16-01-2023 BEIJING: China has reported 60,000 COVID-related deaths in just over a month, the first major death toll released since the country stopped its zero-COVID policy. China has been widely accused of underreporting coronavirus deaths, despite evidence of hospitals and crematoriums being overrun. According to officials, China recorded 59,938 COVID-related …

16-01-2023 AMMAN: Today the River Jordan lacks its biblical proportions, but some 200,000 visitors still flock to the traditional spot for Christian baptisms in Jordan in a typical year. I watch as groups from the US and Europe take turns to dip cautiously in the narrow breadth of muddy water …

16-01-2023 TOKYO: Japan says it will release more than a million tonnes of water into the sea from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant this year. After treatment the levels of most radioactive particles meet the national standard, the operator said. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says the proposal …

16-01-2023 TUNIS: Thousands of protesters angry at Tunisia’s economic crisis and the president’s increasingly authoritarian drift marched on Saturday through the capital, responding to a call from opposition parties to mark 12 years since Tunisian protesters unleashed Arab Spring uprisings around the region. The protest move comes after disastrous parliamentary …

16-01-2023 CALIFORNIA: Around 25 million people in California are under a flood watch this weekend as the latest in a parade of deadly storms drenches the state. Several waterways have flooded, at least 19 people have died and thousands have been told to evacuate their homes. In Montecito, a town …

16-01-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies UNITED NATIONS/ KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: Several members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) have urged the Taliban to end its repressive treatment of women in Afghanistan, as the group continued to impose restrictive policies on their education and work. The 15-member UNSC met privately on …

Hyderabad Jan 16’2023; A man was murdered allegedly by the family members of his wife for marrying her against their wishes at Langar Houz on Sunday night. In full public view, the victim identified as Mohd Kaleem was attacked with sharp weapons at Moti Darwaza, Langar Houz. According to the police, the assailants …

New Delhi Jan 16’2023–The stage is all set for the two-day BJP National Executive meeting in New Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP President J P Nadda, Union Ministers including Home Minister Amit Shah, Chief Ministers of BJP ruled States and other senior party leaders will attend the meeting. Ahead …

New Delhi’Jan’16 23–The meeting called by the Election Commission to discuss and demonstrate the Remote Voting Machine is underway in New Delhi. Presidents, chairpersons and General Secretaries of all National and State parties, including technical expert committee members, are present in the meeting. The poll body has proposed the introduction …

New Delhi’Jan;16’23-Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said technologically advanced soldiers will play a key role in Indian  Armed Forces in the wake of the new fronts of contactless warfare and challenges of cyber warfare. He said the current generation of youth especially have this potential, and so the Agniveers will …