NEW DELHI: Indoor air pollution is a bigger health risk than outdoor air pollution in India, and sometimes cities are cleaner than nearby villages where household pollution is higher, according to the country’s two top policy experts. Addressing the India Clean Air Summit (ICAS) 2024, Principal Advisor, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Soumya Swaminathan…
King Charles moves to tears amid Prince Harry, William reunion King Charles was unable to hold his emotions as he released a very emotional statement after Prince Harry crossed paths with his estranged brother Prince William at their uncle Lord Robert Fellowes’ funeral in UK. According to sources, Harry ‘secretly’ flew to the UK to attend…
An interim government led by Nobel prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus replaced Hasina’s administration, quelling the violence that had flared for weeks before her departure, as security forces cracked down on protests, and continued for some days after she fled. “Over 1,000 people have been killed and over 400 students have lost their eyesight,” a statement…
Former US President Donald Trump attends a rally to support Republican candidates ahead of midterm elections in Dayton, Ohio, in 2022. (Gaelen Morse/Reuters) Former President Donald Trump is headed to New York this week for an expected arraignment on Tuesday after being indicted last week by a Manhattan grand jury. Here is what we know: What will…
A representational image of a Richter scale measuring an earthquake. — Unsplash An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck off the east coast of Russia’s Kamchatka region on Friday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake hit at a depth of 51 kilometres at 3:24pm local time, EMSC said. The quake comes over a…
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A representational image of PIA airplane. — AFP/File ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan International Airline’s (PIA) privatisation process will not be extended beyond October 1, Privatisation Commission Secretary Usman Bajwa informed Senate Standing Committee on Privatisation on Thursday. Islamabad has for years been pumping billions of dollars into cash-bleeding state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to keep them afloat. The…
The suspects in the foiled plot to attack Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concerts in Vienna earlier this month wanted to kill “tens of thousands” of the artist’s fans, CIA Deputy Director David Cohen said Wednesday at a security conference in Maryland. “They were plotting to kill a huge number — tens of thousands of people…
Ford Motor Company recently filed a patent application that’s raising eyebrows and sparking debate about privacy and surveillance on our roads. The patent, “Systems and Methods for Detecting Speeding Violations,” describes a system that could turn Ford vehicles into mobile speed detectors capable of reporting other drivers to the police. The patent application was filed…
The EU’s humanitarian chief Janez Lenarcic on Thursday slammed the Israeli army’s major military offensive in the occupied West Bank. “The situation in the occupied #WestBank is deteriorating further, with indiscriminate use of Israeli military force and settler violence against civilians and extensive destruction of homes and infrastructure, in violation of international law and human…
