Aero India 2021 Kicked Off In Bangalore

BENGALURU, Feb 4 (NNN-PTI) – At the 13th edition of the Aero India International Air Show, Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh, said, the event, which is being conducted in a hybrid format, with a concurrent virtual exhibition, has truly gone digital and global. The show, organised by the Defence Research and Development Organisation…

Iraq Declares Killing Of Senior Daesh Leader Near Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Feb 3 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, declared yesterday that, a senior leader of the Daesh group was killed, near the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. Abu Hassan al-Ghreibawi, the group leader in southern Iraq, and Ghanim Sabah, responsible for the movement of the Daesh operatives, were killed, al-Kadhimi,…

Car Bomb Kills Four Security Personnel In S. Afghanistan

TIRIN KOT, Afghanistan, Feb 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – Four security personnel have been killed and three others wounded, as a car bomb rocked the Chinarak area, outside Tirin Kot, capital of Afghanistan’s southern Uruzgan province, today, provincial governor, Mohammad Omar Shirzad said.

Malaysia High Court Delivers Verdict On Isa Samad’s RM 3 million Graft Case

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Former Felda chairman, Mohd Isa Samad, was found guilty of nine counts of corruption, linked to the purchase of a hotel, in the State of Sarawak (East Malaysia). The Kuala Lumpur High Court today ruled that the defence failed to raise reasonable doubt, in…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 10,777,284

NEW DELHI, Feb 3 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 10,777,284 today, as 11,039 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, the latest data from the federal health ministry showed. According to the official data, the death toll mounted to 154,596, as 110 COVID-19 patients died since…

Western Australia’s Bushfire Destroys Over 70 Homes

SYDNEY, Feb 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The bushfire at east of Perth, capital of the state of Western Australia (WA), destroyed more than 70 homes but there was no evidence of any life loss so far, local authorities said, today. Although an approaching cyclone might bring heavy rain to Perth, the…

Laos Strictly Monitors Self-Quarantine Of Returning Workers Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

VIENTIANE, Feb 3 (NNN-KPL) – The Lao government instructed local authorities to carefully monitor people entering Laos, and quarantine returning workers, to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Deputy Director General of the Department of Communicable Diseases Control, under the Lao Ministry of Health, Phonepaserd Sayamoungkhoun, said that, local authorities must…

Myanmar Military Forms State Administration Council

YANGON, Feb 3 (NNN-MNA) – The Office of the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services, Myanmar, announced the formation of a new 11-member State Administration Council, under Section 419 of the Constitution, late last night. Chaired by Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services, Sen-Gen Min Aung Hlaing, the council comprised of 10 other members,…

Japan Extends COVID-19 Emergency Period As Battle To Contain Virus Continues

TOKYO, Feb 3 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Yoshihide Suga, said, the state of emergency in place for Tokyo and other regions hard hit by COVID-19, will be extended by one month until Mar 7. The state of emergency initially declared by Suga on Jan 7, will be extended to…

Pakistan Kicked Off COVID-19 Inoculations With Chinese Vaccines

ISLAMABAD, Feb 3 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Imran Khan, launched COVID-19 vaccination drive with China-donated vaccines yesterday, as part of the country’s efforts to bring the pandemic under control. The first batch of the Sinopharm vaccines reached Pakistan early Monday from Beijing, on a special Pakistan Air Force plane.…