Monthly Archives: August 2024
Ethnic armed group behind attack on Rohingyas trying to flee fighting
BANGKOK: At least 150 civilians from Myanmar’s Muslim Rohingya minority community may have been killed this week in an artillery and drone...
Peace plan in works, Ukraine pins hopes on PM Modi’s visit
NEW DELHI: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to head to Ukraine this month, a top Ukrainian official has told India’s...
Chinese air force jets endangered patrol plane with flares: Philippines
MANILA: The Philippine military chief, General Romeo Brawner, today condemned the “provocative actions” of two Chinese air force jets that executed a...
80 killed, 47 hurt in Israel’s ‘deadliest’ airstrike on school housing Gazans
CAIRO: An Israeli airstrike hit a school-turned-shelter in Gaza, killing at least 80 people, a Palestinian health official said on Saturday. He...
Akasa Air completes its second successful year of commercial operations
Having served 11 million passengers, the airline is on its path to becoming one of the top 30 airlines in the world...
31-member Parliament committee to study Waqf Bill
NEW DELHI: A day after the Congress-led Opposition sought greater scrutiny of the controversial Waqf (Amendment) Bill, a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC)...
Parliament adjourned sine die
NEW DELHI: Both Houses of Parliament were adjourned sine die on Friday, one sitting ahead of the scheduled August 12 end of...
India, Maldives ink agreement on UPI
NEW DELHI: India and the Maldives today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Unified Payments Interface (UPI). The pact was inked...
Lok Sabha passes Vayuyan Vidheyak Bill
NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak Bill, 2024, which will replace the 90-year old Aircraft Act...
PM Modi to visit landslides-hit areas of Wayanad today
WAYANAD: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Wayanad on Saturday to evaluate the ongoing relief and rehabilitation operations and engage with survivors...