World
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Marvel hits stride with South-Asian, Muslim, woman superhero
New Delhi: She’s Pakistani American, loves Shah Rukh Khan and manages permission from her protective parents to be distracted from her studies for a party but only if ‘Abbu’ takes her. That’s…
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Indian origin patient among those completely healed of cancer
New York: An Indian origin patient was among those who had a “miracle” cure using a cancer medication that is being tried out by a research centre here achieving an unprecedented healing…
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Foodborne diseases affect 10% of world population annually: WHO
Geneva: Globally, foodborne diseases affect one in ten people annually, and the magnitude of the public health burden due to foodborne diseases was comparable to that of malaria or HIV (human immunodeficiency virus)…
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Tesla’s job cut may save up to $1 bn yearly operational costs: Report
San Francisco: While tech billionaire Elon Musk recently said that Tesla would be reducing its salaried headcount by 10 per cent, a Goldman Sachs analyst says it can provide the company up…
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Singapore’s dengue emergency is a climate change warning sign
Singapore: Singapore says it is facing a dengue “emergency” as it grapples with an outbreak of the seasonal disease that has come unusually early this year. The Southeast Asian city-state has already…
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Sri Lanka seeks USD 55 mn loan from India for buying fertiliser
Colombo: Sri Lanka has sought a USD 55 million loan from India for the procurement of urea amidst its worst economic crisis threatening a severe food shortage, an official said on Tuesday.…
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Malaysia joins list of nations to condemn remarks on Prophet by former BJP leaders
After a host of countries issued a condemnation of statements by former BJP spokespersons Nupur Sharma and Naveen Kumar Jindal on Prophet Mohammed, Malaysia has now joined the list and on Tuesday…
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China secretly building military facility in Cambodia, says report
Washington: China is building a naval facility in Cambodia for military use, the second such overseas outpost and its first in the strategically significant Indo-Pacific region. The military presence will be on…
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In a first, Pakistan rupee slumps to 205 threshold
Karachi: The Pakistani rupee on Tuesday broke all records against the US dollar after shedding 4 PKR in the open market as it surpassed the 205 threshold for the first time in…
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Pakistan issues visas to Sikhs to attend Guru Arjan Dev Martyrdom Day
Islamabad: The Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi has issued visas to 163 Sikh pilgrims from India to participate in the annual Guru Arjan Dev Martyrdom Day scheduled to be held from June…
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Arab Parliament slams BJP’s remarks against Prophet Muhammad
Cairo: The Cairo-based Arab Parliament has strongly condemned and rejected the “irresponsible remarks” made by two former spokespersons of the ruling party in India against Prophet Muhammad. In a statement issued on Monday,…
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UK: Boris Johnson wins no-confidence’ vote
New York: (The Conversation) Boris Johnson has survived a no-confidence vote by 211 votes to 148 votes against his leadership. But Johnson’s margin of victory is smaller (as a percentage of all…
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India has a set of interests when it comes to engaging with the Taliban regime: US
Washington: New Delhi has a set of interests when it comes to engaging with the Taliban regime, the United States said on Monday, days after the first-ever Indian delegation visited Kabul since…
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Russian troops destroy 43 religious buildings in Donetsk: Official
Kiev: A top Ukrainian official said that Russian troops have destroyed 43 religious building in Donetsk, most of which belonged to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, since the war…
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Australians losing millions to explosion in cryptocurrency, investment scams
Sydney: A new report from Australia’s peak competition regulator, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), has shown that Australians have lost more than double to scams in the first four months…
