Canada’s stance on hate speech: A cause for concern
May 21, 2024, at 11:11 pm
In a recent Nagar Kirtan event in Calgary, disturbing images emerged on social media depicting floats with effigies of Indian High Commissioner Sanjay Verma and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi dressed as prisoners.
One dies, several injured as Singapore Airlines flight encounters 'severe turbulence'
May 21, 2024, at 10:17 pm
At least one person died and several others were injured after a Singapore Airlines flight from London encountered severe turbulence on Tuesday.
USA: 30-year-old sex worker engages with over 200 clients despite knowing she is HIV-positive
May 21, 2024, at 04:08 pm
An American sex worker from Ohio is claiming she engaged with over 200 clients despite knowing that she was HIV-positive, triggering the police to warn people who contacted her for the 'risky business' to immediately get themselves tested.
Iran decides to hold 14th presidential election on June 28 following Ebrahim Raisi's death
May 21, 2024, at 02:46 pm
Iran has decided to hold the 14th presidential election on June 28, a day after president Ebrahim Raisi and some members of his accompanying team, including Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, died in a helicopter crash on Sunday.
Antony Blinken wishes Lai Ching-te as he is sworn-in as Taiwanese President
May 21, 2024, at 12:34 am
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday congratulated President Lai Ching-te of Taiwan after he was sworn in as Taiwan's new President.
Sri Lankan MP V Radhakrishnan says 60 percent of tourists visiting the Island Nation are from India
May 20, 2024, at 11:09 pm
Sri Lankan MP V Radhakrishnan has said Indian tourists make up 60 percent of the tourists who visit the Island Nation.
China: Knife attack at a primary school in Jiangxi leaves 2 persons dead
May 20, 2024, at 10:46 pm
At least two people died and 10 others were injured in a knife attack at a primary school in China's Jiangxi province, media reports said.
Radical Islamists continue to 'target' Sikh communities in Europe
May 20, 2024, at 10:21 pm
In recent weeks, a disturbing and dangerous online conflict has emerged between Sikh and Muslim communities in Europe.
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi dies in helicopter crash: World leaders mourn
May 20, 2024, at 10:10 pm
Several world leaders have condoled the death of Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash and expressed solidarity with the people of the country.
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi dies in helicopter crash: State Media
May 20, 2024, at 03:30 pm
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian have died after the helicopter in which they were travelling crashed in a dense forest area in East Azerbaijan on Sunday, local media reports said.
May 20, 2024, at 03:00 pm
The crash site of the helicopter, which was carrying President Ebrahim Raisi, has been located, local Iranian media reports said.
Rescue operation underway after helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi crashes
May 20, 2024, at 04:47 am
A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi crashed in north-western province of East Azarbaijan with 40 search teams trying to locate it on Sunday (May 19, 2024). Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian was also on board the helicopter that suffered a “hard landing”, the state media of Iran said.
Pakistan: Locals in Mardan threat protest over unannounced power cuts
May 20, 2024, at 02:52 am
Locals in Pakistan's Mardan region said they would protest against Peshawar Electric Supply Company from Friday if they do not stop unannounced loadshedding.
Pakistan: 14 dengue patients die in Turbat, locals blame authority for outbreak
May 20, 2024, at 02:39 am
A section of Pakistan is witnessing a dengue outbreak with 14 people losing their lives due to the disease in Turbat region, media reports said.
11th Panchen Lama: Exiled Tibetans demonstrate in Dharamshala demanding release of spiritual leader
May 20, 2024, at 02:25 am
Exiled Tibetans of Dharamshala on Friday demonstrated in the city to demand the release of spiritual leader 11th Panchen Lama.
Helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi involved in accident: Reports
May 20, 2024, at 01:33 am
The helicopter, which was carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and senior officials in northwestern Iran, has suffered a crash, media reports said.
Over 321,000 U.S. children lost a parent to drug overdose from 2011 to 2021, study reveals
May 19, 2024, at 10:59 pm
An estimated 321,566 children in the United States lost a parent to drug overdose from 2011 to 2021, according to a study(link is external) published in JAMA Psychiatry.
US: 12-year-old teen allegedly commits suicide after facing relentless bullying in Las Vegas school
May 19, 2024, at 08:27 pm
A 12-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide after she was bullied for a year at a school in the USA, media reports said.
May 19, 2024, at 07:56 pm
Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz has warned he will resign unless Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sets out a post-war plan for the Gaza Strip, media reports said.
Israel-Hamas crisis: Nearly 800,000 now displaced from Rafah
May 19, 2024, at 07:18 pm
Roughly 800,000 people have been forced to flee Rafah since Israel launched a military operation in the area on 6 May, the head of UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA said on Saturday in a renewed appeal for greater protection of civilians in Gaza, safe humanitarian access and, ultimately, a ceasefire.
Several Pakistani students injured during mob violence in Bishkek
May 19, 2024, at 12:15 am
Several Pakistani students were injured in mob violence around student hostels in Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek, media reports said.
Pakistani police recover five abducted transpersons
May 18, 2024, at 11:49 pm
Pakistani police have rescued five Okara-based transpersons 30 hours after they were abducted by a group of robbers.
Clashes between Afghanistan, Pakistan military along Durand Line leaves five dead
May 18, 2024, at 10:36 pm
At least five people died after Islamic Emirate forces and Pakistani military clashed along Durand Line in Afghanistan's Paktia region recently.
May 18, 2024, at 10:20 pm
An indictment was unsealed at a court in the US state of California recently, charging two Chinese nationals alleging they played leading roles in a scheme to launder proceeds from cryptocurrency investment scams.
Afghanistan: Three Spanish nationals die in Bamyan shooting
May 18, 2024, at 03:42 pm
At least four people, including three Spanish nationals, died in a shooting incident in Central Afghanistan on Friday, media reports said.
Bodies of three hostages recovered from Gaza strip, says IDF
May 18, 2024, at 02:40 pm
The Israel Defense Forces on Friday said the bodies of three hostages have been recovered from the Gaza strip.
Pakistan: Dera women, residents protest excessive load shedding in Chota Lahor tehsil
May 18, 2024, at 01:29 am
Dera women and residents of Chota Lahor tehsil in Pakistan recently blocked road to demonstrate against excessive load shedding in the region.
Pakistan: CM Sarfraz Bugti's friend gunned down in Balochistan
May 18, 2024, at 12:38 am
At least three men, including a close friend of the chief minister, were gunned down by unknown men in Pakistan's Balochistan on Tuesday, media reports said.
British man commits suicide after fatally choking 26-year-old girlfriend during drug-induced sex
May 17, 2024, at 11:45 pm
A drug-induced 'sex game' by a couple in the UK went wrong after a 26-year-old woman was accidentally choked to death by her boyfriend during the act, leading to his own suicide a few hours later, an inquest in a British court has heard.
May 17, 2024, at 11:38 pm
Family members of a seven-year-old rape victim in Pakistan demonstrated outside the National Institute of Child Health when they expressed dissatisfaction over the medical treatment the minor girl is receiving in the hospital.