18-04-2021 TEHRAN/ VIENNA/ WASHINGTON: Another round of talks in Vienna to restore Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers has concluded on a hopeful note as different sides said progress is being made. The Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) convened on Saturday in the Austrian …

18-04-2021 Bureau Report + Agencies LONDON: The Duke of Edinburgh has been laid to rest in an intimate funeral at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. The Dean of Windsor paid tribute to Prince Philip’s “kindness, humour and humanity” during the ceremony. The congregation wore masks and was socially distanced …

18-04-2021 PARIS/ KIGALI: A Rwandan priest was arrested in France this week on charges of providing, among other things, food to militiamen who massacred members of the Tutsi minority in his church during the 1994 genocide in the African country, authorities said Friday. Marcel Hitayezu, who was born in 1956, …

17-04-2021 TEHRAN: Iran’s foreign ministry has condemned a request by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to include its demands in the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, accusing them of trying to derail the continuing talks in Vienna. Foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh denounced the “irresponsible and immature” statement earlier …

17-04-2021 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: New Delhi went into a weekend lockdown on Saturday as India faces a ferocious new coronavirus wave, with daily cases hitting another record increase of 234,692 nationwide and families clamoring for drugs and hospital beds. The health ministry said the latest number is the eighth …

Apr 7;2021 It is important for candidates to note that the last date to apply for the posts and pay the fees is till May 3, 2021. The State Bank of India (SBI) has invited applications for 149 Specialist Cadre Officer posts in the organisation. Eligible candidates can apply online …

Apr 17;2021 Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Harshvardhan has stressed on providing equity in access to Covid-19 vaccines to mitigate the impact of corona virus pandemic. He has urged the global community to collaborate in research and development and manufacturing of vaccines for speedy distribution to everyone across the …

Apr 17;2021 India has achieved the landmark of administering over 12 crore doses of Covid vaccine to the beneficiaries so far. Union Health Ministry said that more than 30 lakh four thousand doses were given to the beneficiaries in the last 24 hours. The Ministry said, two lakh 34 thousand …

17-04-2021 Bureau Report + Agencies SANA’A/ RIYADH/ ISLAMABAD: Yemen’s missile force and air force have carried out a joint operation using eleven missiles and drones attacking a facility belonging to Saudi Arabia’s Aramco oil giant and other sensitive targets in the kingdom’s southwestern Jizan region, a spokesman said. “Aramco and …

17-04-2021 SANA’A: Some 96 combatants lost their lives as a result of heavy fighting near the Yemeni city of Marib over the last two days, loyalist commanders said Friday. The fight broke out after Huthi rebels press their offensive on the government´s last northern toehold. “Clashes between the two sides …