Total Ebola cases reached 1,003 since it was declared on May 15. Photo credit: AP Confirmed Ebola cases in the latest outbreak in eastern Congo have surpassed 1,000, with 254 deaths recorded so far, according to a statement issued by the country’s health authorities late on Sunday.The outbreak, centred in Ituri province, has recorded 1,003…
The United Kingdom has struck a fresh multi-million-pound agreement with France aimed at curbing the rising number of illegal migrants attempting to cross the English Channel in small boats.The three-year deal, valued at over £650 million, introduces enforcement measures, including riot-trained police deployment, enhanced surveillance, and stricter accountability clauses. Why the deal was signed The…
Aam Aadmi Party faces a significant blow as Rajya Sabha Deputy Leader Ashok Kumar Mittal and several other MPs, including Raghav Chadha, defect to the Bharatiya Janata Party. NEW DELHI: Just 22 days after being appointed as the Aam Aadmi Party’s Rajya Sabha deputy leader in place of Raghav Chadha, MP Ashok Kumar Mittal has…
It’s a proud moment for Mini Mathur and filmmaker Kabir Khan, as their daughter Sairah recently completed the International Baccalaureate (IB) programme, earning her diploma after two years of hard work and academic commitment.Mini and Kabir attended the graduation ceremony alongside their son, Viviaan, proudly celebrating Sairah’s achievement as she marked the end of one…
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu US President Donald Trump on Sunday said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would have no choice but to accept any agreement negotiated by Washington with Iran, asserting that he was ultimately in charge of the process.Speaking in a telephone interview with the Financial Times, Trump said that Netanyahu would…
Rohit Sharma (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: India captain Rohit Sharma etched his name into the record books during the third ODI against Afghanistan at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Saturday.Stationed at first slip, Rohit grabbed the first three catches of the Afghanistan innings to become only the fourth Indian fielder to be involved…
NEW DELHI: Air India is learnt to have reduced the fuel surcharge levied on its long hauls to North America, UK, Europe and Australia from this month, thanks to crude peice falling due to an iffy US-Iran ceasefire. AI’s highest surcharge was $280 on North America and Australia routes, which leading travel agents say, has…
NEW DELHI: Nearly six crore people in West Bengal will now be covered under Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) after the state on Monday became the 36th State/UT to implement the Centre’s flagship health insurance scheme, completing its nationwide rollout.The move comes barely a month after the BJP government took office in the…
Rafael Grossi’s remarks came amid continuing uncertainty over access to Iranian nuclear facilities. Rafael Grossi, the chief of the UN nuclear watchdog, on Wednesday said that inspections of Iranian nuclear facilities would eventually resume under the framework of the emerging US-Iran agreement, although Tehran quickly pushed back, insisting that no such access had yet been…
US tech stocks came under heavy pressure on Friday, with semiconductor giants leading the decline as investors grew cautious about artificial intelligence-fuelled valuations and digested stronger-than-expected US jobs data.The sell-off was most severe in the chip sector, where the PHLX Semiconductor Index plunged 10.3%, marking its steepest single-day fall since March 2020. The decline followed…