Daily Archives: January 13, 2025
Chopper ride to singers’ performances: Maha Kumbh begins with holy dip at Sangam
LUCKNOW: The Maha Kumbh Mela commenced at Sangam the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers on Monday with more...
Maha Kumbh: ‘Happy to see Prayagraj abuzz’, says PM Modi
NEW DELHI: As Maha Kumbh began in the holy city of Prayagraj on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi described it as a...
Bangla raises border tensions with Indian envoy
DHAKA: Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Mohd Jashim Uddin on Sunday expressed his country’s “deep concern” over the recent border tensions during a meeting...
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf sets January 31 as deadline for judicial commission to probe May 9,...
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has set a deadline for the Pakistani government to establish an impartial judicial commission by January 31...
HMPV on decline in northern China, says health official
BEIJING: The rate of infections with the flu-like human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in northern China is declining, a health official said Sunday, amid...
Malala slams Afghan Taliban for instituting ‘gender apartheid’
ISLAMABAD: Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai on Sunday slammed the Afghan Taliban regime for instituting a system of “gender apartheid” against...
Yunus asks UK to probe graft charges against Hasina’s niece
DHAKA: Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has called for an investigation into the properties of British minister Tulip Siddiq and her family, indicating...
Trudeau urges US consumers to consider harm of Trump’s tariff threats
TORONTO: Canada's outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday suggested that US President-elect Donald Trump's remarks about Canada becoming America's “51st state”...
Indian-origin Anita Anand opts out of Canada PM race
NEW DELHI: Indian-origin Canadian Anita Anand has opted out of the race for being the next Prime Minister of Canada and, also,...
Los Angeles fires rage on, death toll rises to 24 as strong winds threaten...
LOS ANGELES: Firefighters scrambled on Sunday to make further progress against wildfires that have destroyed thousands of homes and killed 24 people...