Pakistan: Five cops die as bandits attack them in Sindh
Nov 08, 2022, at 02:46 am
Karachi, Pakistan: At least five Pakistani police personnel were killed as bandits attacked them in the Sindh Province of Pakistan on Saturday, media reports said on Monday.
CBC decides to shut down its China bureau
Nov 08, 2022, at 02:39 am
Ottawa/Beijing: CBC News, which is considered a major broadcasting company in Canada, has decided to shut down its Beijing news bureau after a more-than-40-year presence in China.
Attack on Imran Khan: Complaint lodged against Nawaz Sharif in London
Nov 08, 2022, at 02:35 am
London: Overseas Pakistanis have lodged a complaint here against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif over the latter’s alleged involvement in attack on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan, media reports said on Monday.
Tibet: 200 detained in Lhasa over protesting against COVID-19
Nov 08, 2022, at 02:17 am
Lhasa: Authorities have detained 200 people over protesting against strict COVID-19 restrictions imposed in the region, media reports said.
Chinese authorities to stick to Zero COVID rule
Nov 08, 2022, at 12:26 am
Beijing: Chinese authorities have said they will continue to stick to the Zero COVID rule despite growing discontent over the system.
Canada: Brampton Mayor heckled, asked to remove banners placed by pro-Khalistanis
Nov 07, 2022, at 10:46 pm
Brampton, Canada: Brampton city Mayor Patrick Brown was heckled by the Hindu community members in a temple in the Canadian city for allowing ‘anti-India elements’ to conduct their ‘Khalistan Referendum’, media reports said.
China export suffers first drop in 2 years
Nov 07, 2022, at 10:41 pm
Beijing: China’s exports declined by 0.3 per cent in October compared with a year earlier, down from 5.7 per cent growth in September, it was reported on Monday.
China: iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max supply to be badly impacted due to COVID-19 restrictions
Nov 07, 2022, at 10:31 pm
Tech major Apple on Monday said COVID-19 restrictions have temporarily impacted the primary iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max assembly facility located in Zhengzhou region of China.
Tanzania: Precision Air flight crashes into Lake Victoria, 19 die
Nov 07, 2022, at 03:25 pm
Dodoma: A Precision Air flight crash-landed in Lake Victoria in Tanzania on Sunday amid bad weather, leaving 19 people dead.
South Korea: Train derailment in Seoul leaves 30 people injured
Nov 07, 2022, at 02:50 am
Seoul: At least 30 passengers were injured when a train, in which they were travelling, derailed in Seoul city of South Korea on Sunday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Imran Khan to resume his match to Islamabad from Tuesday
Nov 07, 2022, at 01:41 am
Islamabad: Pakistani leader Imran Khan, who faced an assassination attempt recently, on Sunday said his party would be resuming its march to Islamabad on Tuesday.
Tanzanian Precision Air plane crashes into Lake Victoria, 26 passengers rescued
Nov 06, 2022, at 11:25 pm
Dodoma: A passenger plane belonging to Tanzania's Precision Air crashed into Lake Victoria while attempting to land, the airlines said on Sunday.
6.1 magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia
Nov 06, 2022, at 03:22 pm
Jakarta/UNI: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolted North Sulawesi province in central Indonesia on Sunday, but did not trigger a tsunami, the country's meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.
UN urges Elon Musk to ensure human rights in Twitter management
Nov 06, 2022, at 03:13 pm
Geneva/UNI: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk issued an open letter to Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of Twitter, saying "ensure human rights are central to the management of Twitter".
'Everyone's really excited', says Rishi Sunak on life in 10 Downing Street: Report
Nov 06, 2022, at 06:13 am
Newly-appointed UK PM Rishi has moved back into the smaller flat above 10 Downing Street, which is usually used as the home of the Chancellor of Exchequer.
China names Tibet-Xinjiang highway bridges after deceased Galwan soldiers
Nov 06, 2022, at 01:13 am
Beijing: The Chinese government has named several bridges, which are located along the highway that connects Tibet and Xinjiang, after four soldiers who died during the 2020 Galwan clash, media reports said on Saturday.
China’s rocket booster falls from space and crash lands, US slams
Nov 06, 2022, at 01:08 am
Washington: Debris of a Chinese rocket booster plunged uncontrolled back to Earth on Friday morning, attracting criticism from the US government.
Russian President Vladimir Putin appreciates Indian talent
Nov 06, 2022, at 12:53 am
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has appreciated India by calling its citizens as "talented" and "driven".
North Korea launches 4 short-range ballistic missiles
Nov 05, 2022, at 11:40 pm
Seoul: North Korea fired four short-range ballistic missiles toward the Yellow Sea on Saturday, the Yonhap news agency reported, citing the South Korean military.
Russia: Fire at Kostroma nightclub leaves 15 dead
Nov 05, 2022, at 11:35 pm
At least 15 people died and five others were hurt in an overnight fire at a nightclub in the Russian city of Kostroma, media reports said on Saturday.
DPR Korea launches ‘unprecedented number’ of missiles, Security Council hears
Nov 05, 2022, at 11:30 pm
New York: The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) launched “an unprecedented number” of cruise and ballistic missiles over the course of just 48 hours this week, the UN Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, told the Security Council in an emergency meeting on Friday.
Sweden: Step up efforts to fight systemic racism, urge UN experts
Nov 05, 2022, at 11:24 pm
New York: Sweden should step up efforts to fight systemic racism and focus on strategies to restore trust between police and minority groups, said a UN Human Rights Council-appointed group of independent experts on advancing racial justice and equality, on Friday.
Safety and security of Yemeni civilians at risk unless truce is extended, says human rights chief
Nov 05, 2022, at 11:18 pm
New York: Warring factions in Yemen are being urged to extend a UN-mediated truce following reports of deaths and injuries of civilians from sniper attacks and shelling. The truce, which started at the beginning of April, ended more than a month ago, and human rights chief, Volker Türk, says that there is grave and growing concern for the safety and security of civilians.
National Security Concerns: Canada orders three Chinese firms to exit lithium deals
Nov 05, 2022, at 10:52 pm
Ottawa: The Canadian government has directed three Chinese firms to divest from a trio of small lithium miners based in the country.
African Sindhi community members says their heart is Indian
Nov 05, 2022, at 10:36 pm
Ahmedabad: African Sindhi community members, who came to India centuries ago, said their heart is Indian while their culture is African.
Nov 05, 2022, at 10:20 pm
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe praised Indians staying in Colombo and other parts of Sri Lanka known as Colombo Expats Cultural Association (CECA) for the contributions they made while the country was facing COVID-19 situation and the economic crisis.
Netherlands orders to shut down illegal Chinese police offices
Nov 05, 2022, at 09:35 pm
Amsterdam: Dutch Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra has ordered the shut down illegal police offices set up by China in Amsterdam and Rotterdam, media reports said on Friday.
Afghanistan registered trade surplus with Pakistan: US Monitoring agency
Nov 05, 2022, at 09:14 pm
Washington/Kabul: US monitoring agency SIGAr said in its report that Afghanistan registered a trade surplus of USD 79 million with Pakistan from July 2021 to June 2022.
Finnish PM Sanna Marin cleared of neglecting duties
Nov 05, 2022, at 09:12 pm
Helsinki/UNI: Finnish PM Sanna Marin has been cleared of misconduct after a video in August showed her partying.
Pakistan: One shooter left as he felt I was dead, says former PM Imran Khan
Nov 05, 2022, at 09:08 pm
Lahore/UNI: Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that he would not have survived if the two shooters he saw had "synchronised" their attack on him.