Microsoft says it warned Bill Gates for flirtatious emails to female employee in 2008: Report
Oct 20, 2021, at 01:25 am
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates was warned against sending flirtatious e-mails to a female employee but the matter was dropped after he told them he would stop the act, the company revealed on October 18, according to media reports.
Oct 20, 2021, at 12:38 am
Beijing: China has appointed a Guangdong veteran and two Uygur cadres with significant security and development experience to the Xinjiang Communist Party committee, media reports said on Monday.
Japan strait: China, Russia warships pass through Tsugaru Strait
Oct 20, 2021, at 12:31 am
Analysts feel that the passage of 10 Chinese and Russian warships through a narrow strait in the north of Japan on Monday did not violate Japan’s territorial waters, but has exploited a loophole that’s set alarm bells ringing in Tokyo.
CCP appoints US sanctioned Xinjiang official Wang Junzheng as Tibet Unit chief
Oct 20, 2021, at 12:19 am
Beijing: The Chinese Communist Party has appointed Wang Junzheng, the senior official sanctioned by the United States, Britain, the European Union and Canada for his role in China’s far western Xinjiang region, as the Communist Party chief of the Tibet autonomous region, media reports said as quoted by the South China Morning Post.
Taiwan expresses concern over China testing hypersonic missiles, Beijing denies
Oct 20, 2021, at 12:11 am
Taiwan’s defense ministry has said it is monitoring China's suspected testing of hypersonic missiles.
Hoshab incident: Balochistan court suspends three officials including Kech Deputy Commissioner
Oct 20, 2021, at 12:00 am
Quetta: The Balochistan High Court (BHC) has suspended Kech Deputy Commissioner Hussain Jan, Assistant Commissioner Aqeel Ahmed and Naib Tehsildar Rasool Bakhsh over negligence in the Hoshab incident in which two children were killed a few days ago, media reports said.
US top envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad resigns, Tom West to take over
Oct 19, 2021, at 11:24 pm
Washington/UNI: The US’ top envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad has stepped down from his role, less than two months after the US’ chaotic withdrawal from Kabul.
Afghanistan: Malala Yousufzai urges Taliban to allow girls' education
Oct 19, 2021, at 11:13 pm
Islamabad/Kabul/London: Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai has urged the Taliban government of Afghanistan to lift their ban on girls' education in the country.
Bill And Melinda Gates' daughter Jennifer marries long-time boyfriend in fairytale wedding
Oct 19, 2021, at 11:11 pm
New York/IBNS: Jennifer Gates, daughter of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Melinda Ann French, married her long-time boyfriend Nayel Nassar at the Gates family farm in Westchester, New York last Saturday.
Delhi lawyer urges Bangladesh Supreme Court to order probe into attacks on Hindus
Oct 19, 2021, at 10:28 pm
New Delhi/UNI: A Delhi lawyer has urged the Supreme Court of Bangladesh to order a judicial probe into the attacks against Hindus and temples, and give a direction to the government to provide security for the minority community.
Church of Pakistan slams PM Imran Khan-led govt for rejecting draft bill on forced conversions
Oct 19, 2021, at 10:22 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The leaders of Church of Pakistan (CoP) have condemned the rejection of draft legislation against forced conversion by Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government as the decision was taken without taking the leadership of the religious minorities on board.
Oct 19, 2021, at 10:01 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday directed the country's home minister to initiate immediate actions against those who incited violence using religion across the nation during Durga Puja celebrations.
Next ISI chief will be announced this week: Pak Minister Fawad Chaudhary
Oct 19, 2021, at 09:04 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Amid the ongoing tussle between the Pakistan Army and Prime Minister Imran Khan over the appointment of the country next spymaster, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhary announced on Tuesday that the new Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) director general will be announced this week.
Oct 19, 2021, at 09:01 pm
Dhaka: Responding to the violent attacks on Hindu minority households and temples in Bangladesh during and after the Durga Puja, the country’s biggest Hindu festival, Amnesty International’s South Asia Campaigner, Saad Hammadi, said such incidents are symptomatic of the growing anti-minority sentiment in the country
Bangladesh communal violence: Police file 71 cases, arrest 450
Oct 19, 2021, at 07:09 pm
Dhaka/UNI: At least 71 cases have been filed and over 450 people arrested in connection with the attacks at Durga Puja venues, temples, Hindu homes and businesses and for spreading rumours on social media last week, said Bangladesh Police.
‘Sexism and misogyny’ heightened; women’s freedoms suppressed
Oct 19, 2021, at 05:54 pm
New York: Gender-based violence, hate speech and disinformation are being used extensively online and offline, to chill or kill women’s freedom of expression, an independent UN human rights expert told the General Assembly on Monday.
UN chief ‘deeply concerned’ at reported air strikes on Tigray capital
Oct 19, 2021, at 05:46 pm
New York: The United Nations has received alarming reports of aerial attacks in the residential areas of Tigray’s capital, Mekelle, on Monday morning local time.
Positive momentum in Central African Republic must be maintained
Oct 19, 2021, at 05:35 pm
New York: The announcement last week of a unilateral ceasefire in the Central African Republic is among recent positive steps in the country, the top UN official there told the Security Council on Monday, urging continued support for peace and reconciliation efforts.
UNHCR chief urges better support for 13 million 'exhausted' and displaced Syrian
Oct 19, 2021, at 05:23 pm
New York: UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has urged greater international support for the more than 13 million Syrians who’ve been displaced in the past 10 years.
FATF to meet on Thursday to decide on Pakistan's status
Oct 19, 2021, at 03:38 pm
Paris/UNI: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog, is set to meet on Thursday when it will decide whether to keep Pakistan on the grey list.
North Korea fires unidentified projectile towards East Sea: Reports
Oct 19, 2021, at 03:08 pm
Seoul: North Korea fired an unidentified projectile toward the East Sea on Tuesday, media reports said.
Attacks on Hindus must end in Bangladesh: UN
Oct 19, 2021, at 02:29 pm
Dhaka: UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh Mia Seppo on Monday said attacks on Hindu community of the country should stop.
Forged documents: Pakistan blacklists Chinese firm for a month
Oct 19, 2021, at 01:28 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's The National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) has blacklisted a Chinese firm and barred it from participating in all tenders/bidding process for a month, media reports said.
Time to decide now: Maryam Nawaz Sharif tells people asking them to help her oust PM Imran Khan
Oct 19, 2021, at 01:20 am
Seeking support to oust PM Imran Khan from power, PML-N Vice-President Maryam Nawaz has told the nation that the time for them to decide their future and to change their fate is "now".
Women must enjoy their constitutional rights: Pakistan's CJP
Oct 19, 2021, at 01:16 am
Islamabad: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Gulzar Ahmed has said women in the country should enjoy all rights guaranteed to them by the constitution of the land.
Sri Lanka to obtain USD 500 million loan from India to buy fuel: Report
Oct 19, 2021, at 01:05 am
Colombo: The Sri Lankan government has sought a loan facility of USD 500 Million from India to purchase fuel, media reports said on Monday.
Former-US Secretary of State Powell dies of Covid-19 complications: Family
Oct 19, 2021, at 12:28 am
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell died on Monday from coronavirus-related complications, his family said in a statement.
Pakistan: Blast outside Balochistan University leaves 1 cop dead
Oct 18, 2021, at 11:43 pm
Quetta: One policeman died and seven others were hurt as a blast occurred close to Balochistan University on Quetta's Sariab Road on Monday, media reports said.
Bangladesh: 20 detained over Rangpur arson attacks on Hindu homes
Oct 18, 2021, at 11:36 pm
Rangpur: Bangladesh police have detained 20 people for their connection to overnight arson attacks on Hindu homes in two Rangpur villages, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistani rupee hits all-time low figures against USD
Oct 18, 2021, at 11:02 pm
Islamabad: The US dollar continued to move up against the Pakistani rupee and reached a historic high during intra-day trading in the inter-bank market on Monday.