World

Young millionaire plans retirement party on 12th birthday – Know her earnings

Sydney: While most of us keep toiling till our golden years seeking a perfect retirement, an 11-year-old millionaire is throwing her 12th birthday party with a retirement plan. Pixie Curtis, the young…
War is gradually returning to Russia: Zelensky

Kiev: Hours after Kremlin accused Kiev of targeting Moscow with drones, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the “war is gradually returning to Russia”. In a video address on Sunday from the…

Denmark to seek legal means to prevent Quran desecration

Copenhagen: The Danish government will look for legal ways to enable officials to prevent the desecration of the Quran in front of foreign embassies in Denmark, the country’s Foreign Minister Lars Lokke…
Morocco’s Nouhaila Benzina becomes first player to wear headscarf at World Cup

Moroccan defender, Nouhaila Benzina has made history on Sunday, July 30, by becoming the first-ever player to wear a headscarf at a FIFA Women’s World Cup during their 1-0 win over South Korea. For…
Pakistan suicide blast: Death toll rises to 35, over 150 injured

Peshawar: At least 35 people were killed and over 150 others injured on Sunday when a suicide bomber triggered a powerful blast at a hardline Islamic political party’s meeting in a restive tribal…
Pakistan: 20 dead, 50 injured in blast at political party’s meet

Peshawar: At least 20 people were killed and 50 others injured in a blast at an Islamic political party’s meeting in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday, according to a media report. The…
Sweden re-examines residency of Iraqi refugee who desecrated Quran

Stockholm: Swedish migration agency is re-examining the residence permit of an Iraqi refugee behind several incidents of Quran desecration in Stockholm in recent weeks. Thirty-seven-year-old Salwan Momika burned a copy of the…

Indian-origin boy robbed, stabbed in Australia

Melbourne: An Indian-origin boy celebrating his 16th birthday was stabbed in an unprovoked attack in Melbourne, following which police have arrested a 20 year-old suspect. Rhyan Singh and his two friends were…
1 injured, 2 Moscow buildings damaged in drone attack, Vnukovo airport shut

Moscow: A man was injured and two buildings were damaged in Moscow city in the drone attack, allegedly carried out by Ukraine, due to which one of the city’s airport Vnukovo was…
Indian-origin doctor jailed for sexually assaulting patient in UK

London: A 34-year-old Indian-origin doctor, who claimed to be a massage specialist and had sexually assaulted one of his patients in 2020, has been jailed for 18 months in England. Simon Abraham…
Pakistan FM to visit UAE today to discuss bilateral ties

Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari will undertake an official visit to the United Arab Emirates on Sunday to discuss bilateral ties. During the visit, the foreign minister will hold a meeting…
Earthquake strikes off Indonesia

Jakarta: A 5.0-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia’s eastern province of North Maluku, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said. The earthquake happened at 18:19 Jakarta time (1119 GMT) with its epicentre at…
Biden administration urged to make priority dates current for Indian Green Card applicants

Washington: A group of US lawmakers has urged the Biden administration to take executive action to make priority dates current for Green Card applicants from India to reduce the 195-year-long wait period…
Indian naval ship arrives in SL to enhance interoperability between 2 navies

Colombo: Indian naval ship ‘Khanjar’, an indigenously-built Missile Corvette of the Khukri class, arrived in Sri Lanka’s eastern port of Trincomalee on Saturday for a three-day visit to enhance the close ties…
Canadian police say body found in river linked to Indian and Romanian migrants’ death

Toronto: Canadian authorities have found the body of a man connected to an investigation into the drowning of eight migrants, including members of an Indian family, in March when they were attempting…