Pakistani TikToker arrested on blasphemy charges
Mar 22, 2025, at 07:08 pm
Pakistani police have arrested a Tiktoker on allegations of blasphemy from the country's Muzaffargarh district, media reports said.
Mar 22, 2025, at 06:13 pm
Iceland's Minister for Education and Children’s Affairs, Asthildur Loa Thorsdottir, has resigned from her position after admitting that she had a relationship with a 15-year-old which resulted in the birth of her child more than 30 years ago.
Donald Trump revokes security clearances of ex-Vice President Kamala Harris, others
Mar 22, 2025, at 06:07 pm
US President Donald Trump has revoked the security clearances of former US Vice-President and political rival Kamala Harris former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and several members of the Biden administration.
IHCNBT urges Narendra Modi to confer Bharat Ratna on Dalai Lama
Mar 22, 2025, at 06:06 pm
The Indian Himalayan Council of Nalanda Buddhist Tradition (IHCNBT) has unanimously urged PM Narendra Modi to confer Bharat Ratna on the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama.
Israel says Hamas Military Intelligence chief Osama Tabash eliminated
Mar 22, 2025, at 10:25 am
The Israel Defense Forces on Saturday said Hamas's Military Intelligence chief Osama Tabash was killed during an airstrike on the Gaza Strip.
London: Heathrow Airport resumes operation after substation fire causes power disruption
Mar 22, 2025, at 09:35 am
London's Heathrow Airport has resumed operation after an 18-hour shutdown due to power loss caused by a nearby substation fire that triggered massive disruption in the city.
'Our hope is we can rebuild ties': India after Mark Carney replaces Justin Trudeau as Canada PM
Mar 22, 2025, at 12:48 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Days after Mark Carney replaced Justin Trudeau as Canada's Prime Minister, India Friday blamed the latter for "the downturn in India-Canada relations" owing to the "licence given to extremists" in the country.
Mar 22, 2025, at 12:17 am
Washington DC/IBNS: US President Donald Trump Friday announced that his administration has awarded Boeing with a major contract to develop a high-tech next-generation F-47 fighter plane for the Air Force.
UN reports record high 8938 migrants died in 2024
Mar 21, 2025, at 10:48 pm
At least 8,938 migrants died worldwide in 2024, making it the deadliest year on record, according to new data collected by the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Mar 21, 2025, at 07:28 pm
The US Department of State has expressed concern over the growing violence against minorities, especially Hindus, in Bangladesh.
Mar 21, 2025, at 07:27 pm
Afghanistan's Taliban administration has freed American national George Glezmann after staying in captivity in the war-torn South Asian country for over two years.
Ukrainians tortured, raped, executed by Russian captors, hears Human Rights Council
Mar 21, 2025, at 06:01 pm
The Human Rights Council on Wednesday heard gruesome testimony of torture, rape and execution of Ukrainian detainees and soldiers allegedly committed by Russian forces, as a high-level independent probe into Russia’s full-scale invasion delivered its latest mandated report in Geneva.
London fire that caused massive power outages, forced Heathrow to close, brought under control
Mar 21, 2025, at 03:19 pm
The London Fire Brigade on Friday said the blaze at an electric substation in the city that forced Heathrow Airport to close and disrupted flight service has been brought under control.
Bangladesh interim government not planning to ban Sheikh Hasina's Awami League
Mar 21, 2025, at 02:45 pm
Bangladesh interim government chief Muhammad Yunus on Thursday said his administration is not planning to ban ousted former PM Sheikh Hasina's Awami League.
Indian researcher Badar Khan Suri won't be deported from US over alleged Hamas link, orders judge
Mar 21, 2025, at 02:08 pm
Washington DC/IBNS: A judge in the United States on Thursday ordered against the deportation of Indian researcher Badar Khan Suri, who has been arrested in the country over his alleged link to Palestinian terror group Hamas, media reports said.
Donald Trump signs order to start dismantling US Education Department
Mar 21, 2025, at 12:10 pm
Washington DC/IBNS: US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an order to facilitate dismantling of the US Education Department, in a step towards fulfilling the conservatives' long-standing demand to free schools from the federal government, media reports said.
Massive fire breaks out at London electric substation, Heathrow Airport closed
Mar 21, 2025, at 10:39 am
London's Heathrow Airport was shut down till midnight on Friday after a massive fire broke out at a nearby substation which supplies electricity to it.
Mar 21, 2025, at 01:21 am
Finland has maintained its rank as the happiest country in the world for the eighth consecutive year, as per the latest annual World Happiness Report.
Indian researcher in US detained, faces deportation over alleged link to Hamas
Mar 20, 2025, at 11:29 am
Washington DC/IBNS: An Indian student has been detained and subjected to deportation in the United States over an alleged link to the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas as the Trump administration's effort to deport pro-Palestine activists intensifies, media reports said.
Donald Trump will back Volodymyr Zelenskyy get more air defence from Europe: White House
Mar 20, 2025, at 12:46 am
Washington DC/IBNS: US President Donald Trump has pledged to support Ukraine with more air defence equipment from Europe as Kyiv's forces battle Russia, the White House said Wednesday.
Always feel at home, says Tulsi Gabbard on India visit
Mar 20, 2025, at 12:11 am
US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has expressed her deep admiration for India and described it as a nation where she “always feels at home.”
Bangladesh: Security officials arrest Rohingya armed group commander Ataullah Abu Ammar Jununi
Mar 19, 2025, at 05:13 pm
Bangladeshi security officials have arrested the top leader of a Rohingya insurgent group on charges of illegally entering, sabotaging and terrorist activities in the South Asian nation which is facing political instability since the exit of former PM Sheikh Hasina on August 5 last year.
No future for any separatism, says ex-Australian PM Tony Abbott on Khalistani extremism
Mar 19, 2025, at 04:34 pm
Former Australian PM Tony Abbott said there is no future for any kind of separatism in the world and people who are unhappy with the status quo should work within the system to make it better.
Mar 19, 2025, at 04:06 pm
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who is long seen as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's strongest political rival, was arrested on Wednesday as part of the country's corruption investigation.
Mar 19, 2025, at 01:51 pm
The White House on Wednesday said US President Donald Trump kept the 'promise' of ensuring the return of astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Williams back to Earth after remaining stuck in space for nine months.
Mar 19, 2025, at 09:43 am
Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has claimed his SpaceX had approached former President Joe Biden-led government to bring back Sunita Williams and Butch Williams from space but the offer was rejected due to 'political reasons'.
In call with Trump, Putin agrees to halt strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure for 30 days
Mar 19, 2025, at 01:40 am
President Vladimir Putin Tuesday backed Donald Trump's idea of halting strikes on energy infrastructure by Russia and Ukraine for 30 days and gave such an order to the military after a long phone call with the US President.
'Return to fighting in Gaza fully coordinated with Washington': Israel tells media
Mar 19, 2025, at 01:01 am
The Israeli government spokesperson David Mencer Tuesday said that the country's return to fighting in Gaza had been "fully coordinated with Washington", media reports said.
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin discuss ways to end Ukraine war in a two-hour call
Mar 18, 2025, at 11:56 pm
Washington DC/Moscow: Nearly three weeks after a disastrous meeting with Ukraine's President Zelenskyy at the White House, US President Donald Trump Tuesday called his Russian counterpart in a fresh attempt to resolve the conflict.
Pakistan: Grenade lobbed in senior police official's residence in Balochistan, 5 injured
Mar 18, 2025, at 06:08 pm
At least five people, including children, were injured after grenades were lobbed at the house of a senior police official located in Pakistan's Balochistan region on Monday, media reports said.