Category: International

New Delhi, Apr 22: Amidst the ongoing tussle between the Tihar jail administration and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the party sources have claimed that the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal wrote a letter to Tihar Jail Superintendent in which he expressed his concern over the jail administration’s statements on the issue of insulin and AIIMS […]

Saudi Arabia’s mega futuristic project “The Line” reportedly gets cut short by 98.6%, The Cradle reported. As per a report by Bloomberg, the $500 billion Neom linear city is being scaled down to 2.4 kilometres with less than 30,000 residents. Before, The Line, as part of Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman’s (MBS) 2030 vision, was […]

Tel Aviv: Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has denounced a reported move by US to issue sanctions against the Netzah Yehuda battalion of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The sanctions, according to reports, are for alleged human rights violations committed against Palestinians in the West Bank by the battalion’s soldiers. There are reports that the […]

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, hailed the country’s armed forces for their “success” in his first public remarks since Tehran launched a massive drone and missile attack on Israel last week. Meeting with senior Iranian military commanders Sunday, Khamenei praised the armed forces for their “success in recent events.” He was referring to Iran’s […]

Polls have colsed in the Maldives where voters have cast their ballots in a parliamentary election crucial for President Mohamed Muizzu, who has taken a pro-China stand and turned the archipelago nation away from longtime ally India since coming to power last September. The elections on Sunday were keenly watched by India and China as […]

Three of the companies sanctioned are located in China, while one is located in the Belarus The United States has imposed sanctions on four companies allegedly supplying parts for Pakistan’s ballistic missile programme. “Today, we are designating four entities pursuant to Executive Order 13382, which targets proliferators of weapons of mass destruction and their means […]

Pakistan on Saturday rubbished the “political use” of export control after the US announced imposing sanctions against commercial entities on allegations of links to Islamabad’s ballistic missile programme. Addressing a press briefing, FO spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said: “Such listings of commercial entities have taken place in the past as well on allegations of links […]

WASHINGTON: The U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday passed with bipartisan support a four-part, $95 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, putting the long-beleaguered legislation on track for enactment following a long, difficult path through Congress. The legislation includes $60 billion for Kyiv’s ongoing war against Moscow’s invasion, as well as $26 […]

Barbados announced its decision Friday to officially recognize Palestine as a state – the 11th Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member to do it. “How can we say we want a two-state solution if we do not recognise Palestine as a State,” Foreign Minister Kerrie Symmonds said in a statement. Symmonds said the decision does not affect […]

New Delhi: The first phase of voting for the 18th Lok Sabha elections were held in 21 states and Union territories on April 19. Nearly 64% voter turnout was recorded pm across the states. Seats in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, […]