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US State Secy Blinken to meet China’s Wang Yi at Munich Security Conference: Report

February 17, 2024

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Munich Security Conference, the US State Department said, as cited by Japan’s Kyodo news agency. The planned meeting on the sidelines of the security conference (February 16-18) is part of efforts to increase high-level...

Insaf street show today in Pakistan

February 17, 2024

Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has announced protests across the country on Saturday against what it called widespread rigging in the general elections. In a recent post on social media platform X, PTI has called for protests against “the unprecedented, massive, brazen rigging in...

Ukraine attacks Russia’s naval fleet, sinks third warship in Black Sea

February 16, 2024

In a setback for the Russian black sea naval fleet, Ukraine claimed that it sank another Russian warship in a sea drone attack off the coast of Crimea on Wednesday, CNN reported. According to the report, Russia’s landing ship Caesar Kunikov was attacked with ‘MAGURA” V5 drones that punctured “critical...

Indian-origin elderly motel owner shot dead in US

February 16, 2024

A 76-year-old Indian-origin motel owner was shot dead by a customer in the US state of Alabama following an altercation over a room, the latest in a string of tragedies to shock the community in the country. Pravin Raojibhai Patel, who owned Hillcrest Motel in Sheffield, was shot dead last...

Taiwan increased defence spending by 24% in 2023 amid growing Chinese threat

February 16, 2024

Taiwan’s defence spending jumped by 24.2 per cent in 2023 compared to the year prior, according to an annual global military report by the London-based think tank International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) released on Tuesday, Taiwan News reported. According to the report, IISS’ Military Balance report also found that...

PPP leaders announce coalition with Balochistan amid protests

February 16, 2024

Amidst protests against alleged election rigging across the nation, leaders of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and the winning candidates from Balochistan’s national and provincial assembly seats jointly declared the formation of a coalition government, reported by Dawn. They stated that the coalition government would be led by the Jiyala...

Imran’s party nominates Omar Ayub as PM candidate

February 16, 2024

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday nominated its secretary general Omar Ayub Khan as the party nominee for the post of prime minister, Geo News reported. This comes after Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif has nominated his brother, Shehbaz Sharif, for the position of Pakistan Prime Minister. He has...

Israeli airstrikes kill 10 Lebanese civilians in a single day

February 16, 2024

The civilian death toll from two Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon has risen to 10, Lebanese state media reported Thursday, making the previous day the deadliest one in more than four months of cross-border exchanges. The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has vowed to retaliate for the strikes, which hit in the...

India, Qatar to chart ‘futuristic roadmap’

February 16, 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a meeting with Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and discussed ways to chart a “futuristic roadmap” to strengthen the partnership between both nations. Both leaders deliberated to bolster bilateral relations on a wide range of issues and also exchanged...

Indian lecturer wins compensation over race discrimination case against UK university

February 15, 2024

An Indian lecturer who had earlier won her case of discrimination on the grounds of race against the University of Portsmouth has been awarded over GBP 450,000 as compensation by an Employment Tribunal in England. Dr Kajal Sharma had won her case back in December 2022 after an Employment Tribunal...

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