International

Jubilee News Desk Rashmi Samant the first Indian female president of Oxford University students’ union was forced to quit the post amid backlash after ‘racist’ and ‘insensitive’ social media posts from her past were unearthed just days after her election. Samant who was criticised over several social media posts and …

Jubilee News Desk Golden Globes 2021 this year will be held in a virtual ceremony on February 28 — almost two months later than usual. The event will be live virtually from The Beverly Hilton, where the Globes are usually held, and the NBC Headquarters in New York, respectively. Golden …

Special Desk Britney Spears’ father was denied greater control over her finances by a court. Jamie Spears has controlled daughter Britney Spears’ financial affairs since 2008. But the singer recently indicated she wants him removed. The judge upheld a previous ruling that made a financial company a co-conservator for the …

Special Desk Russia is ready to sever ties with the EU against new, economically painful sanctions from bloc. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said, “We don’t want to isolate ourselves from world affairs, but we have to be prepared for that.” The EU has raised the prospect of further …

Special Desk  While the world is focusing on whether the covid-19 virus is Chinese or not, China claimed to have successfully put its Tianwen-1 mission in orbit around Mars. It’s the first time the country has managed to get a spacecraft to the Red Planet and comes a day after …

Jubilee News Desk The World Health Organisation team that had visited Wuhan labs in China to find out the origin of covid-19 has failed to uncover the origin of coronavirus from Wuhan in China. Scientists who visited China said the coronavirus is unlikely to have been leaked from a Chinese …

Jubilee News Desk Russia expelled three diplomats from Germany, Sweden and Poland for joining protests in support of opposition activist Alexei Navalny. Navalny is a vocal critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Navalny, 44, is a political activist who has campaigned against corruption and Putin since 2011. Navalny accuses Putin …

Special Desk While covid vaccines are being administered and new ones are under trials a new study has begun to see possibilities of merging two different vaccines for separate doses. IN UK, scientists have launched the world’s first study examining whether different coronavirus vaccines can safely be used for two-dose …

Special Desk Since military seized power in the early hours of 1 February, neither the president nor elected civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi have been heard. Police in Myanmar, have filed several charges against Suu Kyi following Monday’s military coup. She has been remanded in custody until 15 February. …

Special Desk Ant Group Co. and Chinese regulators have agreed on a restructuring plan that will turn Jack Ma’s fintech giant into a financial holding company. It will make it subject to capital requirements similar to those for banks. Ma’s appearance in a live-streamed video conference in January — after …