Author: News Desk

ROME :  A bus carrying Ukrainian refugees overturned on a major highway in northern Italy at dawn on Sunday, killing a young mother, Italian firefighters and news reports said. Italian state TV said there were also five people injured, but none of the injuries was serious, in the crash on the A14 highway near Forli’, a town in the Emilia-Romagna region in northeastern Italy. It said the rest of those aboard were safely evacuated. The bus landed on its side on a grassy slope just beyond a highway guardrail and near a farm field. Firefighters used two cranes in an operation to…

UAE authorities have ordered the arrest of football fans who brawled during a match between Al Ain and Al Wahda on Saturday. Videos circulating on social media showed a number of fans jumping from the stands and fighting during the Adnoc Pro League top of the table clash. Al Ain won the game 1-0 at Al Nahyan Stadium in Abu Dhabi city. Abu Dhabi Public Prosecution said they will respond firmly to anyone who breaks the law. They urged football fans to act responsibly and avoid acts that may endanger the lives and safety of others. “UAE laws provide protection for all individuals and set…

The Reserve Bank of India barred Paytm Payments Bank, founded by One 97 Communications Ltd’s. Vijay Shekhar Sharma, from accepting new customers, pending a comprehensive audit of its information-technology systems. “This action is based on certain material supervisory concerns observed in the bank,” the central bank, which is also the regulator of the nation’s banking sector, said in a statement on Friday.

A case was booked on Friday against Telugu film producer Bellamkonda Suresh and his son and actor Bellamkonda Sai Sreenivas for allegedly cheating a financier to the tune of Rs 85 lakh. V.L. Sravan Kumar had approached the court complaining that the producer and his son took the money in instalments from him during 2018 to make a movie. The petitioner claimed that the producer had promised to take him as assistant producer for a film to be made under the direction of Gopichand Malineni. The financier informed the court that believing their word, he paid them the amount but they cheated him. The court had…

A large fire broke out at a residential building in Al Barsha, Dubai, on Friday. Several residents reported seeing smoke near Barsha 1, just off the D63. Dubai Civil Defence on Twitter said its crews brought the blaze under control “within 14 minutes”. They were alerted to the fire at 1.24pm and arrived at the scene four minutes later. A picture released by the civil defence showed a crane being used to assist firefighters in extinguishing the flames. An investigation will be carried out to determine the cause of the fire. Residents of the tower and nearby buildings were evacuated as…

India said Friday it accidentally fired a missile into Pakistan this week because of a “technical malfunction” during routine maintenance, giving its version of events after longtime foe Pakistan warned the incident could have “unpleasant consequences.” “On 9 March 2022, in the course of a routine maintenance, a technical malfunction led to the accidental firing of a missile,” India’s defense ministry said in a statement. “It is learnt that the missile landed in an area of Pakistan. While the incident is deeply regrettable, it is also a matter of relief that there has been no loss of life due to the accident.”

LVIV:  Russia widened its offensive in Ukraine on Friday, striking airfields in the west and a major industrial city in the east, while the huge armored column that had been stalled for over a week outside Kyiv was on the move again, spreading out near the capital. Military analysts were divided over whether the maneuvering by the Russian convoy signaled the imminent start of a siege of Kyiv or was just an effort by the troops to disperse to more protected positions. On the economic and political front, the U.S. and its allies moved to further isolate and sanction the…

Bahrain :  His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa deputized his Personal Representative, His Highness Shaikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Khalifa, to attend the Horse Racing Festival held today on His Majesty the King’s Cup by the Rashid Equestrian and Horse Racing Club on Al Raffah track in Sakhir. The race was attended by Chairman of the Rashid Equestrian and Horse Racing Club High Authority, His Highness Shaikh Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, dignitaries, members of the diplomatic corps accredited to the Kingdom of Bahrain and horse racing fans. HH Shaikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Khalifa presented…

Maputo : At least seven people died as Tropical Cyclone Gombe made early morning landfall in Mozambique on Friday packing wind speeds exceeding 200 kmh (125 mph) that pummelled north and central areas of the country, President Filipe Nyusi said. The southern African country has been struggling to recover from a series of devastating cyclones that have killed scores of people and displaced thousands. Nyusi, speaking to reporters during a visit to South Africa, said: “I have briefed President Ramaphosa on the Gombe tropical storm affecting Mozambique since 2 a.m. today. Seven people were killed across Nampula province due to…

Washington:  Federal officials are extending the requirement for masks on planes and public transportation for one more month — through mid-April — while taking steps that could lead to lifting the rule. The mask mandate was scheduled to expire March 18, but the Transportation Security Administration said Thursday that it will extend the requirement through April 18. TSA said the extra month will give the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention time to develop new, more targeted policies that will consider the number of cases of COVID-19 nationally and in local communities, and the risk of new variants. The…