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'Princes won't understand a poor mother and her son's suffering': Modi slams Rahul-Tejashwi over abuse against mother from Cong-RJD dias | KCR's daughter K Kavitha suspended from BRS for 'anti-party activities' | PM Modi receives first Made-in-India semiconductor chip in giant step towards Atmanirbhar Bharat | Semicon India 2025 sends message 'world trusts India, world believes in India': PM Modi | Shame to see Modi getting in bed with Putin and Jinping: Trump aide's rant after Indian PM takes centrestage at SCO Summit | 'A defining relationship': US as PM Modi flaunts bonhomie with Putin and Xi Jinping at SCO Summit | SCO Summit in Tianjin: Modi describes his China visit as 'productive' | 'Discussed ways to deepen bilateral cooperation in all sectors': Modi meets Putin on sidelines of SCO Summit | 'Double standards on terrorism are unacceptable': Modi raises Pahalgam at SCO Summit in presence of Pak PM | SCO condemns Pahalgam terror attack after Modi discusses cross-border terrorism with Xi Jinping

Act of inhumanity: BYC says Balochistan's Azmat Rind tortured to death in custody, secretly buried without family consent

Jul 14, 2025, at 06:03 pm

Human rights group Baloch Yakjehti Committee has said a man from Naseerabad district in Pakistan was allegedly tortured to death in the custody of the forces and secretly buried without family consent.

Chinese coast guard incursions reported close to Taiwan's Dongsha Island

Jul 14, 2025, at 05:59 pm

Taiwan's Coast Guard has said two Chinese missile vessels have made incursions near Dongsha Island in the South China Sea, media reports said on Monday.

Sectarian clashes break out in Syria's Suwayda, 30 die

Jul 14, 2025, at 05:38 pm

At least 30 people died and 100 others were injured after armed clashes broke out between  Sunni Bedouin tribal fighters and Druze militias in southern Syria, media reports said.

Pakistan: Baloch group holds candlelight vigil in memory of Zeeshan Zaheer who was 'extrajudicially killed'

Jul 14, 2025, at 04:02 pm

Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), a prominent Baloch-based human rights group, held a candlelight vigil recently in memory of Zeeshan Zaheer, who was 'extrajudicially killed'.

UK: Small plane crashes in London Southend Airport after takeoff, witness describes seeing a 'fireball'

Jul 14, 2025, at 10:38 am

A small plane crashed on takeoff at Southend Airport in London, with witnesses saying they saw a 'large fireball' following the mishap.

US: Kentucky church shooting leaves two dead

Jul 14, 2025, at 09:24 am

At least two women died after a gunman gunned them down at a church in the US state of Kentucky on Sunday.

Hindu trader beaten to death in Bangladesh, attackers jump on his body

Jul 13, 2025, at 08:48 pm

At least seven people have been arrested in connection with the murder of a Hindu scrap trader in Bangladesh last week, an incident that triggered widespread protests in the South Asian country that has witnessed a rise in atrocities against minorities in recent months.

Gaza: Children fetching water among ten people killed in Israeli strike

Jul 13, 2025, at 08:13 pm

At least ten people, including six children, died in an Israeli air strike while waiting to fill water containers in central Gaza on Sunday, media reports said.

Australia: Two French women charged with plot to import 32kg of methamphetamine

Jul 13, 2025, at 04:16 pm

Two French women have appeared before the Brisbane Magistrates Court charged with their alleged roles in a failed plot to import 32kg of methamphetamine into Australia.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian was injured in Israeli airstrike during 12-day clash: Reports

Jul 13, 2025, at 02:06 pm

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian suffered a light injury during an Israeli airstrike on a meeting of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, media reports said.

Ukraine arrests Chinese father, son over suspected spying

Jul 13, 2025, at 11:29 am

Ukrainian officials have arrested a Chinese father and his son over a suspected attempt to illegally transfer classified documents on a key Ukrainian missile system to Beijing.

Pakistan police claim averting mob attack on Ahmadi religious place in Karachi

Jul 12, 2025, at 07:08 pm

Pakistani police have claimed they thwarted a mob attack on the worship place of the Ahmadi community in Lahore city.

British MP Bob Blackman voices concern over rising threats to Hindus, other minorities in Bangladesh

Jul 12, 2025, at 05:17 pm

British MP Bob Blackman has voiced his concern over the rising threats to Hindu, Christian, Buddhist and Ahmadiyya minorities in Bangladesh.

Economist Abul Barkat, who once said there would be no Hindus left in Bangladesh if exodus continued, sent to jail in graft case

Jul 12, 2025, at 10:39 am

Prominent Bangladeshi economist Abul Barkat, who has been a critic of radical Islam, was sent to jail on Friday over a graft case.

Pakistani father guns down daughter after she refuses to delete TikTok account

Jul 11, 2025, at 06:42 pm

A Pakistani father has allegedly gunned down her daughter after she refused to delete her account on the popular video-sharing app TikTok.

Ukraine intelligence officer gunned down in Kyiv: Reports

Jul 11, 2025, at 04:31 pm

A senior Ukrainian intelligence officer was gunned down in Kyiv on Thursday, media reports said, prompting authorities to launch an investigation

Pakistani actress Humaira Asghar, whose decomposed body was recovered from Karachi flat, died 9 months ago: Report

Jul 11, 2025, at 03:47 pm

Karachi/IBNS: Pakistani actress Humaira Asghar Ali, whose decomposed body was recovered from a flat in Karachi a few days ago, died nine months ago, Arab News reported.

UN warns of record civilian casualties in Ukraine amid ongoing conflict with Russia

Jul 11, 2025, at 03:37 pm

UN agencies on Thursday warned of devastating recent attacks across Ukraine due to Russian strikes, record civilian casualties recorded last month – and growing deprivation facing children under fire across the country.

One dies in West Bank shopping complex attack

Jul 11, 2025, at 03:29 pm

A terror attack at a shopping complex at the Gush Etzion Junction in the West Bank on Thursday left at least one Israeli person dead, media reports said.

Processing this shock, not giving up: Kapil Sharma's cafe in Canada posts strong message after attack by Khalistani terrorist attack

Jul 11, 2025, at 10:48 am

Kap's cafe, actor-comedian Kapil Sharma's restaurant in Canada, has posted a message after Khalistani terrorists attacked it on Wednesday where it said its team is 'processing this shock' but 'not giving up'.

Pakistan: Nine passengers kidnapped, shot dead by armed gunmen in Balochistan

Jul 11, 2025, at 09:56 am

At least nine people died after armed gunmen, who were travelling in a bus, were abducted and shot dead in Pakistan's Balochistan province on Thursday, media reports said.

Donald Trump threatens to impose 35 percent tariff on Canadian goods

Jul 11, 2025, at 09:24 am

US President Donald Trump on Thursday said his nation would impose 35 percent tariffs on goods imported from Canada.

Chinese nationals arrested in Greece for filming Rafale jets

Jul 10, 2025, at 07:05 pm

Athens: Four Chinese nationals were arrested in Tanagra, Greece, after they were found photographing Rafale fighter jets and recording visuals of Hellenic Aerospace Industry (HAI) facilities — an area considered sensitive due to its military significance. Among the detained individuals is a woman, media reports said.

Bangladesh tribunal indicts ex-PM Sheikh Hasina for crimes against humanity during 2024 student stir

Jul 10, 2025, at 05:35 pm

Dhaka: A special tribunal in Bangladesh on Thursday formally indicted ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on charges of crimes against humanity linked to last year’s mass student uprising that claimed hundreds of lives, news agency AP reported.

Russia strikes Ukraine with over 700 drones amid Trump's decision to send more weapons

Jul 09, 2025, at 05:45 pm

Russia hit Ukraine with 728 drones on Wednesday, marking one of the largest aerial attacks launched on the country.

Leaked phone call reveals ousted former PM Sheikh Hasina authorsied deadly Bangladesh crackdown during 2024 uprising

Jul 09, 2025, at 04:41 pm

Ousted former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina had authorised the deadly crackdown on students during the July-August Uprising last year, which eventually led to her collapse, a leaked phone call has revealed.

UN's top economist warns US tariff delay deepens trade uncertainty

Jul 09, 2025, at 03:19 pm

A leading UN trade official warned on Tuesday that the United States’ decision to delay the end of a tariff suspension by a few weeks risks prolonging global uncertainty and undermining long-term investments and commercial contracts.

Decomposed body of Pakistani actress recovered from Karachi flat

Jul 09, 2025, at 02:43 pm

The decomposed body of a 32-year-old Pakistani actress was found inside a flat in Karachi city, media reports said.

Global call grows to hold China accountable for '709' crackdown

Jul 08, 2025, at 07:36 pm

Ten years after China launched a sweeping crackdown on human rights lawyers, Amnesty International, a prominent rights group, is urging immediate global action to hold the Chinese government accountable for the repression.

Pakistani court sends Mahrang, other BYC activists on 10-day physical remand

Jul 08, 2025, at 06:33 pm

An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Pakistan on Tuesday sent Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) chief Dr Mahrang Baloch and other organisers of the group to 10 days police custody.