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COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

Latest attack pushes US Capitol Police further toward crisis

11:14 pm April 5, 2021

WASHINGTON: The U.S. Capitol Police are struggling. One officer was killed and another injured when a driver slammed into them at a barricade Friday afternoon. The attack comes after officers were overrun and injured when a violent mob of Trump supporters overran the Capitol on Jan. 6, breaking through insufficient barriers and pushing their way […]

Biden to meet Putin in Geneva on June 16: White House

Putin signs law that allows him to serve two more terms

10:56 pm April 5, 2021

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a law allowing him to potentially hold onto power until 2036, a move that formalizes constitutional changes endorsed in last year’s popular vote. The July 1 constitutional vote included a provision that reset Putin’s previous terms, allowing him to run for president two more times. The change […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Europe ramps up vaccinations as virus haunts Easter holidays

10:38 pm April 4, 2021

Paris: The French city of Lyon’s main stadium opened as a mass vaccination center during Easter weekend, and thousands spent the holiday lining up for injections at hippodromes, velodromes or other sites as France tried to speed up shots amid a new rush of coronavirus cases. But as Europe celebrated its second Easter in a […]

India's Tests against England, Australia were not fixed: ICC

Azharuddin offers to host IPL games in Hyderabad

6:58 pm April 4, 2021

New Delhi: Former India skipper and Hyderabad Cricket Association president, Mohammed Azharuddin on Sunday offered the state body’s facilities to BCCI to host the upcoming IPL matches in case the games are shifted out of COVID-hit Mumbai. The BCCI has decided to keep Indore and Hyderabad as stand by venues for the upcoming IPL beginning […]

Israeli-owned ship docked in Dubai after mysterious blast

10:02 pm February 28, 2021

DUBAI: An Israeli-owned cargo ship that suffered a mysterious explosion in the Gulf of Oman came to Dubai’s port for repairs Sunday, days after the blast that revived security concerns in Mideast waterways amid heightened tensions with Iran. News agency Associated Press journalists saw the hulking Israeli-owned MV Helios Ray sitting at dry dock facilities […]