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CBI to conduct polygraph test on RG Kar Hospital ex-principal Sandip Ghosh in Kolkata rape-murder case | Vinesh Phogat accuses Delhi Police of withdrawing women wrestlers' security, cops deny charge | 'Fast track courts, exemplary punishments': Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Modi on rising rape cases in India | Amid outrage over RG Kar case, married woman raped at gunpoint in Bengal's Bolpur; accused arrested | RG Kar rape-murder: Supreme Court asks protesters to resume work, bars Mamata govt from stopping peaceful protests | Why was the crime scene not secured? Supreme Court's tough question for Bengal govt in RG Kar case | RG Kar: Haven't seen a case like this in 30 years, Bengal not following criminal procedure code, says Supreme Court | Poor people cannot be left in lurch: Supreme Court urges doctors protesting against RG Kar case to resume work | We need strong laws, severest punishments, not empty promises: Abhishek Banerjee amid demand for justice in RG Kar case | Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Bengal govt accepts list of students' demands, cancels Sandip Ghosh's appointment

Former Pak minister praises India's 'Chandrayaan-3' mission, says his 'country should broadcast moon landing live'

Aug 23, 2023, at 05:35 pm

Praising India's 'Chandrayaan-3' mission, former Pakistan Minister Fawad Chaudhry has said his country's media should broadcast the moon landing live, in a statement which might raise eyebrows of many considering the hostile relation between the two bordering nations.

Uniting against persecution: Sikh, Christian leaders meet chief justice of Pakistan

Aug 23, 2023, at 04:07 pm

In a resolute commitment to justice and unity, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Atta Bandial has assured that proper investigations will be conducted before any action is taken in cases, particularly those involving blasphemy charges against minority communities.

Ukraine-Russia crisis: Drone hits Moscow building, no casualty

Aug 23, 2023, at 03:06 pm

A drone has hit an under-construction building in Russia's Moscow city, said  Mayor Sergey Sobyanin on Telegram.

Pakistan: All eight passengers rescued from stranded cable car

Aug 23, 2023, at 06:08 am

All eight passengers, who were trapped in a cable car in Pakistan's  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region, have been rescued, officials said on Tuesday.

Pakistan: 6 soldiers, 4 terrorists die in northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Aug 23, 2023, at 05:52 am

Islamabad: Six soldiers and four terrorists were killed in a clash in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday, a military statement said.

Pakistan Violence: Christian youth held for reposting stuff on Jaranwala

Aug 23, 2023, at 05:32 am

Police booked and arrested a Christian youth under the blasphemy law and Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) 2016 for allegedly reposting and resharing hate material (letter) that had contributed to the spread of violence against the Christian community in Jaranwala.

Pakistan: Police arrest eight Ahmadi community members for preaching their beliefs in Lahore

Aug 23, 2023, at 05:27 am

Lahore police have arrested eight members of the Ahmadi community for allegedly preaching their beliefs in the Badami Bagh area of the Pakistani city.

Pakistan: Protesters demand stern action against Jaranwala rioters

Aug 23, 2023, at 05:16 am

Members of the Christian community on Sunday demonstrated against the burning of churches and houses in Jaranwala area of Pakistan's Punjab region and demanded action against the people involved in the incident.

Pakistan President Arif Alvi denies signing bills amending Official Secrets Act, Army Act, triggers row

Aug 23, 2023, at 05:10 am

Islamabad: Pakistan President Arif Alvi on Sunday triggered a controversy when he said he denied signing the Official Secrets Amendment Bill 2023 and Pakistan Army Amendment Act 2023.

UN honours survivors of terrorism working for peace

Aug 22, 2023, at 09:33 pm

Paying respect to the thousands lost or harmed through terrorist attacks around the world each year, the UN is launching a project to help survivors’ testimonies be heard, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday’s International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism.

More than 20 female artists exhibit paintings in in Taliban-ruled Kabul

Aug 22, 2023, at 08:32 pm

In a country ruled by Taliban forces and eves being dominated, over 20 female artists exhibited their paintings in Kabul by holding an exhibition.

Pakistan: TLP members vandalise Ahmaddiya worshipping place in Sialkot

Aug 22, 2023, at 07:14 pm

More than 100 Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) members recently vandalised a place of worship of the Ahmadiya community in Pakistan's Sialkot district.

Donald Trump says he will be arrested in Georgia election interference case on Thursday

Aug 22, 2023, at 06:58 pm

Washington/UNI: Former US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he would turn himself in on Thursday to the authorities in Atlanta for the Georgia election interference case.

Israeli-Palestinian death toll highest since 2005: UN envoy

Aug 22, 2023, at 06:38 pm

More than 200 Palestinians and nearly 30 Israelis have been killed so far this year in demonstrations, clashes, military operations, attacks and other incidents, which already surpasses last year’s death toll, UN Middle East envoy Tor Wennesland said in a briefing to the Security Council on Monday.

Shots fired at UK kabaddi tournament, four arrests made

Aug 22, 2023, at 03:55 pm

Four men have been arrested after a large-scale disturbance at a sports event in Derby left four people injured involving the British Punjabi community in the East Midlands region of England.

Four Ukrainian drones intercepted: Russian Defence Ministry

Aug 22, 2023, at 03:34 pm

Russian Defence Ministry on Tuesday said four Ukrainian drones were intercepted before they could target the nation.

Saudi Arabia: Mass killings of migrants occurred at Yemen Border, says Human Rights Watch

Aug 22, 2023, at 03:04 pm

Saudi border guards have killed at least hundreds of Ethiopian migrants and asylum seekers who tried to cross the Yemen-Saudi border between March 2022 and June 2023, Human Rights Watch alleged in a report released on Monday.

Spain: Tenerife wildfire forces evacuation of thousands

Aug 22, 2023, at 08:50 am

Madrid/UNI: The Canary Islands' Emergency and Security Coordination Center declared on Saturday that a staggering evacuation of over 26,000 individuals would be imperative due to an uncontrolled wildfire wreaking havoc on the island of Tenerife.

Pakistan: University drops seven subjects, including Journalism, amid low response from students

Aug 22, 2023, at 12:03 am

Islamabad: A Pakistani university has dropped seven subjects from their list this year amid low response from students, media reports said on Monday.

New York: Twin Brooklyn fires leave three children, 10 firefighters hurt

Aug 21, 2023, at 04:16 pm

Three children, who were left alone in a Brooklyn apartment in New York, were hurt as a fire broke out inside the home on Sunday.

Netherlands will deliver F-16 fighters to Ukraine: Dutch PM Mark Rutte

Aug 21, 2023, at 03:00 pm

Hague: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Sunday confirmed to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that the Netherlands will deliver F-16 fighters to Ukraine.

Pakistan: Human rights activist Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir, ex-lawmaker Ali Wazir arrested after participating in rally against enforced disappearances

Aug 21, 2023, at 05:40 am

The Islamabad Police in Pakistan on Sunday arrested human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and former lawmaker Ali Wazir 'for investigation', days after they participated in a rally against enforced disappearances. 

Pakistan: FDI falls 23 per cent in July

Aug 21, 2023, at 05:03 am

Pakistan's Foreign direct investment (FDI) shrank 23.27 per cent month-on-month to $87.7 million in July as the country struggled with the ongoing political and economic turmoil.

Pakistan: Two Christian brothers arrested over blasphemy charges

Aug 21, 2023, at 04:35 am

Two Christian brothers have been arrested in Pakistan over blasphemy charges, two days after a mob burned down churches and destroyed houses in  Jaranwala, media reports said.

Pakistan: Former Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi arrested, booked under Official Secrets Act

Aug 21, 2023, at 04:18 am

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested Pakistan's former minister and  PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi from his Islamabad residence and booked him under the Official Secrets Act, 1923.

India supplied 47,500 metric tons of wheat to Afghanistan since Taliban takeover

Aug 21, 2023, at 03:45 am

India has sent 47,500 metric tons of wheat to Afghanistan over the past two years, media reports said.

Bridging troubled waters amid deluge, drought in the US

Aug 21, 2023, at 01:35 am

A global approach to tackle the ongoing water crisis is needed as vulnerable communities in the United States face historic deluge and drought - issues very much in the spotlight at the forthcoming UN-supported World Water Week.

Explosion rocks Pakistan's North Waziristan district, 13 die

Aug 21, 2023, at 01:29 am

An explosion rocked Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district in Pakistan on Saturday which left at least 13 labourers dead, media reports said.

Antonio Guterres condemns assault against UN peacekeepers in Cyprus

Aug 21, 2023, at 12:51 am

The UN chief has condemned an assault on Friday by Turkish Cypriot security forces against ‘blue helmets’ serving with the peacekeeping force on the divided Mediterranean island.

UN and partners providing aid for vulnerable across Ethiopia as 1.2 million children suffer acute malnutrition

Aug 20, 2023, at 11:57 pm

New York: The UN and partners are responding to disease outbreaks and an ongoing food insecurity crisis across Ethiopia which has left 1.2 million children suffering severe acute malnutrition.