US President-elect Donald Trump appoints Chennai-born entrepreneur Sriram Krishnan as AI advisor
Dec 23, 2024, at 09:36 am
US President-elect Donald Trump, on Sunday, named Indian-origin entrepreneur Sriram Krishnan as Senior Policy Advisor for Artificial Intelligence at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Brazil: 10 die after small plane crashes in Gramado
Dec 22, 2024, at 10:08 pm
A small plane with 10 people onboard crashed in the Brazilian tourist city of Gramado on Sunday.
Pakistan: Labourers demonstrate against low wages, bad working conditions in Dasu
Dec 22, 2024, at 08:45 pm
A large number of labourers recently participated in a protest rally in Dasu city in Pakistan over the denial of fair wages and working conditions during the construction of a highway project.
Elon Musk calls for German Chancellor Scholz’s resignation amid deadly attack at Christmas market
Dec 22, 2024, at 06:48 pm
Billionaire Elon Musk, who is set to serve as an external adviser to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, on Friday called for the resignation of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz following a deadly incident at a Christmas market in Germany.
Body of Hindu priest found in Bangladesh temple, ISKCON condemns
Dec 22, 2024, at 06:38 pm
Bangladesh police have recovered the body of a Hindu priest, whose hands and legs were tied, from Kashimpur crematorium and temple located in the South Asian country's Natore region, media reports said, triggering condemnation by ISKCON.
Dec 22, 2024, at 04:20 pm
Washington DC: US President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday slammed Panama, accusing it of charging excessive rates for the use of the Panama Canal, and added that he would demand the country to transfer the strategic waterway to the US if the Central American nation did not manage it in an “acceptable” way.
Bangladesh: Eight Hindu idols vandalised in three temples
Dec 21, 2024, at 07:08 pm
At least three idols were vandalised in two Hindu temples in the Mymensingh region of Bangladesh on Thursday amid the growing atrocities on the community members in the Muslim-majority nation ever since former PM Sheikh Hasina-led government collapsed on August 5, media reports said.
French court convicts eight people for their role in teacher's beheading in Paris suburb
Dec 21, 2024, at 04:02 pm
Paris/IBNS: A French court has convicted eight people for their action that led to the beheading of a school teacher in October 2020, media reports said.
Canada: Jagmeet Singh's NDP, a key ally of Trudeau, says he will vote to bring down his government
Dec 21, 2024, at 03:08 pm
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau's government inched further towards uncertainty after key ally New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jagmeet Singh said he would introduce a motion to topple him next year.
Seven-year-old girl dies in stabbing incident in Croatia's elementary school
Dec 21, 2024, at 10:41 am
A knife attack incident in a school in the Croatian capital city of Zagreb left a seven-year-old girl dead and five others injured on Friday.
Dec 21, 2024, at 10:13 am
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has nominated London-based Indian-origin professional Krish Raval for new political peerages in the House of Lords in the UK.
German Christmas market car attack leaves 2 dead, Saudi Arabian doctor arrested
Dec 21, 2024, at 09:29 am
At least two people, including a child, died after a car drove into a crowd at a Christmas market in Germany's Magdeburg on Friday, media reports said.
28,000 Pakistani nationals file for asylum in European countries in a year: Report
Dec 20, 2024, at 07:17 pm
A new Pakistan-centric report released by the EU’s Agency for Asylum on Wednesday revealed 28,000 Pakistanis lodged applications for international protection in the European Union Plus countries between October 2023 and October this year.
Polio vaccination team targeted in Pakistan
Dec 20, 2024, at 06:40 pm
A polio team was attacked in Pakistan's Korangi district, marking yet another incident where people deployed to administer the life-saving drops to children were targeted.
Issues related to 1971 war should be settled, Muhammad Yunus tells Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif
Dec 20, 2024, at 06:23 pm
Bangladesh interim government chief Muhammad Yunus met Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif in Cairo when he said the issues related to the 1971 war should be settled in order to deepen ties between the two nations.
Hackers from North Korea stole $1.3bn through crypto hacks in 2024: Reports
Dec 20, 2024, at 04:08 pm
A new study has shown that North Korean hackers accounted for more than half of the $2.2bn cryptocurrencies stolen in 2024.
Chinese man arrested on charges of acting as Beijing's agent in local US polls
Dec 20, 2024, at 02:58 pm
A Chinese man has been arrested for allegedly acting as an illegal agent of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) while serving as the campaign manager for a political candidate who was elected in 2022 to the city council of a California city, the US Department of Justice said on Friday.
White House official says Pakistan is developing missiles that can eventually hit the US
Dec 20, 2024, at 09:49 am
A top White House official has said Pakistan is developing long-range ballistic missiles which have the potential to hit targets outside South Asia, including the USA.
Dec 19, 2024, at 10:59 pm
Rome: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has defended her friendship with billionaire Elon Musk during a parliamentary address ahead of the upcoming European Union summit in Brussels.
Oil spill spreads across Russian Black Sea coast after tankers damaged in storm
Dec 19, 2024, at 09:37 pm
Moscow: Oil from two damaged tankers has washed ashore along "tens of kilometres" of the Russian Black Sea coast following a storm over the weekend, Reuters reported citing a regional official.
French man gets 20 years in prison for orchestrating ex-wife’s decade-long mass rape
Dec 19, 2024, at 06:16 pm
Avignon (France): The judges in France’s Avignon have sentenced Dominique Pelicot to 20 years in prison for drugging his wife and orchestrating her rape by 51 men, whom he enlisted through an infamous website, over a period of nine years, according to media reports.
Russia-Ukraine conflict: Moscow detains man for killing senior general
Dec 18, 2024, at 03:56 pm
Russian authorities have detained a 29-year-old man over the killing of senior general Igor Kirillov and his assistant in Moscow, media reports said.
Mozambique: Cyclone Chido impacts 90,000 children
Dec 18, 2024, at 09:23 am
Tropical Cyclone Chido struck northern Mozambique over the weekend, bringing torrential rains and powerful winds that caused devastation for communities in Cabo Delgado province.
Iran holds back 'hijab and chastity law' proposing stricter penalties for girls not covering head
Dec 18, 2024, at 02:02 am
Iran has held back imposing the "hijab and chastity law" which proposes stricter penalties for girls and women who do not fully cover their hair, forearms, or lower legs, including fines, and imprisonment of up to 15 years.
Canada: Manitoba govt announces new safe house for Brandon’s Indigenous women
Dec 18, 2024, at 12:22 am
Winnipeg/IBNS: In order to keep Bandon's Indigenous women safe, Manitoba's Families Minister Nahanni Fontaine, who is responsible for women and gender equity, has announced a grant of $500,000 for providing a 24x7 safe space to support Brandon’s indigenous women.
Congress should act now against gun violence, says Joe Biden following Wisconsin school shooting
Dec 17, 2024, at 06:00 pm
US President Joe Biden on Tuesday urged Congress to act after a shooting incident at a school in Wisconsin left at least three people, including the shooter, dead.
Humanitarian crisis worsens in Ukraine amid winter freeze, daily attacks
Dec 17, 2024, at 05:55 pm
Civilians near the frontlines of Ukraine’s war with Russia are living “on the edge”, a senior UN humanitarian official told the Security Council on Monday, calling for urgent international action to increase protection and sustain humanitarian aid.
Russia's top nuclear protection general Igor Kirillov dies in Moscow blast
Dec 17, 2024, at 03:46 pm
A senior general in the Russian armed forces died after a blast rocked Moscow city on Tuesday with Ukraine being believed to be behind his death.
US school shooting leaves 5 including suspected shooter dead
Dec 17, 2024, at 03:00 am
At least 5 people including the suspected accused were killed in a shooting incident that occurred at a Christian school in US' Wisconsin, media reports.
Canada's Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigns from Trudeau's cabinet ahead of economic update
Dec 16, 2024, at 09:45 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: In a shocking move, Canada's Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, who also holds the finance portfolio, resigned from her cabinet position on Monday just before she was set to deliver an economic update.