Monthly Archives: August 2023
44K in 130 Punjab villages hit by flood, 9,000 shifted, Gurdaspur bears brunt
CHANDIGARH: While Punjab has received just 47.69 mm of rainfall in the past 24 hours, over 44,000 people from 130 villages, including...
National Green Tribunal had flagged Shimla’s vulnerability
NEW DELHI: Even as landslides hit Shimla killing more than 25 people, the Himachal Pradesh Government remains engaged in a legal battle...
Sikh man charged with stabbing 2 people at community event in London’s Southall
LONDON: A 25-year-old Sikh man has been charged in connection with the stabbing of two people during a community event in Southall,...
US court denies writ of habeas corpus filed by Tahawwur Rana
WASHINGTON: A US court has denied the writ of habeas corpus filed by Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana, paving the way for...
Attack in Nigeria kills 36 soldiers
ABUJA: At least 36 Nigerian soldiers were killed in the country’s northcentral region during an ambush by armed gangs and in the...
Saudi Arabia ties on right track: Iran
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia and Iran are making progress on mending ties, Iran's foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said after meeting with his Saudi...
135 held for attacks on 21 churches in Pakistan
LAHORE: Authorities in Pakistan have arrested around 135 people in connection with the unprecedented mob attack on 21 churches in Punjab province...
Will help Lanka address debt challenge: Beijing
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s largest bilateral creditor, China, has assured the island nation its help in effectively addressing the debt challenges as it...
Yasin Malik’s wife in new Pak cabinet
ISLAMABAD: An 18-member cabinet of Pakistan’s newly appointed caretaker PM Anwaarul Haq Kakar took oath on Thursday to run the cash-strapped country...
J&K Bank ATM guards protest in Srinagar, demand justice
SRINAGAR: The ATM guards of Jammu and Kashmir Bank here on Thursday staged a protest, demanding justice and job security.