Daily Archives: December 21, 2024
Yunus, Pak PM meet in Cairo, discuss 1971 issues
DHAKA: Bangladesh has asked Pakistan to settle the issues of 1971 to help Dhaka move forward with its relationship with Islamabad “once...
PM Modi embarks on historic visit to Kuwait after 43 years
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarked on a two-day visit to Kuwait on Saturday.
This is the first...
Amid Ambedkar row, Houses adjourn sine die within minutes
NEW DELHI: The tumultuous winter session of Parliament was adjourned sine die on Friday as the ruling BJP and the Congress-led opposition...
NIA conducts raids in 5 states to probe revival attempts by naxal outfit
NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday searched multiple locations in five states including Punjab and Haryana in connection with...
French Prez faces anger over cyclone response in Mayotte
MIRERENI: French President Emmanuel Macron faced widespread frustration and anger from residents of Mayotte during his visit to the Indian Ocean archipelago,...
Trump wants EU to buy more US fuel or face tariffs
WASHINGTON: US President-elect Donald Trump said on Friday that the European Union, already the biggest buyer of US energy, should step up...
Biden waives 55K more edu loans worth $4.2 bn
WASHINGTON: The Biden administration is cancelling federal student loans for another 55,000 workers through an existing programme known as Public Service Loan...
US envoys in Syria; first visit post Assad
ANKARA: The first US diplomats to visit Syria since President Bashar Assad’s ouster earlier this month are now in Damascus to hold...
Pak ballistic missile programme threat to US: White House
WASHINGTON: Asserting that Pakistan developing sophisticated missile technology will give it the capability to strike targets well beyond South Asia, including in...
Five kids among 77 Gazans killed
GAZA: Gaza officials say 77 people have died in the past 24 hours The Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip said Friday...