COVID-19 omicron variant brings gloom into the new year
After struggling with the coronavirus for far too long, the world understands all too well Belgium’s word of the year, […]
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Taliban banning transport for solo woman travellers is 'retrogressive': Pakistan
The Taliban said women seeking to make long distance journeys should not be offered transport service, if they are not
US media outlets including NY Times, WaPo hurt by dwindling public interest in news in 2021-
By Associated Press NEW YORK: The presidential election, pandemic and racial reckoning were stories that drove intense interest and engagement
Poland President Andrzej Duda vetoes media bill that targeted US company-
By Associated Press WARSAW: Poland’s president on Monday said he has decided to veto a media bill that would have
UK man orders phone worth Rs 1 lakh, receives two Cadbury chocolates instead-
By Online Desk An online shopper from England’s Leeds, Daniel Carroll, who ordered an iPhone worth Rs 1 lakh, got
Pakistan approves ‘citizen-centric’ National Security Policy-
By PTI ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s top security panel on Monday approved its National Security Policy for 2022-26, placing “economic security at
Delta flight to Shanghai turns around over coronavirus rules
Delta Air Lines said Monday that new pandemic-related cleaning requirements at a Shanghai airport were behind the turning back of
Singapore must expect a new wave of COVID, cautions Finance Minister Lawrence Wong-
By PTI SINGAPORE: Singapore must expect a new wave of COVID-19 cases in the coming days and weeks, Finance Minister
Russia extends prison term for researcher of Stalin purges-
By Associated Press MOSCOW: A Russian court on Monday extended the prison term handed to an activist who investigated Stalin-era