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New Zealand: Urdu Hindi Cultural Association organizes Ghazal night

The Urdu Hindi Cultural Association of New Zealand (UHCANZ) successfully organized a Ghazal Night on 11th March 2023, at the Fickling Convention Centre in Three Kings, Auckland. The event was well-organised and…
Sri Lanka earned $169.9 mn from tourism in Feb

Colombo: Sri Lanka earned $169.9 million from tourism in February, Tourism Minister Harin Fernando said on Monday. Fernando told the media that the figure represented an increase from the $169.4 million a…

Non-bailable arrest warrants issued against former Pak PM Imran Khan

Islamabad: Two non-bailable arrest warrants were issued against ousted prime minister Imran Khan on Monday for failing to appear in courts in the Toshakhana case and for threatening a woman magistrate while…
BBC to bring back Gary Lineker; social media guidelines to be reviewed

After BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)’s sports coverage was disrupted for the second consecutive day on Sunday, its director-general Tim Davie said that its star sports presenter Gary Lineker will be back on…
Two young Afghan girls cycle their way up to world portals; may represent their country in Olympics

On a scorching afternoon in Italy last year, two women cyclists could be seen toiling their way uphill along a steep mountain road in the Dolomite mountain range. As the heat increased,…
Pakistan becoming land of illiterates as poverty drives out children from school

New Delhi: The deepening economic crisis in Pakistan is leading to a large number of school dropouts. With surging inflation and shortage of essential items including food, many children are now being…
US Treasury Secretary Yellen rules out bailout for Silicon Valley Bank

Washington: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday said that the federal government will not provide a bailout for Silicon Valley Bank’s investors after the bank was abruptly shuttered, but said financial…

‘Red Alert’ report urges Australia to prepare for war with China in 3 years

Canberra: ‘Red Alert’ – a joint report of Australian newspapers – The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, warned the country to prepare for war with China in the next three years,…
Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank to impact Indian startup ecosystem: Experts

Washington: The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the largest vendor in the startup ecosystem, is likely to adversely impact the Indian startup scenario as well as it has injected a lot of…
Video of Pakistani dad schooling reporter on ‘purpose’ of Aurat march goes viral

The Aurat March is an annual event held by women across Pakistan on International Women’s Day to express their concerns and celebrate womanhood. A video of a Pakistani father educating a reporter…
Pak faces ‘uphill task’ to try & get Kashmir into ‘centre’ of UN’s agenda: FM Zardari

United Nations: Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has admitted that Islamabad faces an “uphill task” to get the Kashmir issue into the “centre” of the agenda of the United Nations. Zardari…
I am open to buy collapsed Silicon Valley Bank: Elon Musk

San Francisco: Twitter boss Elon Musk on Saturday said that he is open to the idea of buying the collapsed Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and turning it into a digital bank. Min-Liang…
Iran finalizes deal to purchase Su-35 jets from Russia

Tehran: The Iranian mission to the United Nations said that Iran has made final arrangements for purchasing Su-35 fighter jets from Russia. “Following the end of the Iran-Iraq war in 1988, Iran…
Silicon Valley Bank collapse leaves Indian startups worried

New Delhi: The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) in the US has left several Indian startups worried who have exposure to its investments and their raised funds may now be stuck.…
World leaders welcome Saudi-Iran deal to resume diplomatic ties

Riyadh: World leaders have welcomed the announcement that Saudi Arabia and Iran have reached an agreement to resume diplomatic relations which were severed in 2016. The decision to re-establish relations came following…