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IAF's MiG-29 fighter jet crashes in Rajasthan, pilot ejected safely | Caste census is important but should not be done for political gains: RSS | RG Kar rape-murder: CBI arrests ex-principal Sandip Ghosh | 'Will hang distorted photos of women': TMC leader's warning after Mamata Banerjee's call for 'protest' | Jammu and Kashmir: Terrorists attack army base, one soldier injured | Under fire over RG Kar case, TMC boycotts 3 TV channels citing 'anti-Bengal agenda-driven propaganda' | ED wants to arrest me: AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan after probe agency reaches his residence | 'Hamas will pay': Joe Biden after Israel troops recover bodies of 6 Gaza hostages, including Israeli American Goldberg-Polin | Israel military recovers bodies of 6 hostages from Gaza Strip trunnel | Patient molests nurse at Birbhum health centre in West Bengal during night shift

Pakistan security forces kill eight terrorists who stormed into China-invested Gwadar port

Mar 21, 2024, at 02:18 am

Pakistani security forces killed eight gunmen who stormed into the Gwadar Port Authority Complex in the country, a strategically crucial port located in the mineral-rich region.

Teachers of Pakistan's Balochistan University protest against non-payment of salaries for three months

Mar 21, 2024, at 01:27 am

Teachers and other employees of Balochistan University took out a procession to protest against the administration over non-payment of salaries for three months.

Dacoits kill Pakistani teacher who defied their ‘rule’ by going to school in no-go area

Mar 21, 2024, at 01:09 am

Dacoits gunned down a school teacher who was travelling on a motorcycle to his school in Pakistan's Kandhkot-Kashomre district on Monday.

Pashtuns demonstrate in front of UN office in Geneva against crackdown on PTM leaders

Mar 21, 2024, at 12:29 am

A large number of Pashtun members recently organised an anti-Pakistan protest in front of the United Nations office in Geneva to denounce the crackdown on workers and leaders of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM).

Armed attackers enter Gwadar Port Authority complex in Pakistan, Majeed Brigade claims responsibility

Mar 20, 2024, at 11:46 pm

Armed attackers forcibly entered the Gwadar Port Authority Complex in Pakistan and opened fire on Wednesday.

Pakistan Baloch missing student's sister urges authority to ensure his immediate recovery

Mar 20, 2024, at 11:02 pm

The Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP) and the sister of a Baloch missing student have urged authorities to ensure his immediate recovery.

Coal mine collapses in Pakistan, 12 die

Mar 20, 2024, at 10:04 pm

At least 12 miners died after a coal mine collapsed in Balochistan's Harnai District on Wednesday.

UN rights expert urges global action to halt ongoing Myanmar junta atrocities

Mar 20, 2024, at 08:43 pm

The UN independent human rights expert on Myanmar called on the international community on Tuesday to take strong, coordinated action to protect civilians from ongoing atrocities committed by the military junta’s forces.

Hong Kong: Rushed adoption of new security law a ‘regressive step’, says UN rights chief

Mar 20, 2024, at 08:39 pm

The accelerated adoption of a national security bill in Hong Kong represents “a regressive step” for human rights there, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Tuesday. 

Tracing the ISI’s narco trail from Afghanistan to Pakistan

Mar 20, 2024, at 08:33 pm

In the murky realm of international espionage and clandestine operations, few tales are as convoluted and sinister as the nexus of narcotics, war, and covert agencies. This is a tale of how the tentacles of drug trade, stretching from the rugged terrains of Afghanistan to the streets of North America, have not only fueled global conflicts but also sustained powerful intelligence agencies, most notably the CIA and Pakistan’s ISI (Inter-Services Intelligence).

India ranks 126 in UN-sponsored World Happiness Report, Finland tops chart

Mar 20, 2024, at 03:05 pm

Finland topped the chart of the annual UN-sponsored World Happiness Report published on Wednesday (March 20, 2024) with India standing on the 126th spot on the list.

Pakistan's JSM calls for province-wide protest on March 24 amid rising kidnapping cases, deteriorating law and order situation in Sindh

Mar 20, 2024, at 04:54 am

The Jeay Sindh Mahaz (JSM) has called for a province-wide protest on March 24 to mark the rising cases of kidnapping in Sindh.

US, Britain conduct 10 airstrikes on Houthis in Yemen's Red Sea port

Mar 20, 2024, at 04:30 am

Sanaa/Yemen: Fighter jets of the U.S. and British naval forces stationed in the Red Sea waged ten airstrikes against Houthi military targets in Yemen's Hodeidah port city on Monday, residents and the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported.

Israel says 50 Hamas militants killed, 180 arrested at key Gaza hospital

Mar 20, 2024, at 03:24 am

Jerusalem/IBNS/UNI: The Israeli military Tuesday said that it had killed over 50 Hamas militants and apprehended almost 180 others during its new round of operations at the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.

Pakistani airstrikes leave eight, including women and children, dead in Afghanistan

Mar 20, 2024, at 12:43 am

Airstrikes conducted by Pakistan  Khost and Paktia provinces of Afghanistan on Monday left at least eight people, including women and children, dead, media reports said.

People in Karachi suffer gas outages this Ramadan season

Mar 20, 2024, at 12:40 am

Ramadan season is ongoing but things might not be simple for people in Karachi as they are facing gas disruptions contrary to the Sui Southern Gas Company’s (SSGC) claims of no load-shedding during Sehr and Iftar.

United Nations chief Guterres urges disarmament now as nuclear risk reaches ‘highest point in decades’

Mar 19, 2024, at 11:54 pm

Almost 80 years after the incineration of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, nuclear weapons still represent a clear and present danger to global peace and security, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Monday.

Bangladeshi detectives arrest three members of Chinese fraud gang

Mar 19, 2024, at 11:42 pm

Detectives have arrested three Bangladeshi associates of a Chinese gang that has been embezzling a huge amount of money by targeting Bangladeshis through various online scams.

UN report says 24 million Sudanese children facing ‘generational catastrophe’

Mar 19, 2024, at 10:54 pm

As the war in Sudan enters its second year next month, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) on Monday warned of a staggering toll of the crisis on children, with an estimated 24 million teetering on the brink of a “generational catastrophe”.

Pakistan CTD officials arrest TTP operative in Karachi

Mar 19, 2024, at 08:09 pm

The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on Tuesday arrested a proscribed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) operative in Karachi city, media reports said.

Joe Biden interacts with PM Netanyahu, voices 'deep concern' over Israel's possible Rafah operation

Mar 19, 2024, at 07:57 pm

US President Joe Biden had a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday (Match 18, 2024), when he expressed 'deep concern' over Israel's possible ground operation in Rafah.

US says senior Hamas leader Marwan Issa died in Israeli operation

Mar 19, 2024, at 03:52 pm

The White House on Monday claimed that Hamas leader Marwan Issa was killed during an Israeli operation last week.

Russian mine collapse leaves 13 trapped, rescue operation ongoing

Mar 19, 2024, at 03:10 pm

Some thirteen people could be trapped under rubble after a mine collapse in Russia's Amur Region in the Far East, local emergency services said on Monday.

Two killed, 4 injured in Ukraine military's air attack in Russia

Mar 19, 2024, at 01:33 am

Moscow/IBNSI: Two people were killed and four others injured as a result of an air attack by the Ukrainian armed forces in Russia's Belgorod Region, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Monday.

Pakistani security forces gun down eight terrorists

Mar 19, 2024, at 12:05 am

Pakistani security forces have shot down eight terrorists during an Intelligence Based Operation (IBO) conducted in the country's  North Waziristan District on Monday, media reports said.

Chinese president Xi Jinping congratulates Russian president Vladimir Putin on re-election for another term

Mar 18, 2024, at 11:41 pm

Chinese President Xi Jinping has extended congratulations to incumbent Russian President Vladimir Putin on his re-election as head of state, the state-run China Central Television (CCTV) broadcaster reported on Monday.

Pakistani university imposes ban on 'intimate relationships' between staff members, students

Mar 18, 2024, at 07:50 pm

In its bid to put an end to harassment on campuses, a Pakistani university has imposed a ban on ‘intimate relationships’ between staff members and students in line with the policy of Higher Education Commission.

Two criminals, who were allegedly involved in terrorism, robberies, gunned down in Pakistan

Mar 18, 2024, at 07:34 pm

Levies’ Quick Response Force, headed by senior officers, killed two criminals, who were allegedly involved in  killings, dacoities, robberies and terrorism, Pakistan's  Kech district, media reports said.

North Korea launches three ballistic missiles, claims South Korea amid visit of Antony Blinken to Seoul

Mar 18, 2024, at 04:08 pm

In a major claim, the South Korean military said that its North Korean counterparts fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Monday.

Vladimir Putin likely to register thumping victory in Presidential polls, Western nation calls election as 'pseudo'

Mar 18, 2024, at 03:56 pm

Vladimir Putin is set to return to power in Russia for another term as the latest trends of the presidential poll showed he is leading with 87.33 percent of votes.