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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 | Indira Jaising, who had opposed execution of Nirbhaya's rapists, to represent junior doctors in RG Kar case

Canada: Manitoba's new tax credit to benefit more homeowners

Apr 17, 2024, at 06:06 am

Winnipeg/IBNS: The Manitoba government’s $1,500 Homeowners Affordability Tax Credit would provide relief for more homeowners, province's Premier Wab Kinew and Finance Minister Adrien Sala have jointly announced.

Australian government to grant permanent residency to French national who confronted Sydney shopping mall attacker

Apr 16, 2024, at 10:35 pm

The Australian government has announced it will grant permanent residency to a French national who confronted the Sydney shopping mall attacker with a bollard.

Slain former Pakistan PM Benazir Bhutto's daughter Aseefa Bhutto Zardari takes oath as MP

Apr 16, 2024, at 08:18 pm

Pakistan's slain former prime minister Benazir Bhutto's daughter Aseefa Bhutto Zardari on Monday (April 15, 2024) took oath as a Member of the National Assembly (MNA).

Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi says Iran's attack will be met with a response

Apr 16, 2024, at 04:23 pm

Amid escalating tension in the Middle East, Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi has warned that Iran's attack on his country will be 'met with a response'.

Australian authorities start investigating Sydney church stabbing incident as 'terrorist attack'

Apr 16, 2024, at 02:37 pm

Australian Police on Monday declared the stabbing incident in a Sydney church a religiously motivated "terrorist act".

Australian bishop stabbed, two others injured inside Sydney church just days after mall massacre

Apr 16, 2024, at 03:41 am

An Australian bishop, famous on TikTok, was stabbed multiple times and at least two others were injured in Sydney during his sermon on Monday night.

Australian police say Sydney mall attacker Joel Cauchi was targeting women

Apr 15, 2024, at 08:07 pm

Australian Police have said the man who stabbed to death six people in a shopping mall in Australia's Sydney city may have been targeting women.

Israel calls for fresh sanctions on Iran during UNSC meeting amid escalation of tension

Apr 15, 2024, at 04:34 pm

Amid further escalation of tension over missiles and drone attacks carried out on Israel, the country's official called for fresh sanctions on Iran during a meeting of the UN security council.

G7 leaders react to attack on Israel, says Iran has further stepped toward the destabilization of the region

Apr 15, 2024, at 02:49 pm

G7 leaders on Sunday (April 14, 2024) condemned in 'strongest terms' Iran’s direct and unprecedented attack against Israel, an episode escalating tension between the two countries.

Lone mugger loots worshippers in Karachi mosque

Apr 15, 2024, at 02:34 am

A lone mugger did not even spare mosque goers in Pakistan's Karachi city and robbed them, adding one more episode of troubles faced by people in the region which is witnessing an uptick in criminal activities in recent times.

Rain-related incidents leave 30 killed in Pakistan

Apr 15, 2024, at 02:25 am

At least 30 people were killed and several others injured in rain-related incidents in the last 48 hours in Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Sunday.

Iran tells Turkey it will not carry out new attacks in case Israel gives no response

Apr 15, 2024, at 02:20 am

Tehran has assured Ankara that it will not carry out new strikes on Israel if there is no response from the Jewish state, a Turkish diplomatic source told Sputnik.

Uyghur Congress urges German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to flag human rights violations to China in his upcoming visit

Apr 15, 2024, at 02:10 am

In a joint letter to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) urged him to raise the issue of the human rights situation and atrocities in Tibet, East Turkestan, Hong Kong, Southern Mongolia and China itself during his upcoming trip to China.

Indian national Sarabjit Singh's killer Amir Sarfaraz shot dead in Pakistan

Apr 15, 2024, at 02:03 am

Unknown gunmen on Sunday (April 14, 2024) shot dead underworld don and alleged killer of Indian national Sarabjit Singh in Pakistan's Lahore city, media reports said.

FIR lodged against Pakistani online taxi driver for harassing foreigner

Apr 15, 2024, at 12:19 am

A First Information Report has been filed against an online taxi driver for allegedly harassing a foreigner.

Police identify Australian shopping mall attacker as Joel Cauchi

Apr 15, 2024, at 12:10 am

The Australian Police on Sunday (April 14, 2024) identified the Bondi Junction attacker in Australia's Sydney city as Joel Cauchi.

IDF says how Israel intercepted Iran's aerial attack

Apr 14, 2024, at 10:55 pm

Escalating tension further, Iran on Saturday (April 13, 2024) launched an unprecedented drone and missile attack on Israel after warning of retaliation for a strike on its consular building in Syria with Israel Defence Forces revealing the way the situation was tackled.

Indian student Chirag Antil shot dead in Vancouver

Apr 14, 2024, at 08:47 pm

An Indian student has been shot dead inside his car in the Vancouver region of Canada, police said on Saturday (April 13, 2024).

Benjamin Netanyahu vows response against Iran's drone attack; Israel claims to have intercepted over 300 missiles

Apr 14, 2024, at 07:09 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Sunday said that his country has been preparing for a direct attack by Iran for years and will "harm" anyone who harms them. 

UN calls for emergency meeting after Iran launches missile attacks on Israel

Apr 14, 2024, at 04:10 pm

The United Nations has called for an emergency meeting as Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps launched dozens of drones and missiles at Israel on Saturday in retaliation against a strike on its consular building in Syria.

Iran launches drones, missile attacks on Israel in retaliation

Apr 14, 2024, at 02:46 pm

Iran has launched an unprecedented drone and missile attack on Israel after warning of retaliation for a strike on its consular building in Syria.

Israeli army warns of 'consequences' of escalating tensions after Iran captures ship off UAE coast

Apr 14, 2024, at 03:01 am

Tel Aviv: Israel's army has warned Iran of “consequences” of escalating the conflict in the region after Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Saturday held a container ship "related to the Zionist regime (Israel) in the Gulf," media reports said.

17 Indians among crew on ship captured by Iran off UAE cost amid escalating tensions

Apr 14, 2024, at 02:05 am

Among the 25 crew members on the container ship captured by Iran's Revolutionary Guards off the coast of the UAE on Saturday, 17 are Indian nationals, media reports said.

Islamic Revolution Guards Corps of Iran troops accused of seizing control over Israel-linked ship

Apr 14, 2024, at 12:51 am

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps of Iran on Saturday (April 13, 2024) allegedly seized control over an Israeli-linked MSC ARIES container ship in a helicopter operation near the Strait of Hormuz, media reports said.

Pakistan intelligence agencies allegedly forcibly disappear a person in Balochistan

Apr 13, 2024, at 11:47 pm

Pakistan intelligence agencies have allegedly forcibly disappeared a person in Pakistan's Mastung district.

People's buying capacity has collapsed in PoK: Amjad Ayub Mirza

Apr 13, 2024, at 11:44 pm

Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) activist Amjad Ayub Mirza stressed the situation in the region has worsened and even people's buying capacity has collapsed.

Pakistan Army soldiers mercilessly beat up cop

Apr 13, 2024, at 11:42 pm

Eid-ul-Fitr, a time of joyous celebration marking the end of Ramadan, was marred by violence in Pakistan’s Punjab province, as a clash erupted between army personnel and police officers. The shocking incident, captured on a now-viral video, has sparked widespread outrage and raised serious questions about the rule of law in the country.

UK adds Pakistan to its list of nations ‘too dangerous’ to travel

Apr 13, 2024, at 11:39 pm

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) of the United Kingdom has added Pakistan to its list of nations deemed “too dangerous” for its nationals to travel.

Gunmen kidnap, kill nine passengers in Pakistan

Apr 13, 2024, at 11:29 pm

At least nine people from Pakistan's Punjab region were killed in Balochistan's Noshki region on Saturday after gunmen forced them out of the bus in which they were travelling and shot them.

Nepali envoy asks Indian businessmen to invest in Himalayan nation

Apr 13, 2024, at 11:25 pm

The Nepali envoy to India Shankar Prasad Sharma has asked the Indian business community to invest in Nepal.