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Israeli protesters on Thursday were intensifying their opposition to a controversial government proposal to overhaul the judiciary, with plans to block Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's route to the airport ahead of an official trip overseas and as the US defence secretary was visiting, news agaency AP reported. Demonstrators, who have been out protesting for more than two months against the overhaul, launched a "day of resistance to dictatorship" on March 9.
09 March,2023 09:05 PM IST | EditorAt least 17 people were killed and over 100 others injured on Tuesday in the explosion at Old Dhaka's crowded Gulistan area. Bangladesh's Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said on Wednesday that the country has sufficient expertise to carry out the investigation into the powerful explosion that ripped through a building in the country's capital.
08 March,2023 04:41 PM IST | EditorThe catastrophic earthquake that razed thousands of buildings in Turkiye and Syria became one of the deadliest quakes worldwide in more than a decade and the death toll kept rising, crossing16000. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Nepal in 2015 killed more than 8,800 people. Rescue crews braved freezing overnight temperatures in quake-hit areas in both countries in the hope of reaching survivors and pulling more bodies from the rubble
09 February,2023 08:02 PM ISTAt least 76 people have been killed across seven provinces in Turkey and 42 were reported dead in Syria in initial reports after a deadly earthquake struck 23 kilometers (14.2 miles) east of Nurdagi in Turkey's Gaziantep province on February 6. See pics Photo/AFP
06 February,2023 11:32 AM ISTAuthorities in Beijing on Monday reported two new deaths after easing the restriction that were imposed earlier under Zero-Covid policy as it faced criticism and protest from its citizens. According to the National Health Commission, China reported 5,237 deaths from Covid-19 in the last three years. Amid this, US-based Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) in its latest projection said that the country’s sudden lifting of the restrictions could result in a surge in cases and “over a million deaths through 2023.” The National Health Commission, China in its latest briefing said that it reported 1,995 new cases of confirmed infections on December 18, yesterday. As cases surge in the Chinese mainland days after it lifted the “Zero-Covid” strategy, here’s a look at some snaps from the situation in China. All pictures by AFP.
19 December,2022 06:08 PM ISTThe quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles). It also caused panic in the greater Jakarta area, about a three hour-drive away, where high-rises swayed and some people were evacuated. Pics/PTI
22 November,2022 02:14 PM ISTA 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's West Java province killing more than 50 people and injuring around 700 people, the officials said. The quake struck on land in Cianjur town, about 75 km southeast of the capital, Jakarta. Pics/PTI
21 November,2022 06:02 PM ISTThe annual G20 Summit opened here on Tuesday with world leaders set to discuss over the next two days challenges triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic and more recently topped by Russia's war in Ukraine. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was welcomed at the summit venue by Indonesian President Joko Widodo, ahead of the formal opening of the summit. Pics/PTI
15 November,2022 11:30 AM ISTPakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan was injured on Thursday after an unidentified gunman opened fire at his rally. The incident occurred near Allahwala Chowk of Wazirabad town of Punjab when Khan was leading the protest march. Khan is being taken to Lahore by road. He is not critical but he received a bullet injury, media reports said. Pics/ PTI
03 November,2022 06:35 PM ISTThe stampede occurred after a huge crowd flocked into the central district of the South Korean capital to celebrate Halloween, which was the biggest in years following the easing of Covid-19 restrictions. Pic/PTI
30 October,2022 09:37 AM ISTBritish politician Rishi Sunak was on Monday elected as the Conservative leader and will become the next prime minister after rival Penny Mordaunt failed to secure the necessary 100 nominations from her fellow MPs. Here are five lesser-known facts about him. Pics/AFP
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