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Australia India Community Charitable Trust chair Vasan Srinivasan said that it saddens him that someone tried to vandalise the statue within 24 hours of its unveiling. (Photo| Twitter)

Newly unveiled life-sized statue of Mahatma Gandhi vandalised in...

The statue was gifted by the Indian government. The incident triggered shock and disappointment among the...

15 Nov 2021 3:43 PM IST

Alok Sharma, President of the COP26 summit gestures during a press conference at the end of the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland, Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021. (AP /Alastair Grant)

India and China will need to explain coal move, says COP26 president...

India, backed by China rejected a clause calling for a 'phase out' of coal-fired power, and the text was changed to...

15 Nov 2021 12:52 PM IST

Britains Alok Sharma, second left, President of the COP26 and Patricia Espinosa, left, UNFCCC Executive-Secretary applaud during the closing plenary session at the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit, in Glasgow, Scotland, Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021. (AP/Alberto Pezzali)

Nations compromise on coal to strike UN climate agreement at COP26...

Several countries said they were deeply disappointed by the change promoted by India to phase down rather than phase out...

14 Nov 2021 11:17 AM IST

A worker in protective overall disinfects a vehicle from the World Health Organization convoy while they were visiting the Baishazhou wholesale market on the third day of field visit in Wuhan in central Chinas Hubei province on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021. (AP)

China's wildlife is a pandemic waiting to happen,' study finds

A comprehensive survey of viral pathogens has found they harbor a range of diseases threatening humans and other animals

13 Nov 2021 1:59 PM IST

The text also slightly weakens language on asking for a phase-out of fossil fuels subsidies and coal. It now calls for the phase-out of unabated coal power and of inefficient subsidies for fossil fuels. The line has faced pushback, and many climate-watchers were expecting it to be axed by now. (Bloomberg)

COP26: New draft back off from call to end all coal use

The draft, which was negotiated overnight now 'requests' countries to come back with new 2030 plans by 2022, instead of...

12 Nov 2021 1:50 PM IST

A woman lights a candle to commemorate victims of the COVD-19 pandemic at the Prague Castle in Prague, Czech Republic. (AP/Petr David Josek, file)

WHO: Coronavirus cases declining everywhere except Europe

Nearly two-thirds of the coronavirus infections - 1.9 million - were in Europe, where cases rose by 7 per cent

11 Nov 2021 11:28 AM IST

China also agreed for the first time to crack down on methane leaks, following the lead of the Biden administrations efforts to curb the potent greenhouse gas. (AP)

China, US pledge to increase cooperation at UN climate talks

The U.S. and China will revive a working group that will meet regularly to address the climate crisis and advance the...

11 Nov 2021 10:50 AM IST

Astronauts, from left, Matthias Maurer, of Germany, Tom Marshburn, Raja Chari, and Kayla Barron pose for a photo after leaving the Operations and Checkout Building for a trip to Launch Pad 39-A Wednesday at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (Photo: AP)

Indian origin astronaut-led NASA's SpaceX Crew-3 team headed to ISS

The four astronauts lifted off at 9:03 pm EST Wednesday from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in...

11 Nov 2021 10:46 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a keynote speech for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit via video, from Beijing on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021 (Li Xueren/Xinhua via AP)

China's president Xi warns against 'Cold War' in Indo-Pacific

Xi also said the region should make sure to keep supply lines functioning and to continue liberalising trade and...

11 Nov 2021 10:18 AM IST

Japans Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, center, arrives at his official residence in Tokyo, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. (AP/Koji Sasahara)

Kishida reelected Japan's PM in parliamentary voteBy Mari Yamaguchi

Kishida had been chosen by the Liberal Democrats as a safe, conservative choice a month ago

10 Nov 2021 1:27 PM IST

Residents wade through a flooded street after heavy monsoon rains at Biyagama, on the outskirts of Colombo. (Photo: AFP)

Heavy rains in Sri Lanka leave 16 dead, thousands displaced

Most deaths have occurred due to drowning and lightening strikes

10 Nov 2021 12:28 PM IST

A sign posted on a door at the Obregon Park Covid-19 vaccine site reminds people to get their booster shots as children age 5-11 receive their first dose at the facility on November 4, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. ( Frederic J. BROWN / AFP)

Pfizer asks FDA to okay COVID-19 booster shots for all adults

Older Americans and other groups particularly vulnerable to the virus have had access to a third dose of the Pfizer and...

10 Nov 2021 11:40 AM IST