'Russian forces wipe out an entire Ukraine city' |
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New Delhi | Monday, 2022 2:45:09 AM IST |
Russian forces have 'completely destroyed' the eastern Ukrainian town of Volnovakha following a days-long bombing campaign - but fighting continues for territory there to prevent a Russian encirclement as citizens refuse to accept Moscow's rule, Daily Mai ... read.. |
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Many Russian warplanes fire missiles from inside Russian airspace |
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New Delhi | Sunday, 2022 4:15:09 AM IST |
Russian warplanes are flying about 20 times more missions than their Ukrainian counterparts, though many never enter Ukrainian territory and simply lob long-range missiles from inside Russian airspace, an US official said, Defense One reported. ... read.. |
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Russia hits back with export bans |
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New Delhi | Friday, 2022 4:45:09 AM IST |
Russia has hit back at western sanctions for invading Ukraine by imposing export bans on a string of products until the end of 2022, BBC reported. ... read.. |
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Moscow's forces move within a few miles of Kiev outskirts |
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New Delhi | Friday, 2022 1:15:09 AM IST |
The battle for Kiev is already underway as Russian tanks push to within just a few miles of the city outskirts, analysts and witnesses have said, though initial assaults to the west and east of the capital were repelled as Vladimir Putin's forces face a l ... read.. |
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EU tells citizens to lower heating |
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New Delhi | Thursday, 2022 5:15:10 AM IST |
The European Union's (EU) High Representative for Foreign Policy Josep Borrell has asked citizens to turn down the heating in their homes, as one way for the bloc to cut its dependence on Russian gas amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. ... read.. |
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Russia wants more talks with Ukraine: Kremlin |
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Moscow | Thursday, 2022 4:15:09 AM IST |
Moscow is interested in holding the next rounds of peace talks with Kiev as soon as Ukrainian negotiators are ready, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday. ... read.. |
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Egyptian, Russian presidents discuss Ukraine situation |
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Cairo/Moscow | Thursday, 2022 4:15:09 AM IST |
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi stressed dialogue and diplomatic efforts to solve the Russia-Ukraine crisis in a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, the Egyptian presidency said in a statement. ... read.. |
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Maritime security key focus at Colombo Security Conclave |
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New Delhi | Thursday, 2022 3:45:09 AM IST |
The two-day Colombo Security Conclave of National Security Advisors (NSAs) from six nations - India, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Mauritius, Bangladesh, and Seychelles -- began in the Maldives on Wednesday, with maritime security in the region the prime focus ... read.. |
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Russia's isolation leads to collapse of ruble |
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New Delhi | Thursday, 2022 2:15:09 AM IST |
Russia has banned its citizens from buying US dollars, completing the isolation of an economy that once had ambitions to join the global club of financial powers, CNN reported. ... read.. |
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Indian students evacuated from Sumy leave for Poland |
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New Delhi | Thursday, 2022 1:45:09 AM IST |
Government officials here said that the Indian students, who were evacuated from Sumy in Ukraine and transported to Poltava on Tuesday, have boarded a special train to reach Lviv from where they will be crossing over to Poland on Wednesday. ... read.. |
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Europe could now face something worse than stagflation |
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New Delhi | Wednesday, 2022 4:15:09 AM IST |
Western sanctions imposed following Russia's invasion of Ukraine have caused global energy prices to spike and consumer confidence to plummet in Europe. Russia is being cut off from Western financial markets, CNN reported. ... read.. |
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US slated to ban Russian oil imports |
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New Delhi | Wednesday, 2022 3:15:09 AM IST |
US President Joe Biden is poised to announce a ban on Russian oil imports to 'punish' the country for invading Ukraine, BBC reported. ... read.. |
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Colombo Archbishop urges UNHRC to probe Easter Sunday attack |
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Colombo | Tuesday, 2022 2:15:09 AM IST |
Colombo Archbishop Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith on Monday urged United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to intervene to ensure impartial probe on 2019 Easter Sunday attack which church leader claimed 'a grand political plot'. ... read.. |
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Peshawar mosque suicide blast toll rises to 56 |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2022 3:15:09 AM IST |
A suicide blast inside a Shia mosque shook Peshawar's Kocha Risaldar area on Friday, with officials saying that at least 56 people were killed and 194 were injured, Dawn reported. ... read.. |
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Maha ATS busts Bangladeshi human trafficking racket, 4 nabbed (Lead) |
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Mumbai | Tuesday, 2022 4:15:08 AM IST |
The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has cracked a human trafficking racket involving Bangladeshis immigrants entering India illegally and going to Mumbai or other cities with the help of forged travel and other official documents, officials said he ... read.. |
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UAE plans to buy L-15 aircraft from China |
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New Delhi | Thursday, 2022 2:15:09 AM IST |
The UAE Ministry of Defense has said that it plans to buy 12 L-15 aircraft from China, state news agency WAM said on Wednesday, Al Arabiya reported. ... read.. |
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China media claims J-10C fighter jets to upgrade Pak defence industry |
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New Delhi | Tuesday, 2022 1:45:09 AM IST |
The recent surfacing of images of the J-10C fighter jets with the marking of the Pakistan Air Force on social media seems to have verified a widely-circulated hearsay that Pakistan ordered advanced J-10C fighter jets from China, Chinese state media report ... read.. |
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Pak govt slammed for 'policy of appeasement' towards terror outfits |
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New Delhi | Tuesday, 2022 6:15:08 PM IST |
The Pakistan opposition in the Senate slammed the Imran Khan government for what it called "a policy of appeasement" towards terrorist outfits, noting that talks with those who challenged writ of the state had emboldened and encouraged such actors, Dawn r ... read.. |
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Taliban meets representatives of US, 7 other nations in Oslo |
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Oslo/Kabul | Tuesday, 2022 2:45:08 PM IST |
A visiting Taliban delegation and representatives of the US and seven other nations and region held talks in Oslo which mainly focused on Afghanistan's economy, humanitarian aid to the war-torn country, security and healthcare, according to media reports. ... read.. |
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B'desh marks Mass Uprising Day |
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Dhaka | Monday, 2022 6:45:08 PM IST |
Bangladesh on Monday commemorated the Mass Uprising Day which marks the climax of the movement of the people of the then East Pakistan for autonomy in 1969 that eventually led to the Independence War and emergence of the country in 1971. ... read.. |
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Imran Khan seems to have accepted defeat: Maryam Nawaz |
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New Delhi | Monday, 2022 6:15:09 PM IST |
Maryam Nawaz, Vice President of the opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), has said that Prime Minister Imran Khans talk about leaving power are just false claims and he should go home, The News reported. ... read.. |
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UN, HRW demand inquiry into missing Afghan activists |
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Kabul | Monday, 2022 3:45:08 PM IST |
The UN and the Human Rights Watch (HRW) have demanded the immediate launch of an inquiry into the disappearance of two Afghan activists, who were reportedly abducted from their homes, the media reported. ... read.. |
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Taliban delegation meets Afghan civil society members in Norway |
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Kabul | Monday, 2022 3:15:08 PM IST |
A visiting Taliban delegation led by acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi met a group of Afghan civil society members in Oslo, during which the two sides reportedly agreed to work together for the betterment of the war-torn nation, according to media ... read.. |
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High schools for girls to reopen in March: Taliban |
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Kabul | Monday, 2022 3:15:08 PM IST |
Afghanistan's Taliban-led government has announced that high schools for girls, which have remained closed since the August 2021 takeover of the country, will reopen in March, according to media reports. ... read.. |
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7 Afghan civilians killed in minibus blast |
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Kabul | Sunday, 2022 8:15:07 PM IST |
At least seven civilians, including four women, were killed and nine others injured when a bomb blast hit a minibus in Herat city, capital of Afghanistan's western Herat province, an official said. ... read.. |
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Taliban delegation in Oslo faces protests by Afghans |
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New Delhi | Sunday, 2022 6:15:08 PM IST |
A number of Afghans based in Norway protested against the visit of a high-ranking Taliban delegation led by acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi to Oslo, saying that they (Taliban) do not represent us. ... read.. |
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Rising inflation, Covid make people more vulnerable in Nepal |
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Kathmandu | Sunday, 2022 3:15:08 PM IST |
Many families in Nepal are struggling due to reduced job opportunities and growing inflation amid the Covid-19 pandemic, which is still continuing unabated and has increased the single-day cases to more than 10,000 in the past few days. ... read.. |
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Pak using 80% substandard Covid kits |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2022 8:45:07 PM IST |
The majority of Covid-19 testing in Pakistan may be yielding inaccurate results, according to a health expert who reported that nearly 80 per cent of imported testing kits were of substandard quality. ... read.. |
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Pakistan oppn slams campaign for installing presidential system |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2022 5:45:08 PM IST |
Opposition lawmakers in Pakistan have sounded alarm over the ongoing chatter and calls for replacing the countrys parliamentary democratic system with a presidential system, demanding a debate on the matter in the National Assembly, Express Tribune report ... read.. |
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European Union opens Embassy in Kabul |
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Kabul | Saturday, 2022 2:45:07 PM IST |
The Taliban-led government's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has announced that the European UNion (EU) has opened an Embassy for a "permanent presence" in Kabul and has "practically commenced operations". ... read.. |
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Taliban delegation to travel to Norway |
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Kabul | Saturday, 2022 2:15:07 PM IST |
A high-ranking delegation of the Taliban-led Afghan government will embark on a trip to Norway on Saturday where they will discuss important issues with Norwegian officials, envoys from the US and the European Union (EU), as well as some influential Afgha ... read.. |
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Who will be the next Pak Army chief? |
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New Delhi | Friday, 2022 8:15:08 PM IST |
In November this year, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will have to make some important decisions, including choosing the country's new Chief of Army Staff (COAS), as well as the Chairman Joint Chief of Staff Committee (CJCSC). ... read.. |
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Over 90% students in Pakistan weak in maths, science |
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New Delhi | Friday, 2022 6:45:08 PM IST |
More than 90 per cent of primary and lower-secondary students in Pakistan have only a weak or basic understanding of the mathematics and science they are required to learn, according to a nationwide study conducted by faculty at the Aga Khan Universitys I ... read.. |
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UN sends $32 mn in cash to Afghanistan |
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Kabul | Friday, 2022 2:15:07 PM IST |
Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB), the central bank of the country, has announced that the UN has sent $32 million in cash to the war-torn nation as part of the world body's humanitarian aid assistance, the media reported. ... read.. |
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B'deshi actress's husband confesses to her murder |
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Dhaka | Thursday, 2022 6:45:08 PM IST |
The husband of Bangladeshi actress Raima Islam Shimu, whose dismembered body was found on the outskirts of Dhaka, has confessed to murdering her, a top police official said here. ... read.. |
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UN to ask $8bn from donors for Afghan crisis |
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Kabul | Thursday, 2022 2:45:07 PM IST |
Deborah Lyons, the UN's top envoy in Afghanistan, announced that the world body will ask $8 billion from donors as aid to help the war-torn nation amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis, the media reported. ... read.. |
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Half a million Afghans unemployed since Taliban takeover |
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Kabul | Thursday, 2022 2:45:07 PM IST |
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has announced that half a million people in Afghanistan have lost their jobs since the Taliban took over the country last August, adding that women have suffered the most, the media report. ... read.. |
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Islamabad HC asks Imran, cabinet to take action against ex-Navy chief |
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New Delhi | Tuesday, 2022 9:15:07 PM IST |
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has directed the Additional Attorney General (AAG) to ensure that its directives for the demolition of the Navy Sailing Club and the initiation of criminal proceedings against former Navy chief Admiral (retd) Zafar Mahmood A ... read.. |
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