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Insaf street show today in Pakistan

17 Feb 2024 07:07 AM IST

Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has announced protests across the country on Saturday against what it called widespread rigging in the general elections. In a recent post on social media platform X, PTI has called for protests against “the unprecedented, massive, brazen rigging in

Ukraine attacks Russia’s naval fleet, sinks third warship in Black Sea

16 Feb 2024 07:22 AM IST

In a setback for the Russian black sea naval fleet, Ukraine claimed that it sank another Russian warship in a sea drone attack off the coast of Crimea on Wednesday, CNN reported. According to the report, Russia’s landing ship Caesar Kunikov was attacked with ‘MAGURA” V5 drones that punctured “critical

Indian-origin elderly motel owner shot dead in US

16 Feb 2024 07:20 AM IST

A 76-year-old Indian-origin motel owner was shot dead by a customer in the US state of Alabama following an altercation over a room, the latest in a string of tragedies to shock the community in the country. Pravin Raojibhai Patel, who owned Hillcrest Motel in Sheffield, was shot dead last

Taiwan increased defence spending by 24% in 2023 amid growing Chinese threat

16 Feb 2024 07:18 AM IST

Taiwan’s defence spending jumped by 24.2 per cent in 2023 compared to the year prior, according to an annual global military report by the London-based think tank International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) released on Tuesday, Taiwan News reported. According to the report, IISS’ Military Balance report also found that

PPP leaders announce coalition with Balochistan amid protests

16 Feb 2024 07:12 AM IST

Amidst protests against alleged election rigging across the nation, leaders of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and the winning candidates from Balochistan’s national and provincial assembly seats jointly declared the formation of a coalition government, reported by Dawn. They stated that the coalition government would be led by the Jiyala

Imran’s party nominates Omar Ayub as PM candidate

16 Feb 2024 07:07 AM IST

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday nominated its secretary general Omar Ayub Khan as the party nominee for the post of prime minister, Geo News reported. This comes after Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif has nominated his brother, Shehbaz Sharif, for the position of Pakistan Prime Minister. He has

Israeli airstrikes kill 10 Lebanese civilians in a single day

16 Feb 2024 07:03 AM IST

The civilian death toll from two Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon has risen to 10, Lebanese state media reported Thursday, making the previous day the deadliest one in more than four months of cross-border exchanges. The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has vowed to retaliate for the strikes, which hit in the

Indian lecturer wins compensation over race discrimination case against UK university

15 Feb 2024 06:54 AM IST

An Indian lecturer who had earlier won her case of discrimination on the grounds of race against the University of Portsmouth has been awarded over GBP 450,000 as compensation by an Employment Tribunal in England. Dr Kajal Sharma had won her case back in December 2022 after an Employment Tribunal

US House votes to impeach Homeland Security Secretary

15 Feb 2024 06:53 AM IST

The US House voted on Tuesday to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, with the Republican majority determined to punish the Biden administration over its handling of the US-Mexico border after failing last week in a politically embarrassing setback. The evening roll call proved tight, with Speaker Mike Johnson’s threadbare

Nine Indian-origin criminals placed under Serious Crime Prevention Orders in England

15 Feb 2024 06:51 AM IST

A nine-member gang of Indian-origin criminals found guilty of smuggling goods and migrants have been placed under Serious Crime Prevention Orders (SCPOs) by the UK authorities to prevent future offending. Swander Dhal, 38, Jasbir Kapoor, 36, Diljan Malhotra, 48, Charan Singh, 46, Valjeet Singh, 35, Jasbir Dhal Singh, 33, Jaginder

US has great military-to-military relationship with India: Pentagon

15 Feb 2024 06:48 AM IST

India and the US have a great military-to-military relationship and good communication with each other, the Pentagon’s Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said in a press briefing on Tuesday (local time). “We have a great military-to-military relationship with India, good communications. We’re going to continue to monitor what’s happening in

Myanmar says will draft 5,000 people a month for military service

15 Feb 2024 06:46 AM IST

Myanmar’s military government on Wednesday said it will draft 60,000 young men and women yearly for military service under its newly activated conscription law, with call-ups beginning after the April festival marking the country’s traditional New Year. The conscription measure was activated on Saturday by order of the chairman of