Benjamin Netanyahu vows to shut down ‘terror channel’ Al Jazeera in Israel

Benjamin Netanyahu vows to shut down ‘terror channel’ Al Jazeera in Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday vowed to shut down Al Jazeera’s operations in the country, calling it a “terror channel” that spreads incitement, after parliament passed a law clearing the way for the closure. Netanyahu’s pledge escalated Israel’s long-running feud against Al Jazeera but also threatened to heighten tensions with Qatar, which owns … Read more

Farmers in Kancheepuram district say they have no water due to clogged channel of irrigation tank

Farmers in Kancheepuram district say they have no water due to   clogged channel of irrigation tank

A farmer standing by the channel of the Uthukkadu irrigation tank, which is clogged with buses and brambles, making it too narrow for proper water flow | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement   A section of farmers of Uthukkadu village in Walajahbad taluk in neighbouring Kancheepuram district have not been able to take up agricultural operations … Read more

Hyderabad police arrange green channel to transport live organs from airport 

Hyderabad police arrange green channel to transport live organs from airport 

The Hyderabad Traffic Police, along with its Cyberabad counterparts, on Friday arranged a green channel for the transport of live organs from Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad to KIMS Hospital at Secunderabad. A distance of about 35 kms was covered in 23 mins by 2:35 p.m., via PVNR Expressway, Mehdipatnam, Lakdikapul, Tankbund and Ranigunj. … Read more

Britain holds crisis meeting over virus travel ban

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LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson was to chair a crisis meeting Monday as a growing number of countries blocked flights from Britain over a new highly infectious coronavirus strain the UK said was “out of control”. The World Health Organization also called for stronger containment measures across Europe, which has passed 500,000 deaths from Covid-19. … Read more