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AAP leader Atishi to succeed Arvind Kejriwal as Delhi CM | Junior doctors celebrate win after Mamata accepts to axe top cop, DC North, but won't join work until implemented | RG Kar: Kolkata top cop Vineet Goyal, senior health officials removed, says Mamata after meeting with junior doctors | India raises objections to Iranian supreme leader's minorities remark, says 'look at your own record' | Those filled with hate are defaming India: PM Modi amid row over Rahul Gandhi's Sikh remark in US | RG Kar: Mamata Banerjee, protesting junior doctors hold talks to end impasse | Gujarat's Bhuj-Ahmedabad 'Vande Metro' renamed as 'Namo Bharat Rapid Rail', to be flagged off by PM Modi today | Operation Sadbhav: India sends aid to Typhoon Yagi-affected Myanmar, Vietnam and Laos | Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Ex-RG Kar head Sandip Ghosh's polygraph responses are 'deceptive', says CBI | RG Kar: Mamata Banerjee invites junior doctors again for talks sans live-streaming or video recording

China flooding international markets with cheap goods: Reports

May 03, 2024, at 05:49 am

Beijing/Washington/IBNS: With tension between China and the United States far from tapering off anytime soon, it is in trade and economic sectors where Beijing’s activities appear to have further hit panic button in the US as Secretary of State Antony Blinken, during his April 24-26 visit to East Asian country, raised his concern on dumping of Chinese products, including steel and aluminium in the American market, reports Financial Post.

Indian envoy meets Myanmar Deputy Prime Minister, discusses multifaceted relations

May 03, 2024, at 05:42 am

Naypyidaw (Myanmar)/IBNS: Indian Ambassador to Myanmar, Abhay Thakur, on Tuesday met Myanmar Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Than Swe, in Naypyidaw and discussed the various aspects of the multifaceted relations between two nations, reports said.

Police arrest hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists at California University as protests disrupt colleges across US

May 03, 2024, at 05:37 am

Los Angeles/IBNS: Police have arrested pro-Palestinian protesters on college campuses across the US overnight, mostly from the University of California in Los Angeles, where chaos broke out as officers in riot gear surged against a crowd of demonstrators.

Chinese nationals indicted for illegally exporting US technology: Reports

May 03, 2024, at 05:07 am

Washington/IBNS: The United States Justice Department has apprehended two Chinese nationals suspected of conspiring to export US technology to bolster China’s military capabilities, according to media reports quoting the US Department of Justice.

Kate Middleton shares birthday photograph of her daughter Princess Charlotte

May 03, 2024, at 03:14 am

London/IBNS: Catherine, Princess of Wales, Thursday shared a glimpse of her daughter Princess Charlotte on her ninth birthday, the second such photograph of her children in as many weeks, as she stays out of the public eye while battling cancer.

North Korea's dictator Kim Jong Un picks up 25 'pretty girls' every year for his 'pleasure squad': Report

May 03, 2024, at 01:45 am

In a shocking revelation, Yeonmi Park, a young defector from North Korea, has disclosed that the country's leader Kim Jong Un selects 25 young virgin women for his "pleasure squad".

Highway collapse in rain-hit Guangdong province of China leaves 24 dead

May 02, 2024, at 12:27 am

At least 24 people died after a section of a mountainside highway collapsed in China's Guangdong province following heavy rains, media reports said.

Girl gang-raped in Pakistan's Rawalpindi

May 01, 2024, at 11:48 pm

A girl was gang-raped allegedly by two suspects in Pakistan's Rawalpindi city recently, police said.

‘Extraordinary, deep anxiety’ in Gaza as fear over Rafah attack grows

May 01, 2024, at 11:19 pm

Ordinary Gazans remain in a “constant state of trauma” over an impending full-scale Israeli attack on the enclave’s southernmost city of Rafah amid a growing number of strikes there, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said on Tuesday.

Pakistani health institutes paying exorbitant rent for private buildings

May 01, 2024, at 10:55 pm

Some institutes of the Punjab Specialized Healthcare Medical Education Department are paying hefty monthly rent to private buildings, making things difficult for the national exchequer by increasing the financial burden.

Columbia University protesters are now demanding free food and water from authorities, demonstration erupts in UCLA

May 01, 2024, at 10:28 pm

Hours after cops stormed into Columbia University’s campus and ousted the pro-Palestine protesters who were taking control of an academic building, the demonstrators are now demanding authorities provide them with food.

Gaza war spillover compounds misery for most vulnerable in Lebanon

May 01, 2024, at 08:35 pm

Children as young as four are being forced to go to work in Lebanon amid a “massive collapse” in humanitarian funding and escalating hostilities on the country’s southern border with Israel that threaten to spiral into a “full-scale war”, UN child experts said on Tuesday.

Chinese-made drone carrying heroin seized by BSF on Firozpur border

May 01, 2024, at 08:20 pm

In a startling revelation this morning, the Border Security Force (BSF) uncovered a nefarious plot on the Firozpur Indo-Pak border. During a routine search operation in the vicinity of village Gandu Kilcha, BSF personnel stumbled upon a China-made drone clandestinely positioned amidst the fields.

US: NYPD cops storm Columbia University campus to clear out anti-Israel demonstrators, dozens arrested

May 01, 2024, at 02:49 pm

New York Police Department cops stormed into Columbia University’s campus on Tuesday (April 30, 2024) and ousted the pro-Palestine protesters who were taking control of an academic building amid the ongoing anti-Israel protest on the campus.

Pakistan continues to grapple with inflation, price rise and power cuts

May 01, 2024, at 02:24 pm

Cash-strapped Pakistan has been battling various odds in recent times  making the life of common people difficult.

Man with sword kills 13-year-old in London, injures four others

May 01, 2024, at 12:03 am

A 13-year-old boy was killed and four others, including two policemen, were injured after a sword-wielding man attacked them in Hainault region in east London on Tuesday.

Uber quits app in Pakistan

Apr 30, 2024, at 11:35 pm

Ride-sharing platform Uber on Tuesday announced it has decided to cease operating its ride-hailing app in Pakistan.

Gaza at ‘most dangerous’ stage amid huge unexploded weapons risk, warns expert

Apr 30, 2024, at 10:57 pm

The head of UN peacekeeping and demining reiterated calls on Monday for a ceasefire in Gaza as a first step to returning the war-ravaged enclave to some normality, while mine clearance experts warned that the Strip is now at its “most dangerous period”.

Two labourers gunned down by unknown attackers in Pakistan

Apr 30, 2024, at 10:53 pm

Unknown armed motorcyclists shot dead two labours in Pakistan's Kech district on Sunday, media reports said.

Unknown miscreants storm Pakistani school, set examination papers on fire

Apr 30, 2024, at 10:51 pm

Unidentified miscreants stormed into a school in Pakistan's North Waziristan and set fire to solved examination papers.

UN expresses solidarity with Kenya following deadly floods

Apr 30, 2024, at 10:44 pm

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated the UN’s continued commitment to Kenya in the wake of deadly floods caused by weeks of heavy rains that continue to affect the region.

Children’s shoes left behind illustrate chaos of fleeing Khan Younis: UN humanitarians

Apr 30, 2024, at 10:41 pm

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, reached one of its now-abandoned schools in Khan Younis at the weekend, where thousands of people appeared to have left at a moment’s notice, fearing further intense Israeli bombardment.

South Sudan: UN official urges to lift taxes halting aid

Apr 30, 2024, at 10:34 pm

The UN’s top humanitarian official in South Sudan has urged the government to lift newly imposed taxes and charges that are causing aid deliveries to be suspended, affecting tens of thousands of people.

Man with sword attacks people in London, arrested

Apr 30, 2024, at 08:39 pm

Police on Tuesday said they have arrested a sword-wielding man after he attacked several people, including police officers, in Hainault region, close to London.

Ukraine conflict: Civilians killed and injured as attacks on power and rail systems intensify

Apr 30, 2024, at 08:36 pm

An increase in civilian casualties caused by intensifying attacks from the Russian armed forces against Ukraine’s electric power infrastructure and railway system calls for concern, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) said on Monday.

Pakistan's education continues to struggle as govt fails to bring it on track

Apr 30, 2024, at 04:38 am

Karachi University is heading towards a complete closure after the non-teaching staff of the institute said they will observe pen-down strike for an indefinite period from Monday (April 29, 2024) till the acceptance of their demands by the varsity administration, an episode highlighting the tough situation in Pakistan and how things remained the same even after the change in the federal government.

Pakistan: Clerics, tribal leaders ban music, gambling in Landi Kotal

Apr 30, 2024, at 12:33 am

Local clerics and tribal leaders in Pakistan's Landi Kotal, a tribal belt of the country, have imposed a ban on music and gambling in their respective areas.

Pakistan: Police arrest farmers over protest call in Punjab

Apr 29, 2024, at 11:55 pm

Punjab police have initiated the arrest of farmers' leaders in the province after they announced a demonstration in front of the assembly.

Pakistan government set to declare education emergency

Apr 29, 2024, at 11:11 pm

The Pakistani government is likely to declare an emergency with the aim of bringing back out-of-school children into the education system and preventing further disparity in educational opportunities.

Gunmen abduct a judge in Pakistan, later released from captivity

Apr 29, 2024, at 10:36 pm

Shakirullah Marwat, the district and sessions judge of Pakistan's South Waziristan region, who had appealed to the government and judiciary to accept the demands of his abductors after being kidnapped a day earlier, was released from captivity on Sunday, media reports said.