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3 suspected Khalistani extremists from India nabbed in Philippines

Manila: Authorities in the Philippines have arrested suspected members of a banned Sikh separatist group, a government agency announced, as a massive manhunt continued in India to arrest pro-Khalistani elements. A joint…
Another Mahatma Gandhi statue vandalised in Canada

New Delhi: Another statue of Mahatma Gandhi was vandalised at a university campus in Burnaby, Canada, the Consulate General of India in Vancouver announced on Tuesday, just days after another statue was…

Humza Yousaf succeeds Nicola Sturgeon as Scotland’s next leader

Edinburg: Humza Yousaf has been elected the first minority ethnic leader of the Scottish National party in a narrow victory that confirmed deep divisions over policy within his party, according to a…
H1B visa cap for FY 2024 reached

New York: The US has received a sufficient number of applications needed to reach the Congressionally mandated 65,000 H1B visa cap for the fiscal year 2024. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services…
3 kids among 6 killed in Tennessee school, female shooter shot dead

Washington: Three students and three adults were killed and several others injured in a gun attack at a school in US’ Tennessee state on Monday before the woman perpetrator was shot dead…
Indian-origin Sikh takes oath as assistant police chief in Connecticut

New York: Lt. Manmeet Colon, a 37-year-old Indian-origin Sikh woman officer has assumed charge as the assistant police chief in the US state of Connecticut, becoming the department’s first-ever second-in-command of Asian…
Khalistan supporters protest at Times Square in New York

New York: A large number of Khalistan supporters staged a protest at the iconic Times Square here to express support for the fugitive radical preacher Amritpal Singh. The protesters took out a…

Burqa-clad women protest in Pak for release of political outfit’s chief

Islamabad: Following the arrest of Maulana Hidayatur Rehman, chief of Pakistani political outfit Haq Do Tehreek (HDT), in January, the situation in Gwadar has been calm so far. But after the lifting…
Canada: Khalistanis brainwash new students from Punjab

Ottawa: As Khalistani activists in Canada have grabbed headlines after the Amritpal Singh incident in Punjab, many fear that the pro-Khalistani sentiment is rising in the country. “What did the promptness of…
Biden approves disaster declaration for Mississippi after deadly tornadoes

Washington: US President Joe Biden has approved a disaster declaration for the southern state of Mississippi after deadly tornadoes. Biden on early Sunday ordered federal aid to supplement recovery efforts in the…
This US judge was fired for working in the adult industry

New York: A judge in the US has been found moonlighting as an adult star online where he charged fans $12 a month and has produced more than 100 adult posts, media…
Pak PM Sharif accuses President Alvi of following dictates of Imran Khan’s party

Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday hit back at President Arif Alvi, accusing him of being partisan and following the dictates of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party instead of remaining neutral as…
Kabul rejects Washington’s claim over IS strength in Afghanistan

Kabul: The Taliban-led caretaker government in Afghanistan has dismissed Washington’s claim over the alleged stronger presence of Daesh or Islamic State (IS) in Afghanistan as utterly fabricated. “The statements of US officials…
Afghan security forces discover IS weaponry in Jawzjan northern province

Kabul: The Afghan security forces have discovered a weapon cache and mine-making center of Daesh, or Islamic State (IS), in Shiberghan, the capital of Afghanistan’s northern Jawzjan province, the provincial police chief…
Extremists burn copy of Quran, Turkish flag in Denmark

Supporters of an extremist Danish group burned a copy of the holy Quran and Turkish flag, in the Danish capital, Denmark amid strong condemnation by Ankara and Gulf countries. The extremist group…