Pyongyang: North Korea vowed on Sunday to launch a second space rocket after calling last month’s botched attempt at launching a satellite the “gravest failure.” The North Korean government has ordered researchers and other workers to analyze the failed launch and prepare for another one in the future. The comments were made at a key meeting…
Muscat: The sighting of the crescent of the month of Dhul Hijjah for the year 1444 AH has been confirmed in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, (KSA). Accordingly, Monday, June 19, 2023 will be the first of Dhul Hijjah, and Wednesday, June 28, 2023, the first day of Eid Al-Adha.
Geneva: Swiss voters took part in referenda on Sunday on a new climate protection law and higher corporate taxes, with polls indicating that both measures will pass. Parliament already passed the climate law, which aims to make Switzerland climate neutral by 2050 and reduce the impact on the country’s iconic glaciers, which are melting away at…
Moscow : India and Russia aim to reach a bilateral trade volume of USD 30 billion by 2025, Ved Prakash Singh, First Secretary and Head of the Economic and Commercial Department of the Embassy of India in Moscow said on Wednesday, TV Brics reported. TV BRICS covers the economic agenda of the five countries. The list…
Rome: Pope Francis left a Rome hospital on Friday after undergoing a hernia operation. The 86-year-old pontiff had undergone three hours of open abdominal surgery under general anesthesia at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on June 7. ‘Better than before’Nine days after the pope underwent his surgery, he was wheeled out of the hospital and seen waving to…
Athens: The death toll from a capsized fishing boat carrying migrants off the coast of southern Greece has risen to 78, the Greek coast guard has announced. A large-scale search and rescue operation was underway on Wednesday morning after the boat, which is believed to have been transporting up to 400 people from near the Libyan…
London : A Telugu student was stabbed in a tragic incident in London’s Wembley on Tuesday. The deceased, Tejaswini Reddy had apparently gone to London for higher studies where she was attacked with a knife. The incident, according to the London Metropolitan Police, happened on June 13. Additionally, a 28-year-old woman was also stabbed. She was hurt and…
New Delhi: Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of “One Earth One Health” and belief “Vasudaiva Kutumbakam,” India supplied ‘Made in India’ Covid vaccines to 42 countries of the Africa continent, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday. Addressing the inaugural address at the 18th CII-EXIM Bank Conclave, Jaishankar said, “During the pandemic, India continued…
Kathmandu: Nepal’s President Ram Chandra Paudel, who underwent an angioplasty following a heart attack, has been discharged on Wednesday from Shahid Gangalal National Heart Centre.He has been treated and was kept in observation for 24 hours, the hospital’s Wednesday morning health bulletin said. The hospital in the press note stated that President Paudel was in observation…
New Delhi: About 6,500 high net worth individuals (HNWIs) are expected to leave India in 2023, lower than the net outflows of 7,500 individuals the previous year, according to Henley Private Wealth Migration Dashboard 2023 – which tracks wealth and investment migration trends worldwide. ‘Millionaires’ or ‘high-net-worth individuals’ or ‘HNWIs’ refer to individuals with an investable…
