World
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India-US security cooperation will become more important: Richard
Washington: India-US security cooperation will become even more important in the years ahead and the work of the two countries on emerging technologies will take on even more promise, a top American…
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India backs effort at UN to ensure AI is ‘secure, trustworthy’ & open
United Nations: India is behind an effort at the United Nations (UN) to ensure that artificial intelligence (AI) systems are “secure and trustworthy” and to keep them open and accessible to the…
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7 dead in China coal mine accident
Taiyuan: Seven miners trapped in an accident in an underground warehouse of a coal mine in north China’s Shanxi Province were confirmed dead, local authorities said on Friday. The last body was…
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Rishi Sunak rules out UK general election on May 2
London: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said that there will not be a general election on May 2, ending months-long speculation that he would call an early election. Sunak made the…
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Florida judge denies Trump’s motion to dismiss classified documents case
Washington: The US district judge in Florida overseeing the federal criminal case regarding former President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents has rejected one of his two motions to dismiss the case.…
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Will work closely to deepen all-weather strategic ties with China: Zardari
Islamabad: Pakistan’s newly elected President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday promised his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping that he would work closely with him to deepen the all-weather strategic partnership with Beijing and…
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Pak court allows Imran Khan to meet party lawyers at Adiala jail: Report
Islamabad: A top Pakistani court on Thursday allowed Imran Khan to meet four lawyers of his party at the Adiala jail, days after the Punjab provincial government banned the former prime minister…
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South Africa to take action against citizens serving in Israeli army
South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor recently announced that citizens fighting alongside or serving in the Israeli army will be arrested upon entering the country. This came in a speech delivered by…
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Pakistan to set up country’s biggest IT park in Islamabad
Islamabad: The Pakistan government has decided to set up the country’s biggest Information Technology Park here in the federal capital as part of newly-elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s efforts to enhance IT…
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Maldives tourism: 33% decline in Indian tourists compared to March 2023
Male: Indian tourists, who used to flock to the Maldives, are now shunning the island nation and its tourism industry is already feeling the pinch of declined revenue, prompting calls for mending…
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PIA pilots and cabin crew barred from fasting during Ramzan while on duty
Karachi: Pakistan’s national flag carrier, PIA has barred its pilots and flight attendants from fasting during the ongoing holy month of Ramzan on their on-flight duty days, citing a medical recommendation which…
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6.2-magnitude earthquake jolts Indonesia
Jakarta: A 6.2 magnitude quake struck off North Sulawesi province in Indonesia early Thursday, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said. The epicentre of the quake was located 128 km southeast…