Special Desk Isabel Díaz Ayuso, leader of the regional district of Madrid in Spain has won a resounding victory, but after a bitter election battle. Interestingly, despite more than doubling the Popular Party (PP) seats, Isabel still fell short of a majority and may end up in alliance with the …
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UK in its last lap against Covid
Special Desk UK is close to turning the corner in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic, said UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab. The senior Cabinet minister was defending the government’s roadmap out of the lockdown, which is now set to ease further on May 17, with June 21 set as …
Read More »Preparing for water, fighting over air
Special Desk The world was preparing to fight over water and all international campaigns were focused upon saving water for future. But 2021 has seen fight over pure air rich in oxygen. The pictures of people with oxygen cylinders and long queue over the filling stations have raised one big …
Read More »At least 31 killed at Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border
Special Desk Reports said 31 people have been killed, and 10,000 were evacuated in a worst ever water dispute in recent years on the disputed Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border. Clashes started when people from both sides pelted stones at each other following installation of surveillance cameras at a water facility. A ceasefire …
Read More »China plans new space station operational by 2022
Special Desk With an eye on space, China has launched a key module of a new permanent space station – the Tianhe module. The module contains living quarters for crew members and was launched from the Wenchang Space Launch Centre on a Long March-5B rocket. China hopes to have the …
Read More »Turkey prepares for full covid lockdown
Special Desk Turkey is preparing for a its first complete lockdown for covid. The decision has been taken to curb the surge in cases. People are sharing information on the life after lockdown and also input upon where to find articles for their use. Last year Turkey saw a 70% …
Read More »NASA plans to carry woman to Moon
Special Desk Space X has been chosen by the Nasa to build a lander that will return humans to the Moon this decade. The venture will carry the next man and the first woman down to the lunar surface. “As the Nasa takes a step forward for women’s equality, our …
Read More »NZ first to bring climate change law
Special Desk New Zealand has become the first country in the world to introduce a law on mandatory climate- related disclosures. The new law will require banks, insurers and investment managers to report the impacts of climate change on their business. Minister for climate change James Shaw said all banks …
Read More »America to call back troops from Afghanistan
Special Desk America is likely to call back its troops from Afghanistan and the announcement is likely to come today by US President Joe Biden. US officials say though a formal announcement will clarify the scene but the US is set to announce that American troops will leave Afghanistan by …
Read More »Iran vows revenge for nuclear terrorism
Special Desk Iran has said it will take revenge from Israel. Iranian foreign ministry has made a statement saying it will take revenge for an attack on an underground nuclear site, for which it has blamed Israel. Iranian officials said the Natanz uranium enrichment plant, where new advanced centrifuges to …
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