12-07-2023 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India has decided to hold hearings on a set of petitions against the abrogation of Article 370, which provides Indian Illegally Occupied Kashmir (IIOJK) a special status, on a daily basis from August 2, local media reported on Tuesday. On August …

12-07-2023 KATHMANDU: At least six people have lost their lives including five Mexicans in a helicopter crash Tuesday, according to the officials in Nepal, adding that bodies have been retrieved, starting the investigation. Civil aviation regulator said that the cause of the crash near Likku, which is just northeast of …

12-07-2023 LONDON: The BBC presenter at the heart of the “sex pics” scandal has made a significant move by hiring a top law firm, The Daily Telegraph reported, as the controversy sparks global outcry. The BBC star has reportedly hired a specialist privacy and media lawyers at a renowned law …

11-07-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ CHURACHANDPUR: Bawla (name changed) and more than a dozen other residents of Langza village in India’s northeastern state of Manipur are keeping a watch as the sound of gunfire closes in on the group. As the day breaks and they start moving to …

11-07-2023 WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has ruled out the possibility of an imminent agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia for the normalization of ties between the two countries. In an interview with CNN on Sunday, Biden said Tel Aviv and Riyadh “are a long way from a normalization agreement” …

11-07-2023 LONDON: Cable News Network (CNN), a US-based broadcaster, is being sued by its former reporter for racial discrimination and unfair dismissal after she was severely injured while on assignment in Israel. The reporter, British-Pakistani Saima Mohsin, was left disabled following an accident when she was reporting from Jerusalem on …

11-07-2023 MADRID: Walking Borders, a migrant aid group, reported that approximately 300 individuals in route from Senegal to Spain’s Canary Islands on three migrant boats went missing on Sunday. Helena Maleno of Walking Borders told Reuters that two boats with one carrying at least 65 people and another between 50 …

11-07-2023 BEIJING: A stabbing rampage in a kindergarten in the Chinese province of Guangdong left at least six people dead and one injured, authorities said Monday, sparking fears about the safety of children’s schools. The 25-year-old suspect with surname Wi was arrested and authorities have started an investigation into the …

11-07-2023 BEIJING: A stabbing rampage in a kindergarten in the Chinese province of Guangdong left at least six people dead and one injured, authorities said Monday, sparking fears about the safety of children’s schools. The 25-year-old suspect with surname Wi was arrested and authorities have started an investigation into the …

11-07-2023 NEW YORK: Flash flood warnings were issued for New York City overnight, with officials asking residents of basement apartments to move to a higher floor and for all New Yorkers to stay off roads. Heavy rainfall, the city said in a statement, could be dangerous for low-lying areas and …