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India records 18,346 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, lowest daily count in 209 days | 'Ghoulish epicaricacy': Shashi Tharoor slams 'witch-hunting' over Aryan Khan's arrest | Will investigate offshore dealings leaked by 'Pandora Papers': Centre | Prominent Indians including Sachin Tendulkar, Anil Ambani named in Pandora Papers' leak | Drug case: SRK's son Aryan Khan taken to court a day after arrest | Lakhimpur incident: Govt, police lost moral ground, says Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra | India records 20,799 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours | Priyanka Gandhi Vadra detained in Sitapur, authorities ban entry of politicians in Lakhimpur | Uttar Pradesh: 2 die as violence breaks out during farmers' protest in Lakhimpur Kheri | India registers 22,842 new COVID infections in last 24 hrs, active cases lowest in more than 6 months

Protest in Balochistan over detention of students for agitating in demand for internet

Jun 30, 2020, at 12:12 am

Quetta: Local workers of Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) and Baloch Students Organization Pajjar (BSO-Pajjar) protested in Dalbandin against the detention of agitating students by the Quetta Police last week.

Virtual celebration of Toronto Pride Parade 2020

Jun 29, 2020, at 11:52 pm

Toronto/IBNS: Toronto’s weekend 2020 Pride parade of June 28  was held online for the first time after several decades due to COVID-19 pandemic, media reports said.

Hong Kong police to deploy up to 4,000 officers due to possible protests : Reports

Jun 29, 2020, at 11:36 pm

Beijing/Sputnik: Police in Hong Kong intend to deploy up to 4,000 officers to the streets on July 1 in anticipation of possible protests over banned pro-democracy march, local media reported on Monday.

Bangladesh Defence Secretary dies of Covid-19

Jun 29, 2020, at 05:18 pm

Dhaka/UNI:  Bangladesh Defence Secretary, Abdullah Al Mohsin Chowdhury has died of COVID-19 on Monday morning.

35 migrants rescued, 4 missing off Turkey's Aegean coast

Jun 29, 2020, at 05:17 pm

Istanbul/Xinhua: The Turkish coast guard on Monday rescued 35 illegal immigrants off Turkey's Aegean coast, while four others went missing, the force said in a statement.

Bangladesh launch capsize: 30 body recovered Buriganga

Jun 29, 2020, at 05:07 pm

Dhaka/UNI: Bodies of 30 people were recovered after a launch named 'Morning Bird' with more than 50 passengers on board capsized in Buriganga adjacent to Shymbazar area in Old Dhaka on Monday morning.

Ferry capsizes in Dhaka, 25 bodies recovered

Jun 29, 2020, at 04:10 pm

Dhaka/UNI: At least 25 people drowned and several were missing after a ferry carrying around 100 passengers capsized in Buriganga river adjacent to Dhaka’s Shyambazar on Monday morning.

Afghanistan: Bomb blast leaves six killed in Helmand

Jun 29, 2020, at 03:58 pm

Kabul/IBNS: A roadside mine blast in Afghanistan's  southern Helmand province on Sunday left at least six civilians killed, media reports said on Monday.

Afghanistan: Mortar shell attack leaves 10 people killed

Jun 29, 2020, at 03:40 pm

Kabul/IBNS: A mortar shell landed in a  busy market in Sangin district of Afghanistan which left at least 10 people killed, media reports said.

Pakistan: 4 militants, 5 security personnel killed in terror attack in Karachi

Jun 29, 2020, at 03:33 pm

Islamabad/Xinhua: Four militants and five security personnel were killed in a terrorist attack on the Pakistan Stock Exchange building in southern port city of Karachi on Monday, police said.

Pakistan: Terrorists attack Karachi Stock Exchange building, multiple casualties reported

Jun 29, 2020, at 01:51 pm

Karachi/IBNS: In an yet another terrorist attack in the South Asian country, four gunmen attacked the Stock Exchange building in Pakistan's Karachi leaving several dead on Monday, media reports said.

Pakistan: Gunmen attack Karachi Stock Exchange building, two killed

Jun 29, 2020, at 11:58 am

Karachi/IBNS: At least two people were killed as gunmen attacked the Stock Exchange building in Karachi, Pakistan on Monday.

Police brutality: People stage protest in Peshawar

Jun 29, 2020, at 10:25 am

Peshawar: Days after a video surfaced on social media where alleged Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police officials could be seen abusing and stripping a man naked while filming the ordeal, Pakistani city of Peshawar witnessed protests over the incident on Friday.

European Union, US agree to launch dialogue on China, CCP threat: Pompeo

Jun 29, 2020, at 10:01 am

Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said the United States and the European Union have agreed to launch a dialogue on China to address the threat of the Chinese Communist Party.

New Law: Ex- UN human rights chief demands for Hong Kong special envoy

Jun 29, 2020, at 09:49 am

Geneva: Hong Kong is witnessing protests in recent times as China is gearing up to impose its national security law on the city, making the United Nations’ former human rights chief and eight former U.N. special envoys to urge the body’s secretary-general to appoint a special envoy on the region.

Hong Kong police bans major protest on security law, organizers say

Jun 29, 2020, at 09:34 am

Hong Kong: Organizers have said Hong Kong police on Saturday banned a major demonstration against China's planned national security law for the city  on the ground of following social distancing and previous unrest measures.

Britain must act against China's intention to destroy Hong Kong's autonomy: UK MP Stewart McDonald

Jun 29, 2020, at 09:27 am

London: United Kingdom MP Stewart McDonald has asked the UK government to act against the Chinese government's intention to destroy  Hong Kong’s autonomy.

MQM leader urges world leaders to take note of Pakistan PM Imran Khan referring Osama Bin Laden a 'martyr'

Jun 29, 2020, at 09:17 am

London: Muttahidda Qaumi Movement's (MQM) leader Altaf Hussain has urged world leaders to take serious note of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's declaration of slain ex-Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden as a martyr.

Nine militants killed during clashes in Afghan province of Paktia: Police Spokesman

Jun 29, 2020, at 08:56 am

Kabul/Sputnik: Nine militants have been killed and five others were wounded during armed clashes in the eastern Afghan province of Paktia, Hayatullah Nizami Ahmadzai, a spokesman for the provincial police force, said on Sunday.

California closing bars as coronavirus infection spreads: Governor Newsom

Jun 29, 2020, at 08:51 am

Moscow/Sputnik: Bars in the US state of California are being closed amid a rise in the number of coronavirus cases, Governor Gavin Newsom has announced.

Donald Trump retweets video of supporter yelling 'white power', deletes later

Jun 29, 2020, at 08:36 am

Washington/UNI: US President Donald Trump on Monday retweeted a video of one of his supporters chanting "white power" in a pro-Trump rally in Florida.

Coronavirus: Bangladesh records 3,809 new cases

Jun 28, 2020, at 10:13 pm

Dhaka:  Bangladesh registered 3,809 fresh COVID-19 cases in last 24 hrs, raising the nation's total tally to 1,37,787 on Sunday.

UN experts call for decisive measures to protect fundamental freedoms in China  

Jun 28, 2020, at 08:28 pm

Geneva: UN independent experts have repeatedly communicated with the Government of the People’s Republic of China their alarm regarding the repression of fundamental freedoms in China. 

Shooting at Walmart distribution centre leaves 2 dead, 4 injured in California

Jun 28, 2020, at 07:34 pm

Washington/Sputnik: Two people are dead and four injured following a shooting at a Walmart distribution center in Red Bluff, California on Sunday, The New York Times reports.

Hundreds gather for Peaceful Protest to Demand $1Bln Cuts to New York Police Budget

Jun 28, 2020, at 06:49 pm

New York/Sputnik: Up to 1,000 protesters have been on an action in front of the New York City Hall for several days now, demanding that authorities deduct at least $1 billion from police budget in the next fiscal year and re-stream the funds to the Black community needs, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Sunday.

At least 5 Taliban members killed in blast in southeastern Afghan Paktia province - Police

Jun 28, 2020, at 06:31 pm

Kabul/Sputnik: At least five members of the Taliban group have been killed in a blast in Afghanistan's southeastern province of Paktia, the local police said on Sunday.

Afghanistan: Two die as explosion rocks Kabul city 

Jun 28, 2020, at 05:46 pm

Kabul/IBNS: At least two people, including a woman, were killed as an explosion rocked Kabul city in Afghanistan on Sunday.

Breonna Taylor demonstration: One shot dead in protest in US Kentucky

Jun 28, 2020, at 04:29 pm

Washington/Xinhua: One person was killed and another injured on Saturday night in a shooting incident during a protest in the US city of Louisville, Kentucky, local authorities said.

US puts Pakistan on the ‘Tier 2 Watch List’ on its trafficking scale

Jun 28, 2020, at 03:59 pm

Washington: Stating that the Government of Pakistan does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking, the US downgraded the south Asian country to  the ‘Tier 2 Watch List’ on the country trafficking scale.

Shooting at Walmart distribution centre leaves 2 dead, 4 injured in California

Jun 28, 2020, at 08:16 am

Washington, June 28 (Sputnik) Two people are dead and four injured following a shooting at a Walmart distribution center in Red Bluff, California on Sunday, media reports said.