Thursday, 23 Jan, 2025

International

Beirut port blast death toll rises to 190

The death toll from this month’s Beirut port blast has risen to 190 with more than 6,500 injured and three people missing, Lebanon’s caretaker government said in a report dated Sunday. Lebanese authorities are probing what caused highly explosive material stored unsafely

Wedding fashion: Young woman inspires as promising bridal fashion studio owner in Srinagar

Hebba, a young woman entrepreneur who lives in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar, is one of the emerging names in the bridal fashion industry in the Kashmir Valley. Hebba’s journey began on Instagram under her page called Makeup and Slay, where she’s received a lot of

India says Pakistan sheltering Masood Azhar, continues to evade responsibility for Pulwama attack

India on Thursday said that Pakistan continues to evade responsibility for action against Jaish-e-Mohammad, which took responsibility for Pulwama terror attack, and has been sheltering accused Masood Azhar and noted that NIA has filed chargesheet in the terror case to address the act of

Survey team from Pakistan visits India side for building bridge at Kartarpur Corridor

A joint survey with the Pakistan delegation on Dera Baba Nanak-Kartarpur corridor project for the part to be constructed on the Pakistan side was conducted on Thursday. "It has been informed BY Commandment BSF that Pakistan wants to construct a bridge on their side to join bridge

India sets world’s highest single-day rise with 78,761 new coronavirus cases

India on Sunday set a new virus record when it reported 78,761 new infections in 24 hours, according to health ministry figures, passing the United States for the world’s highest single-day rise. India, home to 1.3 billion people, is already the world’s third-most infected

Death toll in China restaurant collapse climbs to 29

The number of people killed when a restaurant in northern China collapsed has climbed to 29, state media said on Sunday (Aug 30), with efforts to find survivors brought to a close. The two-storey building in Xiangfen county, Shanxi province, came down on Saturday morning during an 80th

Jacob Blake: Donald Trump to visit Kenosha amid unrest

US President Donald Trump is to visit the city in Wisconsin which has seen widespread unrest since a black man was shot in the back and seriously injured by a policeman. Mr Trump will travel to Kenosha on Tuesday, the White House said. The president will meet with law enforcement

Kashmir: 12,000 people get first installment of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana scheme in Rajouri

As many as 12,000 people can now dream to live in their own houses as they received the first installment of Rs 50,000 each in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) scheme. An official said they have set a target of reaching 100 percent

‘Five big lies of Pakistan exposed’, says Indian Mission at UN

India on Monday (local time) hit out at Pakistan over lies peddled by its mission at UN. In a strong statement, the Indian Mission said that Pakistan has put out a false statement claiming that their envoy Munir Akram spoke at the United Nations Security Council while the session was not

Pranab Mukherjee still in deep coma: Hospital

Former president of India Pranab Mukherjee continues to be in deep coma but is "haemodynamically stable", the Army's Research and Referral Hospital said on Friday. A patient is haemodynamically stable when the blood circulation parameters - blood pressure, heart and

Japan PM Shinzo Abe resigns for health reasons

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe has announced his resignation for health reasons. He said he did not want his illness to get in the way of decision making, and apologised to the Japanese people for failing to complete his term in office. He has suffered for many years from ulcerative

US Election 2020: Trump warns Biden will 'demolish' American dream

US President Donald Trump has warned his Democratic challenger Joe Biden will "demolish" the American dream if he wins the White House in November. Speaking on the final night of the Republican convention, the president depicted his opponent as "the destroyer of American

Japan PM Shinzo Abe set to resign for health reasons

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to resign for health reasons, local media report. He has suffered from the disease ulcerative colitis for many years but his condition is thought to have worsened recently. Public broadcaster NHK said Mr Abe, 65, wanted to avoid causing

Hurricane Laura's winds batter Louisiana, killing 6

At least six people have been killed as Hurricane Laura battered the US state of Louisiana. Winds of up to 150mph (240km/h) caused severe damage, with power cuts to more than half a million homes and a chemical fire from an industrial plant. But the feared 20ft (6m) storm surge was

Family members of converted Sikh girl Jagjit Kaur want to leave Pakistan

With minority communities in dire straits, as many as nine family members of converted Sikh girl Jagjit Kaur from Nankana Sahib in Pakistan have written to authorities asking them to make a passport so that they could leave the south Asian nation. A letter written to DCO Nankana Sahib

Pakistan’s ‘Durand Line’ is perhaps bloodier than LoC

Attacks and clashes between Afghani forces and Taliban are now almost daily news, and so are the clashes between Afghan Taliban and Pakistani troops along the Durand line, the international land border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. In the last few weeks, the Afghan Taliban have

COVID-19: Death toll tops 60k in India

India crossed the 60,000-mark in Covid fatalities on Wednesday.  The country added a record 76,014 fresh infections in the last 24 hour.  This takes the total caseload to 33,04,598. Wednesday’s record surge is the third-highest daily count recorded in any country in

Christchurch mosque attack: Killer to stay in jail unto death

A New Zealand court has sentenced a man who killed 51 people at two mosques to life in prison without parole, the first person in the country's history to receive this sentence. Australian Brenton Tarrant, 29, admitted to the murder of 51 people, attempted murder of another 40

Two shot dead in third night of Wisconsin protests

Two people have been killed and one injured during a third night of unrest in the US city of Kenosha, sparked by the police shooting of a black man. Police said three people had been shot, but gave no details about who was involved. Local media reports earlier said the violence was

Systematic erasure of identity

Aspate of reports published recently highlight the plight of the nearly 11 million Uighurs living in Xinjiang. The Uighurs are a Turkic ethnic group whose members are predominantly Muslim. The reports indicate that China is trying to wipe out their identity and forcibly assimilate them by