UNICEF calls on Taliban to lift ban on girls’ education as new school year begins in Afghanistan
Islamabad, Mar 22: The UN children's agency on Saturday urged Afghanistan's Taliban rulers to immediately lift a lingering ban on girls' education to save...
Russian drones strike Ukrainian city of Odesa, underlining challenges for even limited truce
Kyiv, Mar 21: Russian drones pummelled the Ukrainian Black Sea port city of Odesa, injuring three people and sparking massive fires, officials said on...
Judge blocks deportation of Indian student at Georgetown University
By Yoshita Singh
New York, Mar 21: A US federal judge has blocked the deportation of an Indian student at Georgetown University who was arrested...
Israeli strikes across Gaza hit multiple homes, killing 58 Palestinians, medics say
Deir-al-Balah (Gaza Strip), Mar 20: Israeli strikes killed at least 58 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip overnight and into Thursday, according to three hospitals.
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Nawaz Sharif gets new job in govt of his daughter Maryam Nawaz in Pakistan’s Punjab
Lahore, Mar 20: Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has got a new job in the government of his daughter Maryam Nawaz in Punjab...
Rights group says Pakistan steps up pressure on Afghans to return home where they risk persecution
Islamabad, Mar 19: A leading rights group said on Wednesday that Pakistan's authorities have intensified pressure on Afghan refugees to go back to neighbouring...
Lanka court rejects Rajapaksa plea for restoring personal protection
Colombo, Mar 19: The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed without a hearing the former president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s plea for restoring his security contingent.
Rajapaksa, in...
Earth missed you: PM Modi as Sunita Williams, others return after nine months in space
New Delhi, Mar 19 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday welcomed NASA astronaut Sunita Williams and her fellow Crew-9 members as they returned...
Sunita Williams back on Earth, her ancestral Gujarat village over the moon
Mehsana, Mar 19: A large crowd, including students, gathered at a government school in NASA astronaut Sunita Williams’ ancestral village Jhulasan in Gujarat’s Mehsana...
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams return to Earth after 9 months stuck in space
Cape Canaveral, Mar 19: Stuck in space no more, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams returned to Earth on Tuesday, hitching a different...
Judge blocks Trump administration from terminating $14 billion in ‘green bank’ grants
Washington, Mar 19: A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from terminating USD 14 billion in grants awarded to three climate groups...
Israel’s surprise bombardment plunged Palestinians back into ‘hell’
Deir El Balah, Gaza Strip, Mar 19: The Israeli bombs began falling before dawn, lighting the sky with orange flares and shattering the stillness.
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