Canada says Pakistan may interfere in upcoming general polls to counter India's growing influence
Mar 25, 2025, at 02:35 pm
Canada on Monday warned Pakistan may interfere in the country's April 28 general polls in its attempt to counter India's 'growing global influence'.
Ukraine's railway company says its online system facing large-scale cyberattack
Mar 25, 2025, at 10:46 am
Ukraine's state-owned railway company Ukrzaliznytsia has said its online system was targeted by a large-scale cyberattack but claimed all its services remained 'stable'.
Mar 25, 2025, at 09:40 am
Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal, whose documentary "No Other Land" won an Oscar, was attacked by armed people and then allegedly arrested by the Israeli police in the West Bank on Monday, his co-directors said.
1000 US Gold Cards for permanent residency sold in a single day, top Trump official claims
Mar 25, 2025, at 01:36 am
Washington DC/IBNS: President Donald Trump's 'Gold Card' or 'Golden Visa' scheme, which offers permanent residency and optional citizenship of the United States for $5 million, seems to have become a hit as per the claims made by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, said reports.
Taiwan government detect 47 sorties by Chinese aircraft, seven vessels
Mar 25, 2025, at 12:44 am
The Taiwanese government has detected 47 sorties by Chinese aircraft and seven vessels until 6 pm local time on Saturday.
Pakistan: Amnesty International, UN demand release of Baloch activist Mahrang Baloch
Mar 24, 2025, at 07:19 pm
Amnesty International has urged Pakistani authorities to release Baloch activist Mahrang Baloch and all others who were detained for exercising their right to peaceful protest.
Yemen: US airstrike on residential building in Sanaa kills 1
Mar 24, 2025, at 09:48 am
At least one person was killed and 15 others were injured after a US airstrike targeted a residential building in Yemen's capital Sanaa, media reports said.
Gaza: Israel strikes Nasser Hospital, senior Hamas leader killed
Mar 24, 2025, at 08:54 am
The Israel Defence Forces on Monday said a senior Hamas leader and his aide were killed during a strike conducted on Nasser Hospital in the Khan Younis region of the southern Gaza Strip.
UN Advocacy Officer warns about severe risk posed by China’s Metok dam to Tibet's environment
Mar 23, 2025, at 11:03 pm
Phuntsok Tobgyal, UN Advocacy Officer at the Office of Tibet in Geneva, has raised serious concerns over the risks posed by the planned construction of the Medog (Metok) Dam on Tibet’s Yarlung Tsangpo River.
USA: New Mexico park mass shooting leaves three people dead, two arrested
Mar 23, 2025, at 07:14 pm
Police said two people have been arrested over the mass shooting at Young Park in Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA, on Friday which left at least three people dead, media reports said.
Mar 23, 2025, at 04:41 pm
Former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Jessica Aber, who quit after President Donald Trump assumed office for his second term, was found dead at her residence in Alexandria, Virginia, on Saturday.
Mar 23, 2025, at 04:13 pm
The United Nations children's agency has urged Taliban rulers of Afghanistan to lift the ban on girls' education, a decision that has hit the future of millions of children in the country.
Gaza: Senior Hamas leader Salah al-Bardawil dies in Israeli airstrike
Mar 23, 2025, at 02:46 pm
A senior Hamas leader died during a pre-dawn strike conducted by Israeli forces in southern Gaza, further escalating tension in the region.
USA: Indian-origin mother arrested for allegedly murdering 11-year-old son after Disneyland visit
Mar 23, 2025, at 01:17 pm
An Indian-origin mother in the USA has been charged with the alleged murder of her 11-year-old son after a three-day vacation to Disneyland during a custody visit, officials said.
Pakistani TikToker arrested on blasphemy charges
Mar 22, 2025, at 07:08 pm
Pakistani police have arrested a Tiktoker on allegations of blasphemy from the country's Muzaffargarh district, media reports said.
Mar 22, 2025, at 06:13 pm
Iceland's Minister for Education and Children’s Affairs, Asthildur Loa Thorsdottir, has resigned from her position after admitting that she had a relationship with a 15-year-old which resulted in the birth of her child more than 30 years ago.
Donald Trump revokes security clearances of ex-Vice President Kamala Harris, others
Mar 22, 2025, at 06:07 pm
US President Donald Trump has revoked the security clearances of former US Vice-President and political rival Kamala Harris former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and several members of the Biden administration.
IHCNBT urges Narendra Modi to confer Bharat Ratna on Dalai Lama
Mar 22, 2025, at 06:06 pm
The Indian Himalayan Council of Nalanda Buddhist Tradition (IHCNBT) has unanimously urged PM Narendra Modi to confer Bharat Ratna on the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama.
Israel says Hamas Military Intelligence chief Osama Tabash eliminated
Mar 22, 2025, at 10:25 am
The Israel Defense Forces on Saturday said Hamas's Military Intelligence chief Osama Tabash was killed during an airstrike on the Gaza Strip.
London: Heathrow Airport resumes operation after substation fire causes power disruption
Mar 22, 2025, at 09:35 am
London's Heathrow Airport has resumed operation after an 18-hour shutdown due to power loss caused by a nearby substation fire that triggered massive disruption in the city.
'Our hope is we can rebuild ties': India after Mark Carney replaces Justin Trudeau as Canada PM
Mar 22, 2025, at 12:48 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Days after Mark Carney replaced Justin Trudeau as Canada's Prime Minister, India Friday blamed the latter for "the downturn in India-Canada relations" owing to the "licence given to extremists" in the country.
Mar 22, 2025, at 12:17 am
Washington DC/IBNS: US President Donald Trump Friday announced that his administration has awarded Boeing with a major contract to develop a high-tech next-generation F-47 fighter plane for the Air Force.
UN reports record high 8938 migrants died in 2024
Mar 21, 2025, at 10:48 pm
At least 8,938 migrants died worldwide in 2024, making it the deadliest year on record, according to new data collected by the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Mar 21, 2025, at 07:28 pm
The US Department of State has expressed concern over the growing violence against minorities, especially Hindus, in Bangladesh.
Mar 21, 2025, at 07:27 pm
Afghanistan's Taliban administration has freed American national George Glezmann after staying in captivity in the war-torn South Asian country for over two years.
Ukrainians tortured, raped, executed by Russian captors, hears Human Rights Council
Mar 21, 2025, at 06:01 pm
The Human Rights Council on Wednesday heard gruesome testimony of torture, rape and execution of Ukrainian detainees and soldiers allegedly committed by Russian forces, as a high-level independent probe into Russia’s full-scale invasion delivered its latest mandated report in Geneva.
London fire that caused massive power outages, forced Heathrow to close, brought under control
Mar 21, 2025, at 03:19 pm
The London Fire Brigade on Friday said the blaze at an electric substation in the city that forced Heathrow Airport to close and disrupted flight service has been brought under control.
Bangladesh interim government not planning to ban Sheikh Hasina's Awami League
Mar 21, 2025, at 02:45 pm
Bangladesh interim government chief Muhammad Yunus on Thursday said his administration is not planning to ban ousted former PM Sheikh Hasina's Awami League.
Indian researcher Badar Khan Suri won't be deported from US over alleged Hamas link, orders judge
Mar 21, 2025, at 02:08 pm
Washington DC/IBNS: A judge in the United States on Thursday ordered against the deportation of Indian researcher Badar Khan Suri, who has been arrested in the country over his alleged link to Palestinian terror group Hamas, media reports said.
Donald Trump signs order to start dismantling US Education Department
Mar 21, 2025, at 12:10 pm
Washington DC/IBNS: US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an order to facilitate dismantling of the US Education Department, in a step towards fulfilling the conservatives' long-standing demand to free schools from the federal government, media reports said.