescuers in India’s western Gujarat state are picking up dozens of exhausted and dehydrated birds dropping everyday as a scorching heatwave dries out water sources in the state’s biggest city, veterinary doctors and animal rescuers say. Large swathes of South Asia are drying up
Washington: The US hit a record-breaking number of drug overdose deaths last year, according to preliminary data by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released on Thursday. The CDC's provisional estimate of 107,622 overdose deaths represents a dramatic 15% increase from the previous record
GOPALAN K.R Emboldened by the confirmation of a hijab ban by the high court, Hindu fundamentalist organisations have pressured temple committees across Karnataka to keep out Muslim traders from about 60 fairs and have now escalated their demands to a ban on halal meat. As the
London: The detention of a Scottish Sikh man in India has no legal basis, according to human rights investigators at the UN. Jagtar Singh Johal, from Dumbarton, was arrested on alleged terror offences in 2017 and is yet to stand trial. Now the United Nation's Working Group
New Delhi: One of the Hindutva groups namely United Hindu Front (UHF) has targeted another Indian heritage site, Qutab Minar, New Delhi. They demanded it be declared as a ‘Vishnu Sthamb’. The group members gathered at the medieval era archaeological marvel, Qutab Minar, with the
New Delhi: The Allahabad High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition that sought the opening of 22 locked rooms in the 17th century mausoleum, Taj Mahal. The petition, filed by BJP youth media in-charge Ayodhya Rajneesh Singh, wanted the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to form