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Karnataka students allegedly forced to remove sacred threads at CET exam centre, sparks outrage | Bengal BJP leader Dilip Ghosh marries party colleague Rinku Majumdar in an intimate ceremony today | Narendra Modi, Elon Musk discuss Indo-US tech collaboration | 'Focus on protecting rights of own minorities': India slams Bangladesh's remark on Murshidabad riots | Gangster Harpreet Singh, alias Happy Passia, responsible for Punjab terror attacks arrested in US | No change in 'waqf by user' for now till next hearing: Supreme Court to Centre | Supreme Court rules Bengal govt teachers 'not identified as tainted' in SSC scam can continue till fresh appointments | 'Yogi sabse bada bhogi hai': Mamata Banerjee slams Uttar Pradesh CM over Murshidabad riots remark | Uttar Pradesh: 11-year-old speech and hearing impaired girl brutally raped, accused nabbed | US Vice President JD Vance, his family to visit India next week; meet PM Modi

Afghanistan: IED blast in Khost leaves six TTP terrorists dead

Mar 03, 2023, at 03:05 pm

Khost: An IED blast in Afghanistan's  Khost province left at least six Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists, including a prominent commander, dead on Thursday.

Libya boat wreck: Seven Pakistanis die

Mar 03, 2023, at 02:12 pm

Islamabad: At least seven Pakistani nationals died in a boat wreck in Libya’s port city of Benghazi, the country's Foreign office confirmed on Thursday.

Restrictions on outbound remittances: DHL suspends ‘Import Express Product’ in Pakistan from Mar 15

Mar 01, 2023, at 11:46 pm

Karachi: Global logistics company DHL has said it will suspend all its operations partially in Pakistan due to restrictions on outbound remittances by the government, media reports said.

Pakistan: Hundreds demonstrate against ‘desecration’ of shrine in Charsadda

Mar 01, 2023, at 11:17 pm

Hundreds of people demonstrated on the streets of Tangi city in Pakistan on Monday against the alleged desecration of the shrine of Sufi saint Sakhi Sarwar Baba, media reports said on Wednesday.

Pakistan: Two soldiers, one child die in separate incidents in South and North Waziristan

Mar 01, 2023, at 11:10 pm

North Waziristan: Two soldiers and a child died in separate incidents in  North Waziristan and South Waziristan regions of Pakistan recently, media reports said on Wednesday.

Afghanistan still a grave humanitarian crisis, senior aid official says

Mar 01, 2023, at 11:00 pm

New York: Climate change and the economic downturn continue to fuel the crisis in Afghanistan, and there have been no “encouraging developments” towards getting girls back into classrooms, a senior UN official said on Tuesday.

Sri Lanka reduces kerosene prices for second time this year

Mar 01, 2023, at 09:22 pm

Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday endorsed a proposal by state-owned fuel importer and distributor Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) to lower the price of kerosene, after a January cutback.

Argentina reopens embassy in Dhaka after 45 years

Mar 01, 2023, at 07:10 pm

Dhaka:  Argentina's Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero and State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam on Monday inaugurated the new embassy of the country in Dhaka city of Bangladesh, 45 years after it was shut down.

Pakistan's middle and lower-income groups might be struggling this year during Ramadan amid spiraling prices

Mar 01, 2023, at 05:51 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan's middle class and low income groups might be finding a tough time this Ramadan amid rising prices of products.

Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan says its protest against inflation to continue

Mar 01, 2023, at 03:58 pm

Lahore: The Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan has announced it will demonstrate outside the district press clubs across the country from Friday against the rising problem of inflation.

Pakistan: Levies Force personnel dies as vehicle hits landmine in Kohlu

Mar 01, 2023, at 03:52 pm

Quetta: A Balochistan Levies Force personnel died when a vehicle, in which they were travelling, hit a landmine in Jannat Ali area of the Kohlu district of Pakistan on Monday, media reports said.

Pakistan: Terrorists attack Rohri check post in Dera Ismail Khan, 2 cops hurt

Feb 28, 2023, at 11:25 pm

Heavily armed terrorists attacked Rohri check post in Dera Ismail Khan district of Pakistan recently which left at least two policemen injured, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Taliban announce elimination of 2 IS militants in Kabul

Feb 28, 2023, at 11:19 pm

Kabul: The Taliban administrators of Afghanistan have eliminated two ISIS terrorists, including its key member, in an operation in the ccapital city Kabul, spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said.

Pakistan: Industries prepare for layoff, production cut

Feb 28, 2023, at 10:19 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan, a nation passing through the economic crisis, might witness a spike in layoffs and sharp decline in productive activities, media reports said.

US appreciates Bangladesh police for maintaining law and order

Feb 28, 2023, at 09:57 pm

Dhaka: A report, published by the US State Department, mentioned the ability of Bangladesh police force to control law and order situation.

Pakistan: Two soldiers die during gunfight with terrorists in North Waziristan

Feb 28, 2023, at 12:04 am

Spinwam: At least two Pakistan Army soldiers died in the Spinwam area of North Waziristan tribal district of Pakistan during a gunfight with terrorists on Monday, media reports said.

Pakistan: 2 cops die in Balochistan blast

Feb 27, 2023, at 11:55 pm

Khuzdar: At least two police officers died when a bomb attached to the police vehicle went off in Khuzdar city of Pakistan's Balochistan province on Saturday, media reports said.

Afghanistan Conflict: Taliban kills two ISIS terrorists during overnight raid in Kabul

Feb 27, 2023, at 09:01 pm

Kabul: Taliban security forces killed two Islamic State terrorists during an overnight raid in the capital Kabul city on Monday.

Pakistan: Educationist gunned down in Karachi, police call it 'targeted killing'

Feb 27, 2023, at 02:45 pm

Karachi:  An educationist, who is also a senior office-bearer of a private schools association, was gunned down by unknown attackers in Pakistan's Karachi city on Sunday.

Hong Kong: Dismembered body of model found in fridge, police arrest her ex-husband and three others

Feb 27, 2023, at 05:49 am

Hong Kong: Hong Kong Police have arrested four people after the dismembered body of a model and social media influencer was found at a house in Hong Kong, media reports said on Sunday.

Nepal registers lowest growth in 7 years in Q1

Feb 27, 2023, at 02:54 am

Kathmandu: Nepal's economy grew at 0.8 percent during the first quarter of the current 2022-23 fiscal year which began in mid-July last year, the lowest year-on-year growth in the past seven years, the National Statistics Office (NSO) reported on Sunday.

Pakistan: Four die as blast occurs inside Balochistan market

Feb 27, 2023, at 12:10 am

Quetta: An explosion occurred inside  Rakhni market in Balochistan’s Barkhan region in Pakistan on Sunday which left at least four people dead on Sunday.

Bangladesh: Fire breaks out at Dhaka slum

Feb 26, 2023, at 10:59 pm

Dhaka: A fire broke out at a slum in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka on Sunday.

Chinese fighter jet intercepts US aircraft over the South China Sea: Report

Feb 26, 2023, at 06:49 pm

A Chinese J-11 fighter jet, equipped with air-to-air missiles, intercepted a US patrol aircraft near the Paracel Islands over the South China Sea, according to media reports.

Four killed in a bomb blast in Balochistan's Barkhan: Police

Feb 26, 2023, at 06:48 pm

Islamabad/UNI: At least four people were killed while 12 others were injured when a motorcycle laden with explosives blew up in the Barkhan district of Balochistan, the police said on Sunday.

Pakistan: Court sentences man to 17 months in prison for sexual harassment

Feb 26, 2023, at 12:31 am

Faisalabad: A Pakistani court on Saturday sentenced a person to 17 months in prison for sexual harassment, media reports said.

Pakistan Economic Crisis: Finance Ministry directs AGPR to 'stop' salaries

Feb 25, 2023, at 09:30 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan's Finance Ministry has directed  Accountant General Pakistan Revenues (AGPR) to cease the clearing of bills, including salaries, amid the rising financial crisis, media reports said on Saturday.

Pakistan: Road mishap leaves 13 people dead

Feb 25, 2023, at 09:16 pm

Rahim Yar Khan: A traffic accident on the Multan-Sukkur Motorway (M-5) in Pakistan on Friday left at least 13 people dead and 20 others hurt, media reports said.

Pakistan: Pillar of under-construction flyover collapses, 2 die

Feb 25, 2023, at 09:03 pm

Islamabad: At least two labourers died when a pillar of an under-construction flyover collapsed in Pakistan's Islamabad city on Saturday, media reports said.

Do you miss kissing your long-distance partner then check out this Chinese-invented machine today

Feb 25, 2023, at 08:59 pm

Beijing: Are you missing your partner who stays far away and feels like kissing her now? Don't worry as a Chinese university has invented a remote kissing device by keeping distressed lovers in mind.