Video released by Zelensky’s office showed him meeting servicemen in a warehouse and handing out decorations. (File Image: Reuters) President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday recognised troops had a “difficult” task as he visited the eastern front near Bakhmut A top Ukrainian commander on Thursday threatened an impending counterattack against Russian …
Read More »Pak Leaders Pay Homage to Founding Fathers as Cash-strapped Nation Celebrates Pakistan Day
Published By: Poorva Joshi Last Updated: March 23, 2023, 20:31 IST The traditional Pakistan Day Military Parade scheduled to be held here was postponed till Saturday due to bad weather (File photo: AFP) The economic problems were compounded by the political tussle between the ruling alliance and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf …
Read More »France-Germany Tensions Overshadow EU Leaders’ Summit
A burgeoning row between France and Germany fired by differences over nuclear energy and combustion engines threatened to spill over into a gathering of the 27 European Union leaders Thursday. Existing strains between the European Union’s two biggest players after Berlin upset some of its partners by blocking — at …
Read More »UK Police Charge Man After Two Attempted Murders Near Birmingham Mosques
Last Updated: March 23, 2023, 15:32 IST West Midlands Police said Mohammed Abbkr, 28, from Edgbaston in Birmingham. (AFP) Mohammed Abbkr was arrested on Tuesday following an investigation involving counter-terrorism police and remains in custody UK police on Thursday charged a 28-year-old man with the attempted murders of two elderly …
Read More »It’s Time for Men to Step Up for Women’s Rights: First Lady Jill Biden
Last Updated: March 23, 2023, 15:09 IST Washington, United States First Lady Jill Biden speaks at a reception celebrating Women’s History Month in the East Room of the White House on March 22, 2023 in Washington, DC. (AFP) Jill Biden didn’t mince words as she lamented that women find themselves …
Read More »World Bank Chief Candidate Ajay Banga to Meet PM Modi, Sitharaman, Jaishankar in Delhi
Last Updated: March 23, 2023, 14:59 IST 63-year-old Banga, who is nominated by US President Joe Biden to head the Bank. (Image: Reuters) If elected, Ajay Banga would be the first-ever Indian-American and Sikh-American to head either of the two top international financial institutions: IMF and World Bank The former …
Read More »World’s First 3D-printed Rocket Lifts off, But Fails to Reach Orbit
Last Updated: March 23, 2023, 14:33 IST Washington, United States This handout screengrab provided by Relativity Space on March 22, 2023, shows the third launch attempt of the first 3D printed rocket, Terran 1, from Launch Complex 16 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (AFP) It is the largest ever 3D-printed object …
Read More »Prince William Makes Surprise Visit to Poland
Last Updated: March 23, 2023, 13:18 IST Britain’s Prince William, center, talks to Mayor of Warsaw Rafal Trzaskowski, right, as they visit an accommodation centre, for Ukrainians who fled the war, in Warsaw, Poland. (AP) The heir to the throne met the British and Polish troops in Rzeszow in Poland …
Read More »AI Turns Sparring Leaders into ‘Besties’
AI brings Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin together. (Created using AI image generators) US president Joe Biden and Russian president Vladimir Putin as ‘besties’? These AI images have made it possible. Artificial Intelligence has become a contentious subject on social media, with global concern mounting over whether or not chatbots …
Read More »Pakistan Faces New Constitutional Crisis as EC Puts Punjab Polls on Hold Till Oct Over ‘Security Threat’
Last Updated: March 23, 2023, 11:23 IST In a surprise move, the Election Commission on Wednesday announced the postponement of the upcoming elections in Punjab till October 8. (Getty) The EC said it is not possible to hold polls “honestly, fairly, justly in a peaceful manner” on April 30 and …
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