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Quetta: Pakistan’s Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) has said that the mastermind behind some suicide attacks and blasts has been arrested in Quetta. The suspect has been identified as Nazimuddin alias Khalid and was arrested while he was carrying an explosive-laden motorcycle to conduct a terrorist attack in Quetta, Dawn reported on Sunday. The suspect had also […]

Islamabad: Pakistani President Arif Alvi has said that his country is committed to its international obligations toward the prevention of child labour. Alvi also urged stakeholders to speak against the social evil to prevent child labour, Xinhua news agency reported. “Child labor is a growing curse in the world, particularly in the developing countries. Pakistan […]

San Francisco: A shooting, which preliminary investigation indicates may have been a murder-suicide, left three people dead in San Jose, the third-largest city in California, police said. Two men and one woman were pronounced dead at the scene, police added on Sunday. A man fatally shot two people and then killed himself after a domestic […]

Chicago: While the US is discussing tough measures on gun violence, Chicago on Saturday (local time) witnessed multiple incidents of shootouts resulting in the death of five persons and 16 injured. At least five people have been killed and another 16 have been injured in shootings across the city of Chicago so far this weekend, […]

Patna: Two Chinese nationals were arrested on Sunday for illegally crossing the India-Nepal border in Bihar’s Sitamarhi district, the Sashastra Seema Bal said. The two Chinese nationals are identified as Lo Lung, 28, and Yung Hai Lung, 34. SSB personnel apprehended them over 300 metres inside Indian territory near pillar number 11/6. Nepalese passports, 3 […]

Paris: Since February this year, several cases of needle attacks have been reported in nightclubs, concerts and music festivals across France, according to media reports. French television BFMTV has reported 319 such cases in nightclubs alone. Police complaints have been filed by 275 victims, reports Xinhua news agency. Men and women can equally fall victim […]

Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Sunday expressed full support for Russian President Vladimir Putin, despite international condemnation for Moscow’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. The Russian people have “achieved great successes in accomplishing the just cause of defending the dignity and security of their country, while braving all sorts of challenges and hardships”, Pyongyang’s official […]

Las Vegas: A Nevada woman has lost her bid in a U.S. court to force international soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo to pay millions of dollars more than the USD 375,000 in hush money she received after claiming he raped her in Las Vegas in 2009. U.S. District Judge Jennifer Dorsey in Las Vegas kicked the […]

Beijing: At least 115 people were found infected with COVID-19 while 6,158 were quarantined after a bar-related outbreak occurred as China relaxed coronavirus measures a few days ago in Beijing. A Beijing health official on Saturday said that the outbreak that started at a bar in Beijing is at a rapidly spreading stage and the […]

Jeddah: The UAE has recorded 1,179 new COVID-19 cases – marking the highest daily incidece of new infections since February, state news agency WAM reported on Saturday. It marks the second day running that cases have surpassed the 1,000 mark – a figure which has not been recorded in four months. It also reported 981 […]

United Nations: Senior Indian diplomat Amandeep Singh Gill was on Friday appointed by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as his Envoy on Technology, with the UN describing him as a “thought leader on digital technology” who has a solid understanding of how to leverage the digital transformation responsibly and inclusively for progress on the Sustainable […]

Ottawa: Chief Public Health Officer of Canada Theresa Tam confirmed a total of 112 cases of monkeypox in the country. Speaking at a health briefing, Tam said that these confirmed cases had been reported nationally, including one case in British Columbia, four in Alberta, nine in Ontario and 98 in Quebec, reports Xinhua news agency. “The […]

Rome: Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine has a significant impact on the global food markets and could leave an additional 11 to 19 million people with chronic hunger, the UN’s Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) warned. FAO spokesperson Boubaker Ben Belhassen told reporters that the two warring nations are major producers of agricultural commodities in […]

Ottawa: The unemployment rate in Canada edged down 0.1 percentage point to 5.1 per cent in May, marking three consecutive months of decrease while this key labor market indicator has reached a new record low, Statistics Canada said. The tightening labor market in recent months has contributed to year-over-year decline in unemployment rates across the core-aged […]

Washington: Federal law enforcement officials have arrested an Indian national in Virginia on charges of participating in an alleged nationwide scam targeting senior citizens. Anirudha Kalkote, 24, was produced before a US magistrate in Houston on Friday to face the charges. The 12-count superseding indictment charges Kalkote with conspiracy and mail fraud. Also named in […]

New York: In a significant initiative, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted an India-sponsored resolution on multilingualism that mentions the Hindi language for the first time. The resolution passed on Friday encourages the UN to continue disseminating important communications and messages in official as well as in non-official languages, including in Hindi language. […]

New York: Amid the rising cases of monkeypox, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revealed that it can spread through the air but only through ‘sustained’ face-to-face contact with an infected person. In a briefing on Friday, CDC chief Rochelle Walensky said monkeypox was being passed on through physical contact with symptomatic […]

Hyderabad: According to Pakistan media, former President Pervez Musharraf passed away at 78 in his residence. He died due to cardiac arrest. Prevez was born on August 11, 1943 at Delhi, British India (present-day India) and served as President of Pakistan from June 20, 2001 to August 18, 2008. However, official sources have not confirmed […]

Antananarivo: India’s Ambassador to Madagascar and Comoros, Abhay Kumar, called on the Prime Minister of Madagascar Christian Ntsay and announced the donation of 5,000 tonnes of rice to the island nation as humanitarian aid. The rice shipment from India to Madagascar is likely to reach the Malagasy port of Tomasina in July 2022. Abhay Kumar […]

Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a decree imposing personal sanctions on his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, and a number of other high-ranking officials in Moscow. The decree signed on Thursday came in approval of a decision taken by the National Security and Defence Council of […]

Washington: Three people died and another was critically injured after a shooting broke out in Smithsburg, US state of Maryland, police said. The incident took place on Thursday afternoon, Xinhua news agency reported. Officers responded to the Columbia Machine Inc. at around 2:30 p.m, where they found the four victims, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office wrote […]

Hyderabad: Planning a trip overseas can often be a tiring task. From picking a destination to long waiting times stretching into weeks, there are a whole host of things that need to be taken care of. However, luckily, many countries let you in without a visa. Here are the countries Indian passport-holders can travel to […]

Karachi: A Hindu temple in Karachi has been vandalised, causing fear and panic among members of the community living in the Pakistani city, a media report said on Thursday. According to The Express Tribune report, the incident took place on Wednesday at the Shri Mari Maata temple in the city’s Korangi area. After receiving information […]

Islamabad: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked the Pakistan government to renegotiate the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) energy deals before making payments of around 300 billion PKR to the Chinese power plants, putting Islamabad in a tight spot. The global lender has asked the government to treat the Chinese CPEC power plants at par […]