Amid the ongoing global surge in COVID-19 cases driven by the Omicron variant, The World Health Organisation has warned of COVID medical waste threat.

WHO warns of COVID medical waste threat amid the ongoing Omicron surge around the globe

Maruti Suzuki largest car maker, Bajaj Auto second largest two-wheeler player, TVS they all shown a decline in sales but Mahindra and Hyundai recovered and recorded growth.

Maruti Suzuki, Bajaj, TVS show decline in sales

India announced its annual budget yesterday, it has given a blueprint of economy for the next 25 years with key points on four main pillars of development. According to finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, India is expected to grow at 9.27% in the coming year, here are some of the big announcements in this year's budget.

India Budget 2022: Major announcements from FM Nirmala Sitharaman's speech

Japan's parliament has passed a rare resolution where it expressed its concerns over rights issue in China and has asked the government to take steps to relieve the situation.

Japan's parliament passes rare resolution expressing concern over rights abuses in China

In the wake of North Korea's record-breaking missile tests the UN security council has been requested to hold an emergency meeting. The United States supported by Britain and France has requested a meeting on the same.

United States urges emergency UNSC meet on North Korea

A British Airways plane travelling from Aberdeen aborted an attempt to land on the runway at London's Heathrow Airport on Monday (January 31) due to strong winds. The video showed wind hitting the aircraft as it tried to land, before it resumed its flight. Storm Corrie caused wind gusts of up to 120 kph (75 mph) in the North Sea.

Plane almost toppled while landing due to high winds at London airport

With the conflict that is brewing in the West African nation of Guinea-Bissau where the government has now claimed that it has survived an attempted coup, President Embalo who survived heavy gun fire for nearly about five hours has claimed that the attackers have killed several people.

Guinea Bissau coup attempt: President Embalo survives coup bid; many injured, several killed

At least 24 people have been killed in what is being termed as the heaviest flooding in Ecuador. In two decades 20 people have gone missing and 47 people have been injured. Video footage shows water carrying stones, mud and debris down the streets in the Ecuadorian capital.

Ecuador: 24 people killed in Landslide, rescuers pull body from muds

The study of fossils is an intricate art and science. There are hardly any takers in India. But a 15-year-old's fascination for fossils is taking her places.

15-year-old's fascination for fossils

The United States, United Kingdom, Russia and Ukraine have all stepped up their diplomatic engagements in the past week in a bit to try and de-escalate the tensions surrounding the troop build up along the border with Ukraine but the renewed dialogue has not produced any tangible results. In the latest, Russian President Vladimir Putin has made his very first public statements about the ongoing crisis saying that the West is actually deliberately creating a scenario of war.

US, Russia, UK and Ukraine steps up diplomatic engagements

The Russia-Ukraine tensions are at an all-time high. The threat of a conflict looms large over eastern Europe and in the middle of it all Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed decree to increase armed force strength.

Ukraine President Zelensky signs decree to increase armed force strength

Satellite images released by Maxar Technologies show massive troop deployment by Russia close to Ukrainian borders.

Satellite images show stunning visuals of Russian forces deployed close to Ukrainian borders

Penguins have now become the new bioindicators for understanding climate change. For the last few years, scientists have been studying penguins in Antarctica to try and understand the impact of global warming.

Penguins help understand climate change, here's how!

After a week since the military deposed the president Roch Kabore in Burkina Faso and also suspended the constitution, the leaders of the coup have now announced a new interim president.

Burkina Faso gets an interim president, constitution restored after a week

Nawaz Sharif, the former Prime Minister of Pakistan has been advised against travelling in a recently submitted medical report. His doctor said that Sharif cannot leave London without a definitive treatment.

Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif rules out his immediate return to Pakistan citing medical reasons

Amid escalating tensions over the Ukraine conflict, top officials from Washington and Moscow held fresh talks. The US secretary of state Antony Blinken will speak to his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov. In the latest, Blinken has urged Russia to immediately deescalate tensions.

Russia-Ukraine tensions | Blinken to Lavrov: De-escalate right now

The BA.2 Omicron sub-variant has rapidly infected people in Denmark, and is transmitting even faster than the original Omicron variant of COVID-19.

Study: Omicron sub-variant BA.2 more contagious, 39% of infected patients likely to infect others

Russia-Ukraine tensions: In the latest, Washington has said that it is willing to discuss inspection of two of its NATO bases, this on the issue of the alleged deployment of the Tomahawk intermediate range cruise missiles in Poland and Romania by the NATO alliance.

United States aims to diffuse Ukraine tensions with Russia

The house select committee investigating the 6th of January assault has received documents required for the probe but some of the documents that have been handed over by the US national archives reportedly were found torn by the former president Donald Trump.

Former Prez Donald Trump ripped up White House records linked to January 6 Capitol riots

The five letters, six attempts, puzzle named Wordle has been sold to the New York Times for a seven-figure sum, revealed its creator. Josh Wardle is the Reddit engineer who created this game and launched it in October.

Popular online game Wordle bought by New York Times

The United States said it is sending fighter jets to assist the United Arab Emirates following a series of missile attacks on the Gulf state launched by Yemen's Houthi movement.

US to send destroyer, fighter jets to assist UAE after Houthi attacks

Putin: West deliberately creating scenario of war

Lake Kivu in East Africa covers a bed of so much toxic methane that it is called a killer lake. Each eruption of the nearby Nyiragongo volcano raises fears the gas may escape and poison the neighboring towns and cities, more in this next report.

Rwandan company transforms gas from 'killer lake' into electricity | Lake Kivu

Coral reefs that anchor wild marine animals are on the verge of extinction even if global warming is cupped within Paris climate goals. This is a stark reality of the climate change which has been published in the latest report, according to the study an average increase of 1.5 degrees celsius above pre-industrial levels would see more than 99 of the world's coral reefs unable to recover.

World can lose 99% of corals by 2030

Winter Olympic starts kicked off in Beijing as China is getting up to host the winter Olympics. Amid the backdrop of the pandemic and also diplomatic boycotts at least about a thousand torch bearers will cat will carry the flame through the competition areas in Beijing and the neighboring city before the opening ceremony that's stated to be held on Friday.

China: Beijing gears up for winter Olympics amid Covid-19 fears

Citing a potential threat of "malicious" cyber activities, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has asked the athletes to use burner phones (temporary phones) during Winter Olympics 2022 in China and leave their personal cell phones at home.

FBI issues warning to Beijing winter Olympics athletes cites malicious cyber activities

For several days now NATO has been trying to put up some kind of a united front but the question of course is how united is the NATO's military alliance exactly. There are cracks that are beginning to be very visible in the alliance as tensions continue to escalate along the eastern border with Ukraine, however, in focus particularly are the NATO members Poland and Hungary.

NATO's united front cracking under pressure? How united is NATO's military alliance?

Bee as pet, does it sound strange? Well, in Australia youngsters are taking to beekeeping and the aim is to promote the threatened native species, take a look.

Australia: Youngsters now taking to beekeeping

Starbucks will raise menu prices this year and reduce some spending to offset soaring costs for labor and goods, as rising COVID-19 cases prompted the coffee chain to lower estimates for profits this year.

Starbucks to hike prices to offset inflation

Climate Change is pushing Greenland over the edge. As the planet grows warmer, the volume of Greenland's ice sheet is growing smaller every year.

Climate Change: Monitoring the melting of Greenland's ice sheet

A union representing major US passengers and cargo carriers will tell US lawmakers tomorrow that it will likely take years to permanently address airplane interference issues which have been caused by deployment of 5g wireless connections.

US airline group warns on 5G interference

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