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Concerning: US on Canada's charge against India's Home Minister Amit Shah over Khalistani row | Some perverted forces are worried about India's rise: PM Modi's strong message from Gujarat | Indian and Chinese troops exchange Diwali sweets as border disengagement completes | 'Will try to go beyond disengagement of troops': Rajnath Singh on end to India-China border conflict | 'One Nation, One Election' and 'Secular Civil Code' in India soon: PM Modi | Article 370 buried, J&K CM took oath on Constitution: Modi flags unity in tribute to Sardar Patel | Mumbai man arrested over fresh death threat to Salman Khan demanding Rs. 2 cr as ransom | Telangana govt bans egg-based mayonnaise over food safety concerns | Britain's King Charles, Queen Consort Camilla is on a secret trip to Bengaluru for treatment | UP teen's head chopped off in sword attack due to decades-old land dispute

Former president Barack Obama praises Joe Biden as he drops out of presidential race, warns about 'unchartered waters ahead'

Jul 22, 2024, at 03:36 pm

Former US President Barack Obama on Sunday praised Joe Biden after he quit the 2024 Presidential race and described him as a 'patriot of highest order'.

Kamala Harris pledges to 'earn and win' Democratic nomination after Biden drops out of Presidential race, endorses her

Jul 22, 2024, at 03:03 pm

US Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday said she intends to  'earn and win' the Democratic Presidential nomination after President Joe Biden quit the 2024 race and endorsed her in his place.

Joe Biden drops out of US Presidential race, endorses Kamala Harris as Democratic nominee

Jul 22, 2024, at 05:31 am

US President Joe Biden on Sunday announced he will not seek re-election in the 'best interest' of his party and the country.

Pakistan: Hindu community members demonstrate demanding release of Priya Kumari who is missing since 2021

Jul 22, 2024, at 04:33 am

The Hindu community members in Pakistan recently demonstrated in Clifton Teen Talwar to demand the release of Priya Kumari.

Pakistani dramatist Khalilur Rehman Qamar alleges torture during his brief abduction by armed men

Jul 22, 2024, at 04:19 am

Dramatist Khalilur Rehman Qamar has alleged he was tortured and even looted when he was briefly abducted by armed men in  Lahore recently.

Germany: Group of men with Afghanistani flags wrapped around them attacks Pakistani consulate in Frankfurt

Jul 22, 2024, at 01:44 am

A group of people threw stones and pulled down the Pakistani flag when they attacked the country's consulate in Germany's Frankfurt city recently.

Bangladesh Supreme Court scraps most govt job quotas that triggered violent protests, says 93 percent recruitments on merit-basis now

Jul 21, 2024, at 08:41 pm

Stipulating that 93 percent of recruitments will be on merit now, Bangladesh Supreme Court has scrapped most of the quotas in government jobs which had led to massive protests across the country and left over 100 people dead, media reports said.

China: 24-year-old mukbang streamer dies due to overeating during live streaming

Jul 21, 2024, at 07:28 pm

A 24-year-old Chinese mukbang streamer died during a live broadcast due to overeating, media reports said.

US: Indian-origin man shot dead in suspected road rage incident in Indiana

Jul 21, 2024, at 06:57 pm

An Indian-origin man was shot dead in a suspected road rage incident in the US state of Indiana on Tuesday, media reports said on Sunday.

Bangladesh govt orders 'shoot-on-sight' to quell student protests as death toll reaches 133

Jul 21, 2024, at 06:10 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: The Bangladesh government has ordered the army to 'shoot-on-sight' in order to quell the civil unrest and for those defying the curfew orders as soldiers patrolled the streets amid the violent protest by students over demanding quota reform in government jobs, media reports said.

Israeli warplanes strike Yemen rebels at port of Hodeida after deadly attack on Tel Aviv, 3 killed

Jul 21, 2024, at 03:55 pm

Hodeida, Yemen/IBNS: At least three people were killed as Israeli warplanes hit the Houthi-controlled Yemeni port of Hodeida, the Iran-backed rebels said Sunday after the group's deadly drone attack in Tel Aviv.

Thousands fall for fake Crowdstrike worker's joke that he was responsible for biggest Microsoft outage

Jul 21, 2024, at 02:29 am

Vincent Flibustier, a satirical writer who runs the Belgian parody news site Nordpresse, made a joke that he was a Crowdstrike employee and was behind the biggest Microsoft outage that brought Windows computers across the world to a standstill. Many online fell for his satire, believing he was responsible for the widespread Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) on their systems.

China: Highway bridge collapse triggered by torrential rains leaves 12 dead

Jul 20, 2024, at 11:53 pm

At least 12 people died and 31 others were injured after a highway bridge collapsed following torrential rains in China's Shaanxi Province on Friday, media reports said.

Israel’s continued occupation of Palestinian territory is ‘unlawful’, declares UN International Court of Justice

Jul 20, 2024, at 10:45 pm

The UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday declared that Israel’s continued presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory “is unlawful”, and that “all States are under an obligation not to recognize” the decades-long occupation.

Donald Trump's attacker surveyed Pennsylvania fairgrounds before assassination attempt

Jul 20, 2024, at 08:32 pm

The 20-year-old shooter who tried to assassinate Donald Trump last Saturday allegedly flew a drone to survey Pennsylvania fairgrounds ahead of the Republican presidential nominee’s speech.

Bridge collapse in China leaves 11 dead

Jul 20, 2024, at 02:48 pm

The partial collapse of a highway bridge in northwest China's Shaanxi Province has left at least 11 people dead, media reports said on Friday.

Bangladesh unrest: Govt imposes curfew, orders army deployment

Jul 20, 2024, at 05:59 am

Dhaka/IBNS: The Bangladesh government has imposed a countrywide curfew and deployed troops as at least 105 deaths have been reported so far since Friday morning in violent protests and clashes over the government job quota system, media reports said.

China: Man uses drone to find his wife was having a secret affair with boss

Jul 19, 2024, at 11:34 pm

A suspecting husband in China used a drone to track down his wife having a secret affair with her boss.

IndiGo issues handwritten boarding pass to passengers amid Microsoft glitch

Jul 19, 2024, at 08:47 pm

Indian airline major IndiGo has issued a handwritten boarding pass to passengers amid an ongoing Microsoft technical glitch which has disrupted flights and other businesses across the globe.

Osama Bin Laden's close aide and senior Al-Qaeda leader arrested in Pakistan

Jul 19, 2024, at 08:16 pm

The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) Punjab on Thursday arrested a senior Al Qaeda leader, who was a close aide of slain 9/11 US terror attack mastermind Osama Bin Laden, from  Sarai Alamgir town in Pakistan.

Microsoft outages leave flight operations, businesses impacted globally

Jul 19, 2024, at 07:32 pm

Several industries across the globe, including banks, airlines, telecommunications companies, TV and radio broadcasters, and supermarkets, were hit after users reported a blue screen of death error screens on Windows platforms on Friday.

Bangladesh snaps internet services as anti-quota protests turn violent killing 39

Jul 19, 2024, at 05:53 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: At least 39 people have been killed in the violent protests against the quota system for government jobs in Bangladesh forcing the state to snap internet services in a bid to control the situation, media reports said.

Israel: One dies in apparent drone attack in Tel Aviv

Jul 19, 2024, at 03:50 pm

Israeli security authorities have started probing an apparent drone attack on Tel Aviv city in the country on Friday which left one person dead, media reports said.

Anti-quota protests leave over 30 dead in Bangladesh

Jul 19, 2024, at 03:18 pm

Bangladesh, the nation which voted to power PM Sheikh Hasina and her government to power for another term this year, has been put on high alert as clashes between students and police continue over quota issues.

I had God on my side: Ex-US President Donald Trump officially accepts Republican nomination

Jul 19, 2024, at 02:34 pm

Former US President Donald Trump on Thursday officially accepted the Republican nomination for the US presidential polls during the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, just days after he escaped an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania.

Bangladesh quota unrest escalates, 32 dead; protesters set state TV HQ on fire

Jul 19, 2024, at 06:33 am

Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladeshi students Thursday set ablaze the country's state broadcaster BTV's headquarters, a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina appeared on the network seeking to calm escalating tension that has left at least 32 people dead.

Barack Obama wants Joe Biden to reconsider his election bid: Report

Jul 19, 2024, at 05:34 am

Washington DC/IBNS: Former US president Barack Obama is believed to have told his allies that Joe Biden needs to reconsider his reelection bid, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.

Trudeau’s pandering politics: Sacrificing Canadian values for votes

Jul 19, 2024, at 04:59 am

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently stirred controversy by referring to popular singer Diljit Dosanjh as “Punjabi” instead of “Indian” during his visit to the Rogers Centre in Toronto.

US President Joe Biden tests Covid-19 positive with mild symptoms

Jul 18, 2024, at 04:07 pm

Washington/IBNS: US President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 with mild symptoms on Wednesday.

Violent clashes erupt at Bangladesh's Jatrabari over quota reform movement, 6 sustain bullet wounds

Jul 18, 2024, at 07:50 am

Dhaka/IBNS: At least six people, including a child, received injuries from tear gas shells and rubber bullets in a violent clash between protesting students and the police during the quota reform movement in the Shonir Akhra area in the capital's Jatrabari on Wednesday evening, media reports said.