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Imran Khan, wife Bushra Bibi indicted in ‘un-Islamic’ marriage case

Rawalpindi: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were indicted by a local court in the “un-Islamic” nikah (marriage deed) case on Tuesday, a media outlet reported. Imran,…
Peace must win, says Ukrainian Prez Zelenskyy at WEF

Davos: “Peace must win”, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday at the WEF as he called for support from the international community to defeat the Russian President Vladimir Putin and make…

More incidents of skirmishes between Indian, Chinese troops come to light

New Delhi: At least two previously unknown incidents of skirmishes between the Indian and Chinese troops along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) have come to light with citations for gallantry awards…
China committed to further opening up of economy: Premier Li

Davos: Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Tuesday said his country is committed to the cause of multilateralism and further opening up of its economy as well as sharing of market opportunities with…
Nikki Haley is last one standing against Trump, says her campaign

Washington: Indian-American Nikki Haley, the former two-term governor of South Carolina, is the last one standing against Donald Trump, the leading Republican presidential candidate, her campaign said on Tuesday as it released…
Indian-origin doctor ordered to pay 135,000 pounds to schoolgirl she hit with car in UK

London: A UK court ordered an Indian-origin doctor to pay approximately Rs 1.41 crore in damages to a schoolgirl who she hit with her luxury car in 2018, causing severe head injuries…
First human trial for deadly Nipah virus vaccine begins in UK

London: Scientists at the University of Oxford in the UK have launched the first-in-human clinical trial to test a vaccine to protect people against deadly Nipah virus. Fifty-one people aged 18 to…

Vivek Ramaswamy drops out of 2024 Republican race to WH, endorses Trump

Washington: Indian-American tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy announced that he is dropping out of the 2024 Republican presidential race, and endorsed former US President Donald Trump who won the crucial Iowa caucuses. The…
Trump wins Iowa Republican caucuses; Haley & DeSantis battle for second position

Washington: Former US president Donald Trump has emphatically won the crucial Iowa caucuses, the first in the Republican presidential nomination contest, cementing his front-runner status in his bid to reclaim the White…
Feb 8 polls can’t be postponed: Pak election commission tells Senate

Islamabad: Pakistan’s election commission on Monday rejected a resolution passed by the Senate earlier this month seeking a delay in the February 8 general election, stating that all arrangements have been completed…
Guterres pleads for Gaza ceasefire, warns of ‘flames of wider war’

United Nations: Pleading for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned on Monday about the risk of “flames of wider war”. “I am profoundly worried by what…
China calls for large-scale peace conference on Gaza conflict

Beijing: As the war between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas intensifies, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has called for a larger-scale, more authoritative and effective international peace conference to resolve the…
Indian teen dies as bus catches fire after collision in Singapore

Singapore: A 17-year-old Indian national died and three others were injured when a bus travelling from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur collided with a motorcycle and burst into flames. The bus, with 28…
Cutting off foreign students, temporary workers will hit Canadian economy: Report

Toronto: Closing doors to temporary workers and foreign students allowed into Canada would blunt the country’s economic recovery and deepen recession, a capital market company has warned. According to predictions by Montreal-based…
Telangana student among 2 found dead mysteriously in US

Two students — one from Telangana and another from Andhra Pradesh — were found dead in mysterious conditions at their residence in Connecticut, United States on Sunday, January 14. Both of them…