22.1 million excess deaths recorded globally between 2020 and 2023NEW DELHI: The Covid-19 pandemic caused an estimated 22.1 million excess deaths globally between 2020 and 2023, nearly three times higher than the seven million Covid deaths officially reported worldwide, according to the World Health Statistics 2026 report released by the World Health Organization (WHO).WHO said…
Videos show Russia’s Tuapse refinery burning after Ukraine intensified strikes. In a series of fresh strikes in the war that began four years ago, Ukraine intensified pressure along the Black Sea front by targeting Russian military and energy infrastructure. Russia’s defence ministry claimed its air defence systems intercepted and destroyed 112 Ukrainian drones overnight.GUR, Kyiv’s…
NEW DELHI: Politics in India seems to be in an era of freebies, where every party offers cash doles or concessions ahead of elections. Last year, the NDA offered Rs 10,000 to over 75 lakh women in Bihar just before the polls, which helped the alliance to achieve an overwhelming majority.Riding this trend, AIADMK and…
Bengaluru: A 43-year-old farmer was killed after a speeding car rammed his bike near Bettakote village in Devanahalli taluk early Friday.The accident occurred on Budigere–Devanahalli Main Road when a Maruti Swift Dzire (KA-03-NC-5384), driven by a medical student, hit Venkategowda BV’s motorcycle from behind at high speed. The impact of the collision was such that…
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress on Monday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over jhalmuri break in West Bengal’s Jhargram and claimed that his decision to extend his stay caused Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren to return to Ranchi without completing his scheduled campaign for Mamata Banerjee.In a social media post on X, TMC termed the Prime…
NEW DELHI: TTV Dhinakaran on Sunday said that Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) MLA S Kamaraj would face disqualification after extending support to the ruling Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government during the recent floor test in the Tamil Nadu assembly.The AMMK chief said Kamaraj’s support to the ruling party amounted to a betrayal of…
File Pic: KKR and SRH players (Image credit: IPL) KOLKATA: What can be considered a safe total? That question would be haunting the Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad ahead of their clash at the Eden Gardens on Thursday.They would have been happy putting up more than 200 runs in their opening games of the…
. Iran struck Qatar’s Ras Laffan Industrial City, one of the world’s largest gas export hubs, on Wednesday, causing heavy damage to the key facility.QatarEnergy said in a statement early Thursday that “several of its Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facilities were the subject of missile attacks, causing sizeable fires and extensive further damage” after the…
Bollywood power couple, Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone on Sunday announced that they are expecting their second child.The couple shared a joint Instagram post, that saw their daughter, Dua, holding up mommy Deepika’s positive pregnancy test kit. The announcement quickly went viral, raking in over 4.1 million likes. Celebrities including Katrina Kaif, Anushka Sharma, Priyanka…
Mysuru/Madikeri: Days after the alleged rape of a US tourist on April 12, the district administration has cancelled the licence of the homestay at Kutta on the Karnataka–Kerala border where the incident is said to have taken place.Deputy commissioner SJ Somashekar, who also heads the Kodagu District Tourism Development Committee, issued the order after receiving…
