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Gohar Ali Khan re-elected as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman

01 Mar 2024 09:56 AM IST

Barrister Gohar Ali Khan secured an uncontested election as the Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday, as reported by Geo News. Remarkably, he achieved the unique distinction of being elected to the position twice within the PTI, as his rival panel withdrew from the race. In an official statement,

‘Millions will be killed’ without US aid to Kyiv: Ukrainian President Zelensky

01 Mar 2024 06:22 AM IST

“Millions” could die in Ukraine’s war with Russia if US lawmakers don’t approve President Joe Biden’s $60 billion aid request for Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told a US based media house. Asked about a claim made by the US Senator J.D. Vance that the outcome of the war would

‘Mob Rule’ replacing democracy in UK, need to change that: Sunak to top cops

01 Mar 2024 06:20 AM IST

Britain is descending into “mob rule” and police will do more to protect the country’s democracy, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday, after the government announced extra funding to keep lawmakers safe. Many British lawmakers have said the abuse directed at them has become more intense since the Oct.

West sending troops to Ukraine could lead to nuclear war: Putin

01 Mar 2024 06:18 AM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that any deployment of Western troops in Ukraine would have “tragic” consequences. He stated this while giving his annual state of the nation address, two weeks before Russia’s 2024 presidential election. He covered a range of key issues while speaking for about two hours. Putin

Imran Khan writes to IMF, urges Feb 8 polls ‘audit’

01 Mar 2024 06:16 AM IST

Urging it to conduct an “audit” of at least 30 per cent of the national and provincial assembly seats to unearth the brazen “intervention and fraud” during the elections before considering any further bailout talks with the cash-strapped country. The 71-year-old Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party founder had announced last week

‘Israel’s response to Hamas ‘too far’ but severing ties won’t help’

01 Mar 2024 06:14 AM IST

Israel’s military response to the Oct 7 Hamas attack has “gone too far”, but severing diplomatic ties with the country would not resolve the situation nor reduce the suffering of Palestinians, Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan said in parliament on Thursday (Feb 29). Dr Balakrishnan was responding to MPs’

Palestinian deaths in Gaza pass 30,000 as Israel fires on crowd

01 Mar 2024 06:13 AM IST

Israeli troops fired on a crowd of Palestinians waiting for aid in Gaza City on Thursday, witnesses said. More than 100 people were killed, bringing the death toll since the start of the Israel-Hamas war to more than 30,000, according to health officials. Hospital officials initially reported an Israeli strike

Indian-origin Sridhar Ramaswamy takes over as Snowflake CEO

29 Feb 2024 19:10 PM IST

Another Indian has taken over at the top shot of a tech major in the United States of America. Sridhar Ramaswamy, an IITan, has taken over as Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors of Data Cloud company Snowflake. Ramaswamy, who was the Senior Vice President of

Indian-Origin Sridhar Ramaswamy Joins Elite League of Global CEOs

29 Feb 2024 17:02 PM IST

Sridhar Ramaswamy has joined the ranks of Indian-origin leaders of global companies, alongside Satya Nadella (Microsoft) and Sundar Pichai (Google), among others. On Thursday, he was appointed as the chief executive officer of Snowflake, a US-based data cloud company, replacing Frank Slootman. Ramaswamy’s appointment took effect immediately. Prior to this

Cameron Green smashes century to rescue Australia after Henry’s 4-fer

29 Feb 2024 12:34 PM IST

The first test match of the much anticipated Trans-Tasman Trophy began excitingly as Matt Henry wreaked havoc in the Australian batting lineup to reduce the Aussies to 89-4 after taking out both the openers. Fellow seamers Will O’Rourke and Scott Kuggeleijn in their second test, chipped in with two wickets

South Korea’s fertility rate drops to set the world record for the lowest among nations

29 Feb 2024 11:29 AM IST

South Korea, a nation of about 50 million people could well see its population come down to 36.2 million by 2072. The nation is currently going through a lean patch in terms of the national fertility rate as women are choosing against giving birth. The gloomy situation is not new

US Elections 2024: Donald Trump gets another shock as Illinois judge removes him from state ballot

29 Feb 2024 11:03 AM IST

Following a county judge’s ruling on Wednesday, Illinois became the third state in which former President Donald Trump was disqualified from the vote. He did, however, postponed the ruling and granted Trump time till Friday to file an appeal. The ruling was based on the 14th Amendment of the US