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Parliamentary panel meeting adjourned as SEBI chief skips it due to 'personal exigency' | Death threat to Salman Khan: Vegetable seller who warned actor of facing worse than Baba Siddique's fate arrested | Congress, Shiv Sena, NCP reach seat-sharing agreement; each to contest from 85 constituencies in Maharashtra | 2 terrorists, 4 civilians killed; several injured in Turkey terror attack: Reports | Border peace, mutual trust should be basis of our relations: PM Modi to Xi Jinping at bilateral talks in Kazan | After 35 years, my first time: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra campaigns as Congress candidate in Wayanad | Supreme Court overturns its industrial alcohol verdict, says 'state's power can't be taken away' | Building collapse in Bengaluru kills 5, rescue operation still underway | Narendra Modi meets Russian President Vladimir Putin, says India is ready to provide all cooperation to resolve Ukraine crisis | PM Modi meets Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian in Kazan, reviews bilateral ties

Pakistan: Three cops injured in explosion that hit Khyber district

Jul 23, 2024, at 09:16 pm

At least three people were injured after an explosion occurred close to their car in Tirah Valley of Khyber district on Monday.

Pakistan: Murder-robbery cases in Karachi increases manifold in June, data shows

Jul 23, 2024, at 08:33 pm

Incidents of murder and robbery have increased manifold in Pakistan's Karachi city in the month of June in comparison to May, media reports said.

Kuwaiti couple divorces just three minutes after getting married

Jul 23, 2024, at 03:48 pm

Kuwait perhaps recorded one of the shortest marriages in history when the couple divorced just three minutes after he got married.

Canada: Hindu temple in Edmonton defaced with anti-India graffiti

Jul 23, 2024, at 02:47 pm

A Hindu temple in the Canadian city of Edmonton was left defaced with anti-India graffiti by unknown people on Monday.

Donald Trump wants money spent on campaign against Joe Biden 'reimbursed' after latter drops out of poll race

Jul 23, 2024, at 08:02 am

With US President Joe Biden dropping out from the forthcoming presidential election on Sunday and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party's new nominee, Donald Trump wants the money "reimbursed" he spent on his campaign so far.

Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan dismisses reports of his arrest in Dubai, says 'not true'

Jul 23, 2024, at 06:22 am

Dubai/IBNS: Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Monday dismissed reports that he was arrested in Dubai. "Not true," Khan said in a video posted on X.

World leaders welcome Joe Biden's decision to resign from presidential race

Jul 22, 2024, at 11:37 pm

Several international leaders praised US President Joe Biden after he dropped out of the presidential race and endorsed Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee for the crucial polls.

Sit-in demonstrations continue in Balochistan over demand to recover five mission persons

Jul 22, 2024, at 11:03 pm

The sit-in protest in Pakistan's Balochistan region over the recovery of five missing persons from Gresha has entered its third day on Sunday, media reports said.

Survey finds 60 percent of Taiwan residents feel Chinese threat has increased in last few years

Jul 22, 2024, at 10:52 pm

A recent survey revealed that around 60 percent Taiwan residents feel China's threat against the Island Nation has increased in the last few years.

Taiwan detects 12 Chinese aircraft, 7 vessels amid ongoing regional tension

Jul 22, 2024, at 10:46 pm

Taiwan said it has detected 12 Chinese aircraft and 7 Chinese naval vessels amid ongoing tension in the region.

Shooting outside Mississippi nightclub leaves three persons dead

Jul 22, 2024, at 08:31 pm

At least three persons were shot dead and 16 others were injured after a gunman opened fire on them near a nightclub in the US state of Mississippi, media reports said.

Echoes of 1947 Partition: A haunting journey of memory and survival for Sikhs in Pakistan

Jul 22, 2024, at 08:27 pm

In the heart of Punjab, in the quiet village of Wattu, resides Master Darshan Singh, an 85-year-old retired Sikh school teacher. His life is a testament to the indelible scars left by one of the most traumatic events of the 20th century—the Partition of India in 1947.

Woman stabbed inside Miami International Airport, suspect arrested

Jul 22, 2024, at 05:05 pm

One woman was injured after she was stabbed in the Miami International Airport late Saturday night, media reports said.

Former president Barack Obama praises Joe Biden as he drops out of presidential race, warns about 'unchartered waters ahead'

Jul 22, 2024, at 03:36 pm

Former US President Barack Obama on Sunday praised Joe Biden after he quit the 2024 Presidential race and described him as a 'patriot of highest order'.

Kamala Harris pledges to 'earn and win' Democratic nomination after Biden drops out of Presidential race, endorses her

Jul 22, 2024, at 03:03 pm

US Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday said she intends to  'earn and win' the Democratic Presidential nomination after President Joe Biden quit the 2024 race and endorsed her in his place.

Joe Biden drops out of US Presidential race, endorses Kamala Harris as Democratic nominee

Jul 22, 2024, at 05:31 am

US President Joe Biden on Sunday announced he will not seek re-election in the 'best interest' of his party and the country.

Pakistan: Hindu community members demonstrate demanding release of Priya Kumari who is missing since 2021

Jul 22, 2024, at 04:33 am

The Hindu community members in Pakistan recently demonstrated in Clifton Teen Talwar to demand the release of Priya Kumari.

Pakistani dramatist Khalilur Rehman Qamar alleges torture during his brief abduction by armed men

Jul 22, 2024, at 04:19 am

Dramatist Khalilur Rehman Qamar has alleged he was tortured and even looted when he was briefly abducted by armed men in  Lahore recently.

Germany: Group of men with Afghanistani flags wrapped around them attacks Pakistani consulate in Frankfurt

Jul 22, 2024, at 01:44 am

A group of people threw stones and pulled down the Pakistani flag when they attacked the country's consulate in Germany's Frankfurt city recently.

Bangladesh Supreme Court scraps most govt job quotas that triggered violent protests, says 93 percent recruitments on merit-basis now

Jul 21, 2024, at 08:41 pm

Stipulating that 93 percent of recruitments will be on merit now, Bangladesh Supreme Court has scrapped most of the quotas in government jobs which had led to massive protests across the country and left over 100 people dead, media reports said.

China: 24-year-old mukbang streamer dies due to overeating during live streaming

Jul 21, 2024, at 07:28 pm

A 24-year-old Chinese mukbang streamer died during a live broadcast due to overeating, media reports said.

US: Indian-origin man shot dead in suspected road rage incident in Indiana

Jul 21, 2024, at 06:57 pm

An Indian-origin man was shot dead in a suspected road rage incident in the US state of Indiana on Tuesday, media reports said on Sunday.

Bangladesh govt orders 'shoot-on-sight' to quell student protests as death toll reaches 133

Jul 21, 2024, at 06:10 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: The Bangladesh government has ordered the army to 'shoot-on-sight' in order to quell the civil unrest and for those defying the curfew orders as soldiers patrolled the streets amid the violent protest by students over demanding quota reform in government jobs, media reports said.

Israeli warplanes strike Yemen rebels at port of Hodeida after deadly attack on Tel Aviv, 3 killed

Jul 21, 2024, at 03:55 pm

Hodeida, Yemen/IBNS: At least three people were killed as Israeli warplanes hit the Houthi-controlled Yemeni port of Hodeida, the Iran-backed rebels said Sunday after the group's deadly drone attack in Tel Aviv.

Thousands fall for fake Crowdstrike worker's joke that he was responsible for biggest Microsoft outage

Jul 21, 2024, at 02:29 am

Vincent Flibustier, a satirical writer who runs the Belgian parody news site Nordpresse, made a joke that he was a Crowdstrike employee and was behind the biggest Microsoft outage that brought Windows computers across the world to a standstill. Many online fell for his satire, believing he was responsible for the widespread Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) on their systems.

China: Highway bridge collapse triggered by torrential rains leaves 12 dead

Jul 20, 2024, at 11:53 pm

At least 12 people died and 31 others were injured after a highway bridge collapsed following torrential rains in China's Shaanxi Province on Friday, media reports said.

Israel’s continued occupation of Palestinian territory is ‘unlawful’, declares UN International Court of Justice

Jul 20, 2024, at 10:45 pm

The UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday declared that Israel’s continued presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory “is unlawful”, and that “all States are under an obligation not to recognize” the decades-long occupation.

Donald Trump's attacker surveyed Pennsylvania fairgrounds before assassination attempt

Jul 20, 2024, at 08:32 pm

The 20-year-old shooter who tried to assassinate Donald Trump last Saturday allegedly flew a drone to survey Pennsylvania fairgrounds ahead of the Republican presidential nominee’s speech.

Bridge collapse in China leaves 11 dead

Jul 20, 2024, at 02:48 pm

The partial collapse of a highway bridge in northwest China's Shaanxi Province has left at least 11 people dead, media reports said on Friday.

Bangladesh unrest: Govt imposes curfew, orders army deployment

Jul 20, 2024, at 05:59 am

Dhaka/IBNS: The Bangladesh government has imposed a countrywide curfew and deployed troops as at least 105 deaths have been reported so far since Friday morning in violent protests and clashes over the government job quota system, media reports said.