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'Hamas will pay': Joe Biden after Israel troops recover bodies of 6 Gaza hostages, including Israeli American Goldberg-Polin | Israel military recovers bodies of 6 hostages from Gaza Strip trunnel | Patient molests nurse at Birbhum health centre in West Bengal during night shift | Donald Trump shakes his leg at a public event in Washington DC, leaves the internet divided | Days after RG Kar protests, Tollywood faces TMC's attack over silence on 'communal film' The Diary of West Bengal | Arijit Singh's consciousness arises only for Bengal: TMC after singer releases song for RG Kar | Assam govt passes bill making registration mandatory for Muslim marriage and divorce | SpiceJet faces enhanced surveillance over cancellations, financial stress | 'Who is she to talk about Bihar?' LJP MP Shambhavi Choudhary slams Mamata Banerjee on her other states will 'burn' remark | 'Your daughter has probably died by suicide.': The purported telecon between RG Kar victim's parents and hospital on the fateful day

Small plane crashes in US, several die

Mar 05, 2024, at 10:19 pm

Several people were killed after a single-engine plane crashed in Nashville in the southern U.S. state of Tennessee on Monday night, authorities said.

Egypt, Qatar ask Hamas to provide a list of hostages for release

Mar 05, 2024, at 10:13 pm

Egyptian and Qatari officials are calling on Palestinian movement Hamas to provide a list of hostages who will be released in the first stage of a phased ceasefire agreement with Israel, The Guardian newspaper reported, citing officials.

Gaza war may fuel much wider Middle East crisis, warns UN rights chief

Mar 05, 2024, at 09:57 pm

Negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza continued in Egypt for a second day on Monday as the UN’s top rights official warned that the war there risked morphing into a much “wider conflagration” enveloping every country in the Middle East and beyond.

Pakistani boxer vanishes from Italian hotel

Mar 05, 2024, at 09:43 pm

A Pakistani boxer has vanished in Italy where he was visiting to participate in the World Qualifying round for the Paris Olympics boxing in Milan.

University student shot dead by robbers in Pakistan's Karachi city

Mar 05, 2024, at 08:43 pm

Suspected robbers shot down a private university student in Karachi, showcasing the deteriorating law and order situation in the Pakistani city.

UN report shows 'clear and convincing information' that hostages held by Hamas in Gaza subjected to sexual violence, rape

Mar 05, 2024, at 04:21 pm

Following a 17-day visit to Israel, the UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict reported on Monday (March 4, 2024) that she and a team of experts had found “clear and convincing information” of rape and sexualized torture being committed against hostages seized during the 7 October terror attacks.

Narendra Modi wishes Pakistan's new PM Shehbaz Sharif

Mar 05, 2024, at 03:37 pm

Indian PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated newly elected Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif.

France becomes first country to make abortion a constitutional right

Mar 05, 2024, at 06:06 am

Versailles/IBNS: France on Monday made abortion a constitutional right, becoming the world's first country to do so.

Chinese authorities impose lockdown on seven monasteries: Reports

Mar 05, 2024, at 01:37 am

Chinese authorities have imposed a lockdown on seven monasteries that are situated along the two banks of eastern Tibet’s Drichu River in Kham Dege, media reports said.

Afghanistan's Taliban administration invests USD 35million in Iran’s Chabahar port

Mar 05, 2024, at 01:23 am

The Taliban administration of Afghanistan has committed to invest  $35 million in Iran's strategically crucial Chabahar port, media reports said on Monday.

European Commission fines Apple over USD 2 billion over music streaming

Mar 05, 2024, at 01:16 am

The European Commission has fined Apple over €1.8 billion ($2 billion) for abusing its dominant position on the market for the distribution of music streaming apps to iPhone and iPad users (‘iOS users') through its App Store.

Fuel tanker explosion in Istanbul leaves one dead, three hurt

Mar 04, 2024, at 11:08 pm

A fuel tanker explosion killed one and injured three in Istanbul on Monday, local authorities announced.

Baloch Yakjehti Committee 'exposes' reality of CPEC in Pakistan's Gwadar

Mar 04, 2024, at 11:02 pm

A prominent Baloch rights group has said the multi-billion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) stood 'exposed' after the relief aid could not reach the flood-affected people in Gwadar despite tall claims made for the project.

Baloch American Congress president expresses discontent over appointment of Sarfraz Bugti as Balochistan CM

Mar 04, 2024, at 10:25 pm

Baloch American Congress president Tara Chand has expressed discontent over the appointment of Sarfraz Bugti as Balochistan CM.

Shehbaz Sharif takes oath as Pakistan PM for second time

Mar 04, 2024, at 09:58 pm

Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif on Monday took oath as the Prime Minister of the financially struggling nation, ending a political crisis that was created after the national polls after none of the contesting outfits secured the majority votes needed to form the government.

Robbers kill security guard in Pakistan's Karachi

Mar 04, 2024, at 08:26 pm

Suspected robbers shot dead a security guard of a travel agency in Pakistan's Karachi city on Sunday, media reports said.

Unravelling the drug pipeline from Pakistan to North America

Mar 04, 2024, at 07:29 pm

The scourge of drug trafficking is a global crisis that respects no borders, devastating lives and communities across continents.

Rishi Sunak government to ban 'hate preachers' from Pakistan, other nations from entering UK amid 'shocking increase' in extremism

Mar 04, 2024, at 04:13 pm

The UK government is planning to bar hate preachers from countries like Pakistan, Afghanistan and Indonesia from entering the country.

Nikki Haley registers first victory in Republican Presidential primary, beats Donald Trump in Washington DC

Mar 04, 2024, at 02:54 pm

Giving former President Donald Trump a jolt, Nikki Haley won the Republican Presidential primary in Washington DC on Sunday.

UN claims roughly 9,000 women killed so far in Gaza conflict

Mar 04, 2024, at 05:18 am

The Gaza conflict “is also a war on women”, who continue to suffer its devastating impacts, the UN agency championing gender equality has said.

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl chief Maulana Fazalur Rehman calls incumbent parliament a 'product of rigging'

Mar 04, 2024, at 03:10 am

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazalur Rehman has said the people of Pakistan could not recognise the incumbent parliament of the country as it is a product of ‘rigging’.

Unknown attackers destroy Ahmadiyya mosque in Pakistan's Karachi city v

Mar 04, 2024, at 02:13 am

Unknown attackers targeted a mosque belonging to the Ahmadiyya community in Pakistan's Karachi city, media reports said on Sunday.

Sri Lanka launches pilot project introducing AI into school

Mar 04, 2024, at 02:07 am

Sri Lanka's Education Minister Susil Premajayantha announced on Sunday that starting March 19, a pilot project will be initiated in 20 schools, providing students from Grade 8 the chance to delve into artificial intelligence (AI) within their information technology curriculum.

Security Council reiterates call for immediate and safe aid delivery to conflict-hitGaza

Mar 03, 2024, at 11:21 pm

The UN Security Council has underscored the need to protect civilians in Gaza in the wake of the deadly incident at an aid convoy on Thursday.

Shehbaz Sharif elected as Pakistan PM for second time, says country is facing alarming debt crisis

Mar 03, 2024, at 08:49 pm

Pakistan's National Assembly on Sunday (March 3, 2024) elected Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz's Shehbaz Sharif as the 24th elected prime minister of the country, ending the political deadlock in the nation which was created after none of the political outfits won a majority after national polls last month.

At least 8 killed in drone attack on Ukraine's Odesa

Mar 03, 2024, at 04:52 pm

Kyiv/IBNS/UNI: At least eight people were killed and eight others injured when a drone hit an apartment building in Ukraine's southern port city of Odesa on Saturday morning, the State Service for Emergencies said on Telegram.

3 killed after small plane crashes in Brazilian jungle

Mar 03, 2024, at 03:37 pm

Sao Paulo/IBNS/UNI: A small plane crashed over a jungle region in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia on Saturday, killing three people on board, the local fire department reported.

Pakistan's Parliament to elect new PM today, Shehbaz Sharif leads race

Mar 03, 2024, at 02:25 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: Members of the Pakistani National Assembly, the parliament's lower house, are expected to elect a new prime minister of the country on Sunday.

Israeli strike on Rafah kills 11, leaves 50 injured - Gaza Health Ministry

Mar 03, 2024, at 07:07 am

Cairo: Eleven people have been killed and some 50 injured in an Israeli strike outside El Emirati maternity hospital in the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, the enclave's Health Ministry said on Saturday.

Joe Biden orders probe into security risks posed by Chinese-made cars on Americans

Mar 03, 2024, at 12:56 am

US President Joe Biden has directed the Secretary of Commerce to investigate the Chinese cars operating in America as it is feared that they might collect sensitive data about citizens.