News Archives What is a ‘table-top runway’, the site of deadly Air India plane crash? NEW DELHI: At least 18 people died and 16 were severely injured in southern India on Friday after a Boeing-737 overshot a runway known as a "table-top" in the aviation industry. The Air India Express plane, which was repatriating Indians stranded in Dubai due to the coronavirus pandemic,...

Opinion Universal basic income: The time is now The idea of a UBI is not perfect, but the decision on it must be taken soon. Of all the things the coronavirus has given us, the least is time. If there was ever a time for a universal basic income, it is now A concept that has been under debate for some years in global forums is the Universal Basi...

Oddities India’s largest crocodile park strapped for cash after virus lockdowns CHENNAI: India's largest crocodile park may have as little as four months before it runs out of funds to feed animals, pay staff and do research, as ticket revenue shrinks after coronavirus lockdowns choked the flow of visitors, park officials said. Annual sales of about 5 million tickets usually...

World Russia to supply Egypt with COVID-19 vaccine in expansion push MOSCOW: Russia has clinched a deal with Egypt to supply it with 25 million doses of its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, as Moscow seeks to take a leading global role in fighting the pandemic. Russia's sovereign wealth fund, RDIF, said on Wednesday it had agreed to supply the vaccine doses to Egypt...

Entertainment Global K-pop sensation BTS to drop new album ‘BE’ on November 20 KATHMANDU: K-pop supergroup BTS have announced their new album titled BE, which they will be releasing on November 20. The group’s label Big Hit Entertainment took to the group's online fan community BTS Weverse on September 28 to make the announcement, reports The Korea Herald. Without el...