New York : Two common wild plants contain extracts that inhibit the ability of the virus that causes Covid-19 to infect living cells, a US study has discovered. In laboratory dish tests, extracts from the…
Kabul : When the Taliban seized power in August 2021, hundreds of women’s rights activists fled Afghanistan, fearing reprisals from the militant group. But Mahbouba Seraj, one of the most prominent rights campaigners in the…
Washington: A US fighter jet shot down an “object” flying over Alaska on Friday, in a new — but much swifter — repeat of the downing of a Chinese spy balloon last week that threw…
New Delhi: India will need 30 million digitally skilled professionals by 2026, and about 50 per cent of the current workforce would require to re-skill themselves in areas of emerging technologies, a new report said…
London: The World Uyghur Congress (WUC), a London-based dissident group, have requested the British Attorney General for permission to arrest the Governor of the Chinese autonomous region of Xinjiang and prosecute him if he visits…
Lucknow: The BJP in Uttar Pradesh will now take the Sufi route to win over Muslims voters. Sufism is the mystical Islamic belief in which Muslims seek to find the truth of divine affection. The…
Islamabad: Eleventh-hour negotiations between Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have failed to unlock $1.1 billion in crucial funds aimed at preventing the cash-strapped country from going bankrupt. A deepening economic crisis has all…
New Delhi: It has to be one of the most difficult tasks in sports to beat Team India at home, especially in the Test format. The Indians are renowned for taking home advantage to…
by M Shakeel Ahmed
New Delhi: Unprecedented crackdown against child marriages in Assam on the face of it is a welcome step but it should not be used to target a particular community as is being widely perceived. More…
Patna: Rebel leader Upendra Kushwaha on Wednesday asked Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to promote any leader from the JD(U) rather than not Tejashwi Yadav, and also demanded to break the deal with RJD as it…
