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.
The...
Pakistan PM to visit Saudi Arabia to strengthen bilateral ties, enhance economic cooperation
Islamabad, Mar 18: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will visit Saudi Arabia from March 19-22 to strengthen bilateral ties and enhance economic cooperation, the Foreign...
China lost USD 7 billion from Sri Lankan debt restructuring
Colombo, Mar 18: China has suffered a loss of USD 7 billion from Sri Lanka’s external debt restructuring, a media report said on Tuesday.
The...
More than 320 killed as Israel launches airstrikes across Gaza
Tel Aviv, Mar 18: Israel launched a wave of airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, saying it was hitting Hamas targets in its...
Bangladesh slams US spy chief Gabbard’s remarks on minority persecution
Dhaka, Mar 18: The interim government of Professor Muhammad Yunus refuted US National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard’s remarks on the alleged persecution of minority...
