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Ukraine downs thirty two drones launched by Russia

21 Jun 2023 00:45 AM IST

Ukrainian air defences downed 32 of 35 Shahed exploding drones launched by Russia early on Tuesday, most of them in the Kyiv region, officials said, in a bombardment that exposed gaps in the country’s air protection. Russian forces mostly targeted the region around the Ukrainian capital in a nighttime drone

UN: International donors promise .5 billion in aid to Sudan

UN: International donors promise $1.5 billion in aid to Sudan

21 Jun 2023 00:43 AM IST

International donors promised almost $1.5 billion in additional aid for conflict-stricken Sudan on Monday as the United Nations warned that the African country’s humanitarian crisis is worsening.Sudan has been rocked by fighting for more than two months as the military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces battle for control of

People perform yoga at Trafalgar Square in London

21 Jun 2023 00:42 AM IST

People in London on Tuesday performed yoga at Trafalgar Square in Central London to celebrate the International Day of Yoga. The event was organised by the Indian High Commission in the UK and the Mayor of London. High Commissioner of India to the UK, Vikram Doraiswami also performed yoga along

Submarine goes to see Titanic wreck now missing, British billionaire aboard

20 Jun 2023 12:49 PM IST

In the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, a thorough search effort is under progress.Teams of searchers are seeking for a submarine that carried visitors to the Titanic wreck, one of the most well-known ships in history. After losing contact with the submarine that submerged on Sunday, efforts have been made

US: New York-based restaurant adds millet-based dishes after PM Modi’s initiative

20 Jun 2023 03:01 AM IST

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for millets, an Indian restaurant named ‘Saar’ at Times Square has added millets-based dishes to its menu. Hemant Mathur, the owner of the restaurant said that the response has been very encouraging and millets are also very healthy. Speaking to the sources, the restaurant

Scathing report on ‘Partygate’: UK Lawmakers expected to condemn Boris

20 Jun 2023 02:03 AM IST

Britain’s House of Commons is likely Monday to endorse a report that found Boris Johnson lied to lawmakers about lockdown-flouting parties in his office, a humiliating censure that would strip the former prime minister of his lifetime access to Parliament.Lawmakers will debate a report by the Privileges Committee that found

UK PM Sunak shares mother’s homemade barfi with Zelenskyy

20 Jun 2023 02:02 AM IST

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak revealed that he shared some barfi (Indian sweet) made by his mother with Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Downing Street recently, hours before his latest phone call with the Ukrainian president on Monday.The 43-year-old British Indian leader posted a reel over the weekend on his official Instagram

Kyiv deploys forces along Belarus border: Russia

20 Jun 2023 02:00 AM IST

The Ukrainian army has deployed significant forces along the Belarus border, the Russian Foreign Ministry said and also claimed that Kyiv has periodically tried to test the defence capability of the Union State, TASS reported. “The information that we have and that has been repeatedly voiced in the statements of

Japanese emperor’s 1st foreign trip, meets Indonesian president

20 Jun 2023 01:58 AM IST

Japanese Emperor Naruhito met with Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Monday, the third day of his first official foreign trip since ascending the Chrysanthemum Throne in 2019.Widodo and Indonesia’s first lady, Iriana, welcomed Naruhito and Empress Masako at the Bogor presidential palace, along with greeters wearing Indonesian traditional clothes and

PM Modi to visit Al-Hakim mosque during his Egypt visit on June 24

19 Jun 2023 14:52 PM IST

On his maiden trip to Egypt, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay his homage to the Indian soldiers who lost their lives fighting for Egypt in the maiden World War by visiting the Al-Hakim mosque, which dates back to the 11th century, according to Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra on

Pakistan :Heavy downpour lashes 4 districts ,7 killed & 72 injured

19 Jun 2023 14:50 PM IST

According to Dawn, torrential rain that hit three districts of the Bannu division near the provincial capital on Sunday evening resulted in at least seven fatalities and 72 injuries. Two individuals were killed and five others were hurt in the province capital, while five people were killed and 67 others

Nepal: At least 5 dead, 28 missing in landslides caused by rain

19 Jun 2023 11:42 AM IST

According to police officials, landslides caused by rain on Monday killed at least 5 persons in 4 districts of Eastern Nepal. According to the Koshi province District Police, five individuals have been reported deceased since Saturday night’s intense downpour in Nepal’s Sankhuwasabha, Taplejung, Panchthar, and Dhankuta Districts caused destruction and