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RG Kar protest: Students' Nabanna march turns violent as police-protesters fight pitched battles; over 200 held | Mollywood #MeToo: Female junior artiste accuses actor Baburaj of raping her | BJP reprimands Kangana Ranaut over controversial remarks on farmers' protest | 'Bahut kuch hai': CBI on evidences in corruption case against ex-RG Kar Medical College principal Sandip Ghosh | 'Bihar was Switzerland to him six months ago, now a gutter': Prashant Kishor's dig at Tejashwi Yadav | Rahul Gandhi's 'No Dalit in Miss India' invites BJP jibes, Kiren Rijiju's calls it a 'Bal Buddhi' statement | CBI raids RG Kar Hospital ex-principal Sandip Ghosh's home, other locations in corruption case | Hezbollah announces large-scale attack, Israel begins preemptive strikes in response | Nagarjuna's N-Convention Centre in Hyderabad faces bulldozer action over encroachment, actor calls unlawful | Nepal: 27 Indian tourists killed after bus falls into river, 16 injured

Israel's military opens fire at Gaza aid distribution point, kills 104

Mar 01, 2024, at 05:18 am

Israeli forces Thursday opened fresh fire on a crowd of Palestinians at an aid distribution point in the war-torn Gaza Strip, killing at least 104 people and wounding over 700 according to Palestinian health officials.

Canadian scientists fired from Winnipeg infectious disease lab were working to benefit China: CSIS report reveals

Mar 01, 2024, at 03:44 am

Winnipeg/IBNS: A scientist couple from Winnipeg was fired from Canada’s top infectious disease lab as he was working to benefit China, a Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) assessment says.

Hundreds protest in Pakistan over gas outages

Feb 29, 2024, at 12:13 am

Hundreds of protesting women blocked Rawalpindi road in Pakistan's Bahawalnagar city on Monday to demonstrate against gas outages.

Three Pakistani cops booked over 'custodial killing'

Feb 29, 2024, at 12:05 am

Pakistani police on Monday registered a case against its three officials on charges of torturing to death a robbery suspect.

Three criminals escape Pakistani prison by breaking barrack window

Feb 28, 2024, at 11:41 pm

Three criminals escaped a Pakistani prison after breaking a window of the barrack where they were detained, media reports said.

Bus falls into ditch in Pakistan, six die

Feb 28, 2024, at 10:09 pm

At least six people were killed and 15 others injured on Tuesday as a bus fell into a ditch in Haripur district of Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the rescue service reported.

Cop dies after Sindh CM’s protocol car upturned in Pakistan's Larkana

Feb 28, 2024, at 09:44 pm

The police van, which was part of Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah protocol, upturned in Larkana region of Pakistan which left at leat a cop dead and six others injured.

Two homeless men die after speeding car run over them in Karachi

Feb 28, 2024, at 08:39 pm

At least two homeless men lost their lives after a speeding car ran over them in Pakistan's Karachi city on Tuesday.

Robbers gun down 70-year-old man for resisting robbery attempt in Karachi

Feb 28, 2024, at 08:08 pm

Suspected robbers shot dead a 70-year-old man after he resisted a robbery attempt in Pakistan's Karachi city on Tuesday.

Pakistan's Jamiat Ulema-e-Islami-Fazl chief Maulana Fazalur Rehman says those who sit inside the ‘rigged’ system will be 'ousted'

Feb 28, 2024, at 07:32 pm

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islami-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazalur Rehman has said the country could not be run by those who sit inside the ‘rigged’ system.

ITU chief says universal connectivity gets a $9 billion private sector boost

Feb 28, 2024, at 02:55 pm

The mobile phone industry has pledged over $9 billion towards the goal of connecting the world, said the chief of the UN International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on Monday, addressing the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

Slain Pakistani activist Hidayat Lohar's daughters lead protests against their father's death, Mahrang Baloch extends support

Feb 28, 2024, at 12:03 am

Pakistani activist Hidayat Lohar's daughters are leading protests in Sindh province in the country against the alleged killing of their father.

Brothers gun down their divorced sister in Pakistan's DI Khan in suspected case of honour killing

Feb 27, 2024, at 11:46 pm

Two brothers allegedly shot dead their sister in Pakistan's Dhakki area, police said on Tuesday.

Pakistani leader Ahsan Iqbal slams Imran Khan for sending letter to IMF over national polls

Feb 27, 2024, at 10:50 pm

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Ahsan Iqbal has slammed former PM Imran Khan for writing a letter to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over the issue of auditing general polls.

Police official, top TTP terrorists killed during Mardan operation in Pakistan

Feb 27, 2024, at 10:50 pm

A senior police official was martyred and three others, including a DSP, were injured during an intelligence-based operation that led to the killing of two top TTP commanders in the Katlang area of Pakistan's Mardan district on Tuesday.

Three cops injured during Brussels farmer's protest

Feb 27, 2024, at 10:46 pm

At least three Belgian law enforcement officers have been injured in clashes during the agricultural workers' protest on Monday in Brussels, the RTBF TV broadcaster reported, citing the local police.

Hindu businessman gunned down by unknown attackers in Pakistan's Kalat town

Feb 27, 2024, at 10:40 pm

Unknown gunmen shot dead a Hindu businessman, who was running a wine store in  Kalat town in Pakistan, on Monday.

New Zealand sees a reduction in alcohol available for consumption

Feb 27, 2024, at 10:35 pm

Alcohol available for consumption in New Zealand decreased to 477 million litres in the year ending in December 2023, a fall of 4.3 percent from 2022, the largest fall over the past 15 years, the statistics department at Stats NZ said on Tuesday.

Former US President Donald Trump's eldest son receives letter with white powder at Florida home

Feb 27, 2024, at 09:56 pm

Former US President Donald Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., received a letter containing white powder at his Florida home, the Daily Beast reported, citing two sources familiar with the matter.

Canadian Association of Journalists launches its fourth annual Newsroom Diversity Survey

Feb 27, 2024, at 05:07 am

Toronto/IBNS: The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) has launched its fourth consecutive year's Newsroom Diversity Survey.

China patrols in waters around Taiwan-controlled Kinmen Islands: Reports

Feb 27, 2024, at 12:39 am

Chinese Coast Guards said it recently conducted patrols and inspections in the waters around the Taiwan-controlled Kinmen Islands on Sunday.

Data shows 26.2 million children are currently out of school in Pakistan

Feb 27, 2024, at 12:21 am

Pakistan is witnessing a staggering crisis with over 26.2 million children currently out of school, media reports said.

Toddler dies after robbers resort to indiscriminate firing in Pakistan's Korangi

Feb 27, 2024, at 12:07 am

A toddler girl lost her life and a young woman sustained injuries after unidentified suspects opened fire during a robbery incident in Pakistan's Korangi region on Saturday.

Shehbaz Sharif emphasizes on political unity to ensure economic stability of Pakistan

Feb 26, 2024, at 11:44 pm

Shehbaz Sharif, who is a joint candidate for the PML-N-led coalition, has emphasized the need for political unity to ensure the economic stability of the country.

PML-N’s Maryam Nawaz becomes Punjab's first female CM, says she has no desire to seek 'revenge'

Feb 26, 2024, at 11:33 pm

Punjab Assembly on Monday elected  PML-N’s Maryam Nawaz as the first female chief minister of the Pakistani province, days after the general election in the nation was held amid rigging allegations.

PIA flight attendant goes missing after plane arrives in Canada from Pakistan

Feb 26, 2024, at 07:06 pm

A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight attendant went missing in Canada after the plane reached Toronto from Islamabad.

Pakistani woman mobbed after crowd mistakenly identifies Arabic texts on her kurta as Quran verses

Feb 26, 2024, at 04:25 pm

Pakistani police rescued a woman after she was mobbed by a crowd for allegedly wearing a kurta with Arabic prints, which people allegedly mistook as verses from Quran.

US Air Force member in critical condition after he sets himself on fire in front of Israeli Embassy in Washington DC

Feb 26, 2024, at 03:12 pm

An active-duty member of the US Air Force on Sunday set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington DC, media reports said.

US Senator warns of possible 'cyber attack' amid cellular outage

Feb 26, 2024, at 03:21 am

US Senator Marco Rubio has reacted to the massive cellular outage across the country and warned the situation can be even more precarious in case China launches a cyberattack while 'invading' Taiwan.

UK,US, alliance member countries conduct strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen

Feb 25, 2024, at 07:41 pm

In response to the Houthis' continued attacks against commercial and naval vessels transiting the Red Sea and surrounding waterways, the militaries of the United States and United Kingdom, with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, and New Zealand, conducted an additional round of strikes against several targets in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen on Saturday (February 23, 2024).