Pak-aided Khalistanis gaining ground in US; India’s appeals to curb them fall on deaf...
Washington, Sep 15 (PTI) Pakistan-backed Khalistani separatist groups, banned by the Indian government, are quietly gaining ground in the US, a top American think...
Pfizer vaccine highly effective against COVID-19 hospitalisations for six months: Lancet study
Washington, Oct 5 (PTI) Two doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine are 90 per cent effective against hospitalisation from the disease for all variants,...
UN: At least 64 civilians killed in Ukraine
Geneva, Feb 27 (AP) The United Nations said it has confirmed at least 240 civilian casualties, including at least 64 people killed, in the...
UN Security Council imposes sanctions on senior ISIL-K leader Sanaullah Ghafari
United Nations, Dec 24 (PTI) The UN Security Council has imposed a slew of sanctions on senior Islamic State -- Khorasan (ISIL-K) leader Sanaullah...
Julian Assange on his way to freedom
BANGKOK, 25 Jun: A plane believed to be carrying WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange landed in Thailand capital Bangkok on Tuesday, as he is on...
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Netanyahu
JERUSALEM, 20 May (AP) — The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Monday he is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas...
Pak to raise defence spending by Rs 83 bn; armed forces to get Rs...
Islamabad, Jun 5 (PTI) Pakistan's armed forces are likely to be allocated Rs 1.4 trillion (USD 7.6 billion) in the budget for the next...
Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim attacks on Israel, drawing their main sponsor Iran closer to...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 1 Nov (AP) -- Yemen's Houthi rebels for the first time Tuesday claimed missile and drone attacks targeting Israel, drawing...
UK PM Rishi Sunak orders ethics probe into tax scandal-hit Tory chief
London, 23 Jan: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday ordered an independent investigation into the tax affairs of scandal-hit Conservative Party chairman Nadhim...
UK’s Boris Johnson awaits judgment of ‘partygate’ report
LONDON , May 23 (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been shadowed by career-threatening scandal for months — but so far he...
Two Chinese nationals killed in attack by Baloch suicide bomber in Pakistan
Karachi, Oct 7 (PTI) Two Chinese nationals were killed and 17 people injured in a suicide attack by a Baloch insurgent group that targeted...
Indian teacher joins educationists in worldwide girls’ education drive
London, Aug 23 (PTI) Indian teacher Ranjitsinh Disale, winner of the Global Teacher Prize 2020, has joined worldwide leaders from across the public, private...
North Korea fires 2 suspected missiles in 6th launch in 2022
Seoul, Jan 27 (AP) North Korea on Thursday fired two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea in its sixth round of weapons launches this...
Sweden’s parliament elects conservative prime minister
STOCKHOLM , Oct 17 (AP) — Sweden’s parliament on Monday elected conservative leader Ulf Kristersson as prime minister at the head of a center-right...
Brazil authorities seek to punish pro-Bolsonaro rioters
RIO DE JANEIRO, 9 Jan (AP) — Brazilian authorities were vowing to protect democracy and preparing to mete out punishment Monday after thousands of...
Iran appoints ex-roads minister as head of nuclear agency
Tehran, Aug 29 (AP) Iran's president on Sunday appointed a new director of the country's nuclear department, state TV reported, replacing the nation's most...
Two women campaign to become France’s 1st female president
PARIS , Sep 12 (AP) — Two French politicians kicked off their presidential campaigns Sunday, seeking to become France’s first female leader in next...
Andrew Tate is charged with rape and human trafficking in Romania
BUCHAREST, Romania, 20 Jun (AP) — Divisive social media personality Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan, have been charged with rape, human trafficking and...
Covid virus may remain active, transmissible for longer than recommended quarantine period: Study
Washington, Jan 31 (PTI) Some people infected with SARS-CoV-2 may be able to transmit the virus for longer than the recommended quarantine period, without...
Russia’s Iranian drones complicate Israel’s balancing act
JERUSALEM , Oct 19 (AP) — The Iranian-made drones that Russia sent slamming into central Kyiv this week have complicated Israel’s balancing act between...