Emergency
- Bollywood
‘Emergency’: Kangana unveils her first look as Indira Gandhi
Mumbai: Bollywood actor, Kangna Ranaut, on Thursday, shared the first look poster and an announcement teaser of her upcoming directorial film ‘Emergency’. Taking to Instagram, the ‘Queen’ actor dropped a one-and-a-half-minute long…
- India
June 25 spine-chilling reminder of Emergency: Akhilesh Yadav
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said 47 years have passed since the Emergency was imposed in the country, but even today, the memories of the events that unfolded on…
- India
Opinion: Emergency used to tarnish Indira’s image; facts say otherwise
Emergency Anniversary on June 25-26 annually becomes an occasion for Indira Gandhi bashing. This is done to a set plan and strategy, where the focus is on portraying her as anti-democratic and…
- World
Unicef provides emergency relief as 1.6mn kids stranded by floods in Bangladesh
Dhaka: Four million people, including 1.6 million children, are currently stranded by flash floods in Bangladesh and are in urgent need of help, the Unicef said. In a statement, the UN agency…
- World
China launches emergency response for heavy rain, flood
Beijing: China’s Ministry of Water Resources on Sunday initiated an emergency response for heavy rain and floods expected to lash the country’s southern areas in the coming days. Downpours are forecast to…
- World
UN provides $20 million for drought emergency in Somalia
Mogadishu: The UN relief envoy in Somalia has allocated $20 million from the Somalia Humanitarian Fund (SHF) to provide immediate assistance to communities at risk due to drought in priority locations. Adam Abdelmoula,…
- World
Muscular nationalism and majoritarian mobilization did not help Rajapaksas: The Hindu
Sri Lanka’s worst economic crisis since independence in 1948 has brought widespread hardships to its 22 million people, with months of regular blackouts and acute shortages of food and fuel brought the…
- World
Sri Lanka govt defends imposition of emergency, amidst criticism
Colombo: The Sri Lankan government on Saturday defended imposing a state of emergency, saying it was required to tackle the unprecedented economic crisis plaguing the country, even as President Gotabaya Rajapaksa faced…
- Middle East
UN calls for emergency development measures in Lebanon amid crisis
Beirut: Najat Rochdi, the UN resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon, has urged Lebanese authorities to adopt emergency development measures amid the current humanitarian crisis in Lebanon, a statement by Lebanon’s Council…
- Technology
iPhone 14 may come with satellite connectivity for emergencies
San Francisco: Tech giant Apple is planning to launch iPhone 14 with satellite connectivity options for emergency scenarios. According to GizmoChina, through satellite connectivity, users would be able to send text messages…
- Pakistan
Imran Khan holds emergency cabinet meeting to discuss ‘surprise’
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has held an emergency meeting of the federal cabinet, the media reported. Pakistan Federal Science Minister Shibli Faraz told reporters that a “surprise” was discussed at…
- World
Sri Lankan military blocks social media platforms
Colombo: Amidst the state of emergency and a 36-hour long curfew imposed in Sri Lanka, the island nation’s military has blocked all social media platforms ahead of an anti-government protest planned for…
- World
Sri Lanka declares state of emergency amid unrest
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday declared a state of emergency in the country giving the security forces wide authority to arrest and detain suspects with immediate effect. Rajapaksa has…
- Telangana
Congress demands unemployment emergency in Telangana
Hyderabad: Stating that 40 lakh people are facing hardships due to unemployment problem in Telangana, the opposition Congress party has demanded an unemployment emergency in the state. AICC spokesperson Dasoju Sravan Kumar…
- World
‘Stop the war’: Ukrainian envoy appeals to UN members
New York: The Ukrainian ambassador to the United Nations has appealed to its members to “stop the war” at an emergency meeting of the Security Council late on Wednesday (local time). “It…
