World
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Trump, legal team taking victory lap over dying subpoena of Jan 6 House Committee
Washington: US former President Donald Trump, under a litany of legal troubles, loves victory, even when it’s not there, but this time he is taking a victory lap with his legal team…
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People in Pakistan Gwadar city rise up against CPEC
Islamabad: People of Balochistan are rising up in protests across the Pakistan province, threatening a stumbling country, challenging the politicised army and upsetting Chinese dreams of a transnational corridor project. Public anger…
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Biden signs $1.7 trillion government spending bill into law
Washington: US President Joe Biden has signed a massive $1.7 trillion spending bill for the federal government that includes a number of administration priorities and officially avoids a government shutdown, ending what…
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Indian-origin pharmacist jailed in UK for drug offences
London: An Indian-origin pharmacist in the UK has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for supplying ‘under the counter drugs’ leading to the death of a woman in 2020. Dushyant Patel,…
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Pakistan: Tension prevails in port city Gwadar
Islamabad: Tension prevailed in Pakistan’s port city of Gwadar for a fourth straight day as the Gwadar Rights Movement (GRM) activists continued to stage protest demonstrations for the acceptance of their demands.…
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British-Indian in Dubai to be extradited to Denmark for $1.7 bn tax fraud
Dubai: A British citizen of Indian-origin, accused of money laundering and committing tax fraud to the tune of $1.7 billion, will be extradited to Denmark, a Dubai court ruled. Sanjay Shah, 52,…
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Ukraine comes under massive Russian missile attacks
Kiev: Cities across Ukraine were targeted by the latest wave of Russian missile strikes, deemed to be one of the largest bombardments since the war began on February 24, authorities said. Thursday’s…
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Bangladesh plans to build 6 more metro rail lines in capital by 2030
Dhaka: Bangladeshi Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said the country is to construct six more metro rail lines in the capital Dhaka by 2030. He added on Thursday that…
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5 killed in soldier-terrorist clash in Pakistan: Military
Islamabad: Five people, including three soldiers and two terrorists, were killed in an exchange of fire in Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a military statement said. The intense gun battle took place…
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UN committed to delivery of humanitarian aid in Afghanistan: Envoy
United Nations: The UN and its humanitarian partners are committed to delivery of life-saving services to the people of Afghanistan despite the Taliban-run administration’s decision to ban women from working in humanitarian…
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Andrew Tate arrested in Romania in human trafficking case
Bucharest: Controversial social media star, Andrew Tate was arrested in Romania on Friday along with his brother Tristan Tate over an investigation in a human trafficking case, Sports Bible, a UK-based sports-focused…
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Football legend and 3-time World Cup winner Pele passes away
Mumbai: Called by various names such as ‘Gasolina’, ‘The Black Pearl’ and ‘O Rei’ (The King), the nickname that stuck like glue to Edson Arantes do Nascimento, who, as ‘Pele’, became the…
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Benjamin Netanyahu sworn in as Israel’s prime minister
Tel Aviv: Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Israel on Thursday, hoping to deliver political stability after multiple five general elections since 2019. Netanyahu, 73,…
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China rail project aims to link Tibet to Kathmandu, may be extended to Indian border
New Delhi: China has sent a team of experts to Nepal to launch a feasibility study for a cross-border railway project dogged for years by technical challenges, political instability in the Himalayan…
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Former Afghan soldiers ready to join Russia’s war against Ukraine
Kabul: Lost status and a desperate existence in Iran are driving thousands of former Afghan troops — many of them elite commandos trained by the US — to consider fighting as mercenaries…
