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Kremlin Critic Alexei Navalny Detained on Arrival in Russia
Moscow: Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has been detained by the cops on his arrival at a Moscow airport after he flew home to Russia from Germany for the first time since his poisoning last summer.
Navalny was detained at passport control…
Traditional Kolam drawings mark the kickoff of Biden-Harris inauguration ceremony
Washington: As the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and his deputy Kamala Harris, who traces her origin to Tamil Nadu, comes closer, the virtual kick-off ceremony also included Kolam, a traditional Indian art form of drawing…
Coronavirus isolation has led to alcoholism among students: Study
Washington: A study has found that coronavirus isolation has worsened diet intake among students and the inactivity has led to alcoholism.
A University of Saskatchewan study said the pandemic has led to a significant worsening of already…
Man arrested at Washington checkpoint with ammunition ahead of Biden’s oath
Washington, DC: A man from Virginia was arrested for carrying unregistered handgun with over 500 rounds of ammunition in his car ahead of Joe Biden's oath.
He was held at the inauguration checkpoint in Washington, DC who also carried…
NASA cuts short ground test of monster ‘megarocket’
Mississippi: NASA ignited all four engines of a deep space exploration rocket – the Space Launch System (SLS) – for the first time. However, the test ended much earlier than expected.
Shortly before 22:30 GMT (17:30 EST), the four…
Nepali climbers scripts history by becoming first to climb K2 in winter
Kathmandu: A team of Nepalese climbers scripted history by scaling the world’s second-highest peak – Pakistan’s K2 – in the winter season.
Mingma Gyalje Sherpa, Nirmal Purja, Pun Magar, Gelje Sherpa, Mingma David Sherpa, Mingma Tenzi…
Ugandan Leader Yoweri Museveni Bags Sixth Straight Election Win
Kampala: Uganda's long-time President Yoweri Museveni has been re-elected amid accusations of vote fraud by his main rival Bobi Wine.
Museveni won almost 59% of the vote, with Bobi Wine trailing with about 35%, the Electoral Commission…
Far-Right Streamer ‘Baked Alaska’ faces federal charges in Capitol riot
Washington: Authorities in Houston have arrested a popular far-right internet celebrity accused of live-streaming his storming of the US Capitol on January 6.
Anthime Joseph Gionet, who goes by the username “Baked Alaska” on social…
US maintains FTO designation of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba
Washington: The US has maintained Foreign Terrorist Organisation (FTO) designations of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Lashkar-i-Jhangvi (LJ) and other organisations.
The US Department of State has reviewed the activities of these terrorist…
Aftershock rocks Indonesia!
Sulawesi: An aftershock hit Indonesia’s Sulawesi island on Saturday as rescue workers searched for locals trapped under debris after an earthquake killed at least 45 people.
Indonesia’s disaster mitigation agency said no damage or…