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Adani issue exposes cracks in INDIA bloc as TMC skips key Opposition meet in Delhi | 'People feel I should be CM': 'Common man' Eknath Shinde's strong pitch for top post in Maharashtra | Ex-BCCI Secretary Jay Shah takes charge as ICC chair today | 5 killed, several injured as bus plunges into Teesta River on Bengal-Sikkim border | Delhi: Man throws liquid on Arvind Kejriwal, detained | Days after jailing Chinmoy Krishna Das, another Hindu priest arrested in Bangladesh | Anti-national activities exposed?': BJP slams TMC after husband of Mamata's leader arrested with dangerous nuclear materials | Cyclone Fengal: Chennai experiences heavy rainfall and waterlogging, airport shut down temporarily | Unacceptable to drag my wife's name: Raj Kundra's social media post after ED raids in porn case | CBI names Sandip Ghosh, four others in RG Kar financial irregularity case chargesheet

Donald Trump wins Arizona sweeping all 7 swing states in US presidential polls

Nov 10, 2024, at 03:54 pm

Washington DC/IBNS: Republican candidate Donald Trump won Arizona on Saturday, clinching a clean sweep in all seven swing states in the recently concluded US Presidential elections. 

PM Justin Trudeau admits presence of Khalistani elements in Canada, says they do not represent all Sikhs

Nov 10, 2024, at 12:27 am

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has admitted that Khalistani supporters are present in his country but said they do not represent the entire Sikh community of the nation as a whole.

Russian government is planning to establish Ministry of Sex to combat falling birth rate

Nov 10, 2024, at 12:17 am

The Russian government is planning to set up a Ministry of Sex to deal with the falling birth rate in the country.

Bangladeshi Islamist outfit Hefazat-e-Islam demands ban on ISKCON, Taslima Nasreen protests

Nov 09, 2024, at 11:46 pm

Chittagong-based Islamist outfit Hefazat-e-Islam is demanding a ban on Hindu outfit International Society for Krishna Consciousness or ISKCON, escalating tension in the country where attacks on the minority group have increased ever since former PM Sheikh Hasina-led government collapsed on August 5.

Moscow summons Canada envoy to protest 'false accusations' of sabotage against NATO countries

Nov 09, 2024, at 11:41 pm

Moscow/IBNS: Russia on Friday summoned Canada’s envoy in Moscow to protest what it described as “false accusations” that claimed Russia planned subversive mail-based attacks in Canada and NATO countries.

Taiwan detects 12 Chinese military aircraft, 5 vessels around its region

Nov 09, 2024, at 11:19 pm

Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) on Saturday said it detected the presence of 12 People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, five People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels and one official ship around its territory.

Pakistan: Suicide blast in Quetta Railway Station leaves 25 dead, BLA claims responsibility

Nov 09, 2024, at 09:52 pm

At least 25 people died and 50 others were hurt in a suicide bombing at Quetta Railway Station in Pakistan on Saturday.

Elon Musk's estranged trans daughter Vivian Wilson sees no future in US after Trump's return

Nov 09, 2024, at 09:02 pm

Washington D.C./IBNS: Billionaire Elon Musk's estranged trans daughter Vivian Wilson is not happy unlike her father at Donald Trump's massive win in the US Presidential Elections.

Shehbaz Sharif congratulates Donald Trump on X, triggers row for using a platform whose access was banned in Pakistan by his govt

Nov 09, 2024, at 08:36 pm

Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif has congratulated US President Donald Trump on his election but triggered a row since X issued a community note against the post.

Canadian government cancels its popular student visa scheme

Nov 09, 2024, at 08:06 pm

The Canadian government on Friday announced it is discontinuing its Student Direct Stream (SDS) visa program for international students that was launched in 2018.

AQI in Pakistan's Multan crosses 2,135; schools in Punjab province remain shut

Nov 09, 2024, at 08:02 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan’s most populous Punjab province is facing unprecedented pollution levels, with several cities experiencing dangerously high air quality readings.

Pakistan: 24 killed, over 30 injured in blast at Quetta railway station in Balochistan

Nov 09, 2024, at 06:25 pm

Quetta/IBNS: At least 24 people were killed and over 30 injured in a blast which took place at Quetta Railway Station in Pakistan's Balochistan region on Saturday, media reports said.

Pakistan: 20 killed, over 30 injured in blast at Quetta Railway Station

Nov 09, 2024, at 05:35 pm

Quetta/IBNS: At least 20 people were killed and over 30 injured in a blast which took place at Quetta Railway Station in Pakistan's Balochistan province on Saturday, media reports said.

Elon Musk makes bold prediction about Canadian PM Justin Trudeau's future, says he will be gone in upcoming election

Nov 09, 2024, at 04:03 pm

Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has been making headlines during the recently held US Presidential polls and even campaigned for President-elect Donald Trump and now he has made a bold prediction that Canadian PM Justin Trudeau will be defeated in the upcoming Prime Ministerial elections.

Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk briefly joins telephonic conversation between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Nov 09, 2024, at 03:15 pm

Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk joined President-elect Donald Trump during his phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday, media reports said.

Qatar agrees to remove Hamas from Doha after US requests: Reports

Nov 09, 2024, at 02:37 pm

Qatar has agreed to remove Hamas from its country after the US government asked the Middle East nation to do so.

US charges Iranian man over alleged plot to assassinate Donald Trump

Nov 09, 2024, at 06:58 am

Washington DC/IBNS: The United States Justice Department has charged an Iranian man in connection with an alleged plot to assassinate president-elect Donald Trump, media reports said.

Pakistani province bans people from entering museums, parks, amid deteriorating air quality 

Nov 09, 2024, at 12:20 am

The Punjab government in Pakistan on Friday banned people from entering public parks, zoos, playgrounds and even museums amid rapidly deteriorating state of air quality in the province.

Pakistan: Police register case against security guard for attacking Chinese nationals in Karachi

Nov 09, 2024, at 12:00 am

Pakistani police have registered a case against a security guard who shot and injured two Chinese nationals in Karachi’s Sindh Industrial Trading Estate (SITE) Area.

Pakistan: Two shot dead by unknown gunmen in Noshki

Nov 08, 2024, at 11:18 pm

At least two people, including a nephew of BNP-Mengal’s central leader, died after armed men shot them in Pakistan's Noshki area on Wednesday.

Looming famine in Rakhine signals wider crisis in Myanmar, shows UN report

Nov 08, 2024, at 09:17 pm

Up to two million people in Myanmar’s Rakhine state face the dire prospect of famine, amid a broader economic collapse and worsening humanitarian crisis triggered by the military’s 2021 overthrow of the democratically elected government.

Trump can't sack me, not permitted under law: US Fed chief Jerome Powel stands his ground

Nov 08, 2024, at 06:36 pm

Washington, D.C./IBNS: US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stated on Thursday (Nov. 7) that he would not step down early if President-elect Donald Trump attempted to remove him from office, clarifying that he is legally protected from such removal.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirms deadly clashes with North Korean troops 

Nov 08, 2024, at 03:59 pm

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday confirmed his country's forces were involved in a fight with North Korean troops deployed in Russia recently.

Amsterdam: Israeli soccer fans attacked by suspected pro-Palestine supporters after match between Maccabi and Ajax

Nov 08, 2024, at 03:09 pm

Authorities said Israeli football fans were attacked by suspected pro-Palestine supporters in the Dutch city of Amsterdam on Friday, forcing officials to send planes to evacuate the affected citizens.

'We must accept the choice the country made,' Joe Biden says after US election results

Nov 08, 2024, at 07:19 am

Washington DC/IBNS: US President Joe Biden Thursday said the country has chosen its leader and that in a democracy, the will of the people always prevails.

Khalistan rally falls flat in Auckland in front of Sikh unity

Nov 08, 2024, at 04:54 am

A pro-Khalistan protest in Auckland on Saturday turned out to be a near no-show, as just about everyone from New Zealand’s Sikh community showed no interest in the demonstration.

'Constructive engagement', says Russian foreign ministry on Trump win amid reports claiming Putin privately congratulated president-elect on victory

Nov 07, 2024, at 09:56 pm

Moscow/IBNS: In the wake of the United States presidential election results, Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement recognizing the significance of the event and reiterating the Kremlin's stance on its relationship with the US.

Who is Kashyap 'Kash' Patel, an Indian-origin Trump-loyalist likely to be picked as CIA chief?

Nov 07, 2024, at 09:06 pm

Indian-origin American Attorney and former US government official Kashyap 'Kash' Patel, who is known as a loyalist of President-elect Donald Trump, is likely to be picked as the new chief of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) as the Republican-era returns in the White House.

Ukrainian president Zelenskyy congratulates Donald Trump on victory amid concerns over future of US aid

Nov 07, 2024, at 06:39 pm

Kyiv/IBNS: Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy extended his congratulations to Donald Trump following his victory in the 2024 US presidential election, despite widespread concern that Trump’s administration may reconsider the United States' continued support for Ukraine in its ongoing war with Russia.

Australia plans to ban social media for children under 16

Nov 07, 2024, at 06:00 pm

Canberra/IBNS: The Australian government is set to put a 'world-leading' social media ban on children who are under the age of 16.