Washington: Americans' confidence in scientists and medical scientists was on the decline, with data from Pew Research Centre published on February 15 indicating that only 29 per cent have a "great deal" of trust in medical scientists. Researchers interviewed 14,497 Americans between November 30 and December

Brussels: Sierra Leone’s leader challenged Europeans to remember there are “human beings on the other side” in Africa who have been left behind in the unequal global response to Covid-19. By the start of February, only 11 percent of Africans were fully vaccinated against the coronavirus

Paris: France announced that it was withdrawing its troops from Mali after a breakdown in relations with the country’s ruling junta, ending a near 10-year deployment against jihadist groups that pose a growing threat in West Africa. France sent soldiers to its former colony in 2013

Washington: The United States said that Russia is on the verge of unleashing a massive military attack against Ukraine, dismissing Moscow’s claim to be pulling forces back, as artillery fire hit a Ukrainian kindergarten. In a dramatic, previously unscheduled speech to the United Nations in New

Singapore: Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has claimed that “almost half” of the parliamentarians in India's Lok Sabha — the lower house of parliament — have criminal charges against them, prompting New Delhi to summon the country's ambassador to explain the remarks. “Nehru's India has

Karnataka: An English lecturer at a private college in Karnataka’s Tumakuru district resigned after she was allegedly asked to remove her hijab by the institute’s administration, NDTV reported on Friday. In her resignation letter dated February 16, lecturer Chandini Naz alleged that the administration of the

Karnataka: The Karnataka government orestrained students studying in schools and colleges managed by the state Minority Welfare Department from wearing hijabs, saffron scarves and religious flags until further orders, PTI reported. P Manivannan, secretary of Minority Welfare, Hajj and Wakf Department, in a circular stated that

Andhra Pradesh: Hijab row has now found its echo in Andhra Pradesh as a private college in Vijayawada denied entry to two burqa-clad students but later relented on the direction of government authorities. The video of two girls stopped by the staff of Andhra Loyola College

New Delhi:  Since Adityanath assumed office as chief minister of Uttar Pradesh in 2017, 48 journalists have been physically assaulted in the state and 66 have been booked or arrested, a report published by the Committee Against Assault on Journalists has found. Seventy eight percent of