- Monday, February 24, 2025
TOKYO Olympics organisers said on Saturday (17) a person has tested positive for Covid-19 at the athletes' village, the first case at a site where most competitors will be staying, raising new doubts over promises of a "safe and secure" Games. The organisers confirmed that a visitor from abroad who…
BRITAIN reported its highest number of new Covid cases in more than six months on Friday (16), days before the government plans to relax curbs on pubs, restaurants and nightclubs in England and ease requirements to wear masks. Government data showed there were 51,870 new cases of coronavirus, up from…
PHARMACEUTICAL major GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is planning to extend its facility in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, UK that would create up to 5,000 new jobs, BBC reported. The site is one of GSK's two global research and development hubs, and hosts the UK's largest work into cell and gene therapy. The plan involves…
INDIAN home minister Amit Shah on Saturday (17) said no one would dare to challenge India’s borders and its sovereignty after prime minister Narendra Modi crafted a separate defence policy for the country. “There was no separate defence policy before prime minister Narendra Modi came to power in 2014. Either…
THE US Navy has handed over to its Indian counterpart the first two MH-60R Multi Role Helicopters (MRH) to improve its capabilities to tackle regional threats and make homeland defence stronger. The MH-60R helicopter is an all-weather maritime helicopter which is capable of supporting multiple missions with state-of-the-art avionics. The…
THE Tokyo Olympics is less than a week away and sports-lovers from across the world are eagerly waiting for the greatest show on earth to start even though the planet is currently witnessing a pandemic. Here we look at some of the past games. Today we look at the 1924…
INDIA'S 15-member shooting contingent for the Tokyo Olympics checked into the Games Village on Saturday (17) along with the support staff. The squad was based in Croatia since early May for training and competition and flew to Japan from Zagreb. Indian Olympic Association chief Narinder Batra confirmed the shooters’ arrival…
AS India mourned the death of award-winning photo-journalist Danish Siddiqui in a crossfire between the Taliban and Afghan security forces in Kandahar on Friday (16), the extremist group said it had no information that Siddiqui was killed and expressed regret over the 38-year-old’s death. Speaking to CNN-News18 on Friday, Taliban…
BANGLADESH opener Liton Das made a fine 102 to set up a 155-run victory over Zimbabwe on Friday in the first of three one-day internationals at Harare Sports Club. The tourists made 276-9 off 50 overs before left-arm spinner Shakib al Hasan took 5-30 as Zimbabwe slumped to a dismal…
THE Indian government has ordered authorities in Kashmir to ban the slaughter of all animals in the Muslim majority region for the Islamic festival of Eid al-Adha. The order by the Hindu nationalist government, released late on Thursday, is likely to heighten tensions in Indian Kashmir where anxiety has deepened…
