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At least five Indian soldiers were killed and four others injured on Friday during a gunfight with suspected militants in the Himalayan Jammu and Kashmir region. The soldiers belonged to the Indian Army’s special forces and were part of a team involved in an operation after receiving information about a group of militants in the mountainous Rajouri district of Jammu. The soldiers died when “terrorists triggered explosives in retaliation” during the operation at Kesri Hill in the Kandi area of Rajouri district, an army official said. The army said that there was a possibility the militants had also suffered casualties. The injured…

Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the face of Turkey’s six-party opposition alliance, is the symbol of a potential new future and poses a tangible threat to the president. Two weeks remain until Turkey’s most decisive elections in decades will determine the future of its  President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Mr Kilicdaroglu was born in the eastern Tunceli province to an Alevi family, members of a long-persecuted sect, and started his career as a civil servant with the Finance Ministry. He later entered parliament as an Istanbul deputy in 2002 and has led the opposition since 2010. Mr Kilicdaroglu, 74, is the leader of the centre-left Republican…

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the global health emergency Covid-19 “over” on Friday. The announcement marks the end of a pandemic that killed nearly seven million people, devastated economies and triggered nationwide lockdowns. “It’s with great hope that I declare Covid-19 over as a global health emergency,” Dr Tedros said. “Yesterday, the Emergency Committee met for the 15th time and recommended to me that I declare an end to the public health emergency of international concern. I have accepted that advice.” The announcement is largely symbolic, as most countries around the world have already ended their Covid restrictions as…

Tokyo : An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 struck off Japan’s western prefecture Ishikawa on Friday, authorities said. No tsunami warning was issued after the 2:42 p.m. quake, which had a maximum seismic intensity of upper 6 on Japan’s scale of 7.

Dubai : Tourism Minister Fatima bint Jaffar Al Sairafi held a meeting with her Indian counterpart  Rohan Khaunte on the sidelines of the Arabian Travel Market. The Arabian Travel Market is held at the Dubai World Trade Center in Dubai under the slogan “Working towards achieving net zero emissions”, in the presence of global travel industry leaders, decision makers and industry experts around the world. During the meeting, the two sides discussed cooperation to encourage inter-tourism, focusing on the possibility of launching joint programs packages that offer tourists unique experiences, in addition to marketing and joint tourism promotions. They also…

Naples :  Below a giant mural of Diego Maradona, Napoli fans celebrated the Italian league soccer title as if they were at the game — singing, jumping and lighting flares. On the other side of Naples, at the stadium now named for Maradona, tributes to the club’s most emblematic player were everywhere: his image on banners, flags and scarves, his No. 10 on the back of shirts. As Napoli coach Luciano Spalletti put it after the Partenopei sealed their first league title since Maradona led the club to the 1987 and 1990 championships, the late Argentina standout’s legacy made a…

“Synergy 2023, ITServe Alliance’s Flagship Annual Conference will be held in Atlantic City in New Jersey from October 26-27, 2023,” Vinay K. Mahajan, national President of ITServe Alliance announced here. “ITServe Alliance’s Synergy is the only one-of-a-kind conference delivering innovative strategies, unique insights, and proven tactics for success, exclusively for IT service companies and individuals.” “It brings me great pleasure to announce the much-awaited launch of our flagship event, the Annual ITserve Synergy Conference 2023,” Venu Sangani, Director of Synergy 2023 announced here today. “I am excited to share with you the theme for this year’s mega-conference: “Come, Learn, and…

Manama : A high-level delegation from Bahrain, led by HE Abdullah bin Adel Fakhro, Minister of Industry and Commerce (MOIC), supported by HE Noor bint Ali Al Khulaif, Minister of Sustainable Development, is heading to visit Japan and South Korea on May 5-12. The visit is organised by MOIC and supported by Bahrain Economic Development Board, and aimed at adding value across a multi-year investment horizon in alignment with the Economic Recovery Plan to deliver sustainable benefits to Bahrain’s investment climate, economy, and society at large. The visit will bring together an expert team from Bahrain’s public and private sectors…

Manama : His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa left for the United Kingdom at an invitation by His Majesty King Charles III of the United Kingdom, of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Head of the Commonwealth to attend the coronation ceremony.

Manama : Jameel bin Mohammed Ali Humaidan, Labor Minister met with Shri V. Muraleedharan, the Indian Minister of State for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs.   They meeting discussed bilateral ties, boosting cooperation in the labor sector and the exchange of expertise in the work force training. The labor minister briefed the Indian Minister of State for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs on Bahrain’s efforts in aligning national labor laws with International Labor Organization (ILO) standards. Humaidan showcased the Bahrain’s efforts to provide the optimal environment for emerging companies and sectors and job creation supported, by business-friendly laws. He highlighted Bahrain’s…