Author: News Desk

Bahrain : Information Affairs Minister, Ali bin Mohammed Al-Romaihi, has praised the support of the First Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, Chairman of the General Sports Authority and President of the Bahrain Olympic Committee, HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, through the varied he launches. HH Shaikh Khalid’s initiatives reflect HH’s interest in implementing the directives of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to carry on efforts to create ideal conditions for empowering young people, and encouraging them to unleash their energies and creativity in a way that would enrich various areas…

Washington : President Joe Biden announced Thursday that he and Democrats in Congress have reached a “historic” framework for his sweeping domestic policy package. But he still needs to lock down votes from key colleagues for what’s now a dramatically scaled-back bill. Eager to have a deal in hand before his departure late in the day for global summits, Biden made his case privately on Capitol Hill to House Democrats and publicly in a speech at the White House. He’s now pressing for a still-robust package — $1.75 trillion of social services and climate change programs — that the White…

London : More than 245.48 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 5,210,100have died, according to a Reuters tally. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.

New York  :  Facebook announced Thursday that it is changing its name to Meta Platforms Inc., joining a long list of companies that have tried to rebrand themselves over the years, reports AP. The move comes as the company deals with the fallout from the Facebook Papers, a leaked document trove that has revealed the ways Facebook ignored internal reports and warnings of the harms its social network created or magnified across the world. CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the company will focus on “metaverse”, a virtual computer-generated space where people can interact. It includes other growing businesses that aren’t its…

Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar passed away on Friday at Vikram hospital in Bengaluru after suffering a heart attack, confirmed Karnataka Chief minister Basavaraj Bommai. Puneeth complained of chest pain on Friday morning and visited his family doctor for an ECG. Following the ECG, he was asked to rush to the hospital. He arrived at Vikram Hospital in a serious condition, a doctor at the hospital said. Puneeth Rajkumar was the son of legendary actor Rajkumar and Parvathamma. He married Ashwini Revanth in 1999. He was fondly called Appu by his fans. He started his career as a child artist with Bettada Hoovu…

Bahrain : Minister of Foreign Affairs, His Excellency Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, today paid a visit to the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the Kingdom of Bahrain to offer condolences on the death former South Korean President, Roh Tae-woo. The Foreign Minister expressed to the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea, HE Chung Hae Kwan, sincere condolences and sympathy of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the friendly Korean government and people. He praised the depth of relations of friendship and cooperation between the two friendly countries and common keenness to bolster them for the benefit of…

Aryan Khan has been granted bail after more than three weeks in jail, by the Bombay High Court. The 23-year-old son of Shah Rukh Khan has been in custody since October 3, hours after drugs raids on a cruise ship party. Aryan Khan had been denied bail twice before. Aryan Khan has been in jail since October 8. He was detained after drug raids on a cruise ship party on October 2 by the NCB. Aryan Khan has been denied bail twice before. The special anti-drugs court that denied him bail last week said he knew about charas hidden in his friend Arbaaz Merchant’s…

Bahrain : Bahrain’s national carrier Gulf Air has successfully completed the internationally recognized, biennial IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) that has been renewed on the IOSA Safety Audit Registry until May 2023. The audit covers approximately 1,000 standards and recommended practices that are all related to the safety of operations, as well as maintenance and engineering and the procedures of the airline. Gulf Air, being a member of IATA, is required to pass an initial IOSA audit and subsequent renewal audits every two years. This ensures a constant enhancement of aviation safety and is recognized by insurers, several aviation authorities…

Abu Dhabi : His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received at his residence here today the Abdu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, HH Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan. HM the King’s Representative for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs, HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, and First Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sport, Chairman of the General Authority for Sports and President of the Bahrain Olympic Committee, HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, were present. HM the King and the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince exchanged cordial…

He has pulled a hand-grenade pin and he is ready to blow up the aircraft if he has to. We must, I repeat, we must land at Beirut.” The hijacking of TWA Flight 847 on June 14, 1985 sent the world reeling. It was a drawn-out horror show lasting a fraught 17 days, which saw Americans singled out for beatings by their Hezbollah kidnappers, and the cold-blooded murder of United States Navy diver Robert Dean Stethem. Like millions of others, Donna Walker, a former travel agent from Houston, Texas, watched as the scenes played out on rolling news coverage. As she…