Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch set to marry for fifth time at 92
Mar 21, 2023, at 05:49 am
Rupert Murdoch, the chairman of Fox Corporation, an Australia-born media mogul and an American businessman, is engaged to marry for the fifth time at the age of 92.
Finland declared happiest country globally for sixth year: World Happiness Report
Mar 21, 2023, at 05:19 am
Finland has been declared the happiest country in the world for the sixth year in a row, as per the annual World Happiness Report.
Canada: 700 Indian students facing deportation for producing fake admission documents
Mar 20, 2023, at 04:35 am
Toronto: A large number of Indian students are facing the risk of being deported from Canada to India after it was found that their study permits were based on alleged fake documentation prepared by an agent in India.
Don’t give up on Haiti, plead senior UN aid officials
Mar 20, 2023, at 02:56 am
New York: Following their return from a fact-finding visit to Haiti, a group of senior United Nations officials and representatives of NGOs issued an urgent call on Saturday, for increased access and resources to reach people in desperate need.
Black Sea Grain Initiative extended on deadline day
Mar 20, 2023, at 02:50 am
New York: The Black Sea Grain Initiative, a UN-brokered deal aimed at supplying markets with food and fertilizer amid global shortages and rising prices, exacerbated by the Ukraine war, was extended on Saturday, the day it was due to expire.
Flagship UN gender event closes with ‘blueprint’ for greater role of women in tech
Mar 20, 2023, at 02:41 am
New York: The 2023 Commission on the Status of Women (CSW 67), the largest UN gathering on gender equality, successfully wrapped up on Saturday, with Member States calling for a full and equal participation of women and girls in the development of digital technologies.
IMF to approve USD 2.9-bln bailout package for Sri Lanka: Central bank governor
Mar 20, 2023, at 12:18 am
Colombo: Sri Lankan central bank governor Nandalal Weerasinghe told media on Sunday that the country's "dollar crisis" is over, as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is set to approve a 2.9 billion U.S. dollar bailout package for the country on Monday.
Bangladesh: Inclement weather leaves 500 holidaymakers stranded on Saint Martin's Island
Mar 20, 2023, at 12:06 am
Cox's Bazar: Inclement weather has forced the suspension of movement of passenger vessels on the Teknaf- St Martin's route, leaving at least 500 holidaymakers stranded on Saint Martin's Island of Bangladesh, media reports said.
Missile launched by Pyongyang falls outside of Japan’s exclusive zone: Reports
Mar 19, 2023, at 11:52 pm
Tokyo: The suspected ballistic missile launched by North Korea on Sunday landed outside of Japan's exclusive economic zone, Japanese media report.
Bus mishap in Bangladesh leaves 19 dead
Mar 19, 2023, at 11:39 pm
Madaripur: At least 19 people died as a bus crashed into ditch in Madaripur region of Bangladesh, media reports said on Monday.
Mar 19, 2023, at 11:10 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistan Police on Sunday lodged a first information report (FIR) — including terrorism charges — against PTI Chairman and former PM Imran Khan and more than a dozen PTI leaders for allegedly attacking police officers and causing chaos outside the Federal Judicial Complex (FJC), media reports said.
US nuclear plant spills 400,000 gallons of radioactive water in November, public informed recently
Mar 19, 2023, at 06:57 pm
Minnesota/US: A nuclear power plant in US's Minnesota discharged a minimum of 400,000 gallons of radioactive water in November, which was not disclosed to the public until Thursday.
Train derails in Canada’s Ontario province: Authorities
Mar 19, 2023, at 03:50 pm
Ottawa/UNI: A train has derailed in the city of Port Colborne, located in the south of Canada’s Ontario province, the city authorities inform.
Pakistan: Inventory shortage forces Pak Suzuki to shut down motorcycle plant
Mar 19, 2023, at 04:41 am
Islamabad: Pak Suzuki Motor Company (PSMC) on Friday announced the decision to shut down its motorcycle plant for 12 days due to the shortage of inventory, media reports said.
Pakistan: Security of Punjab jails put on high alert
Mar 19, 2023, at 04:38 am
Islamabad: The Inspector General of Prison, Punjab has directed authorities to put security jails across Punjab on high alert.
Pakistan: Top Gilgit-Baltistan cop replaced over ‘clash with Punjab police’
Mar 19, 2023, at 04:35 am
Lahore/IBNS: The Pakistani government on Wednesday transferred Gilgit-Baltistan Inspector General of Police (IGP) Muhammad Saeed from his post following allegations — levelled by the information minister — that GB police personnel were being pitted against Punjab police as the latter attempted to arrest PTI chief Imran Khan from his Zaman Park residence in Lahore, media reports said.
Trump expects to be arrested on Tuesday, calls for protest: Report
Mar 19, 2023, at 04:11 am
New York: Former US President Donald Trump has urged his supporters to protest if he gets arrested, as he expects to be taken into custody on Tuesday in connection with hush money allegedly paid to a porn star before the 2016 election, AFP reported.
MQM-P leader says telling truth has become biggest crime in Pakistan
Mar 19, 2023, at 12:46 am
Islamabad: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) Convener Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui has said telling truth has become the biggest crime in Pakistan.
Pakistan: Seven die as their vehicle is sprayed with bullets
Mar 19, 2023, at 12:44 am
Quetta: Seven people, including a tribal elder and his two brothers, died after the vehicle in which they were travelling was sprayed with bullets in Pakistan's Balochistan region, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistan: Army handed over 45,000 acres for ‘corporate farming’
Mar 19, 2023, at 12:43 am
Islamabad: Punjab's caretaker government has signed an agreement to hand over at least 45,267 acres of land in three districts — Bhakkar, Khushab, and Sahiwal — of the province to the Pakistan Army for ‘Corporate Agriculture Farming’, media reports said.
Torkam border: Tribesmen in Pakistan end protest as officials agree to stop work on customs terminal
Mar 19, 2023, at 12:41 am
Khyber: Vehicular traffic to and from Torkham was restored after it remained closed for several hours on Thursday due to protest by the Khugakhel tribesmen in Landi Kotal against the construction of a customs terminal at the border over their additional land without their formal consent, local media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistani physicians seek US help to ensure safety of former PM Imran Khan
Mar 19, 2023, at 12:39 am
Islamabad: More than 500 Pakistani physicians in the US have signed a letter for US lawmakers where they shared concerns over the safety of former PM Imran Khan.
Former Taliban leader reveals Pakistan's funding of terror activities
Mar 19, 2023, at 12:37 am
Kabul: A former Taliban leader has said terror group Islamic State – Khorasan Province (ISKP) has received funding from Pakistan and IS central from Syria and Iraq for terrorist activities.
Ukraine-Russia: Extension of grain export deals vital to global food security
Mar 18, 2023, at 11:52 pm
New York: The war in Ukraine has had very significant implications for global food insecurity, the top UN humanitarian official told the Security Council on Friday, underscoring the critical need to extend landmark agreements to export grain and fertilizer from the region.
DPR Korea: UN chief strongly condemns ballistic missile launch
Mar 18, 2023, at 11:48 pm
New York: The UN chief condemned on Friday the latest ballistic missile launch by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), calling on Pyongyang to resume dialogue leading towards sustainable peace and a nuclear weapons-free Korean Peninsula.
Pakistan: Imran Khan leaves for court, police conduct searches in his Zaman Park residence
Mar 18, 2023, at 10:28 pm
Pakistan Police on Saturday thoroughly combed the Zaman Park mansion of former PM Imran Khan in Lahore city for materials used to fight riot police, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Blast-hit building catches fire in Narayanganj, one dies
Mar 18, 2023, at 09:02 pm
Narayanganj: A fire, which was triggered by an explosion, hit a building in Narayanganj's Nitaiganj area in Bangladesh which left at least one person dead and nine others hurt on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Mortar mine blast kills 2 children
Mar 18, 2023, at 08:23 pm
Kabul: At least two children died and two others were injured as a mortar mine left over from past wars went off in Afghanistan's eastern Logar province, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported on Saturday.
Kashmir: Search operation underway after brief gunfight in Pulwama
Mar 18, 2023, at 06:17 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A search operation is underway in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district after militants and forces exchanged fire in the early hours on Saturday, officials said.
Funding drought forces UN food agency to cut rations in Afghanistan
Mar 18, 2023, at 06:08 pm
New York: The UN food agency in Afghanistan announced on Friday that a lack of funds has forced deep cuts to life-saving assistance in March for at least four million people.