05-11-2021 NEW DELHI: India’s national capital, Delhi, woke up to grey skies as air quality dipped to hazardous levels following the festival of Diwali. Despite a ban, people across the city burst firecrackers late into Thursday night, worsening pollution levels. Vehicular and industrial emissions, dust and weather patterns make Delhi …

05-11-2021 KHARTOUM: Sudan’s military leader has agreed with the United States on the need to speed up the formation of a new government after he ordered the release of four ministers of the now-deposed government, Sudan’s state-run news agency reported. General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan’s office released a statement on Thursday …

05-11-2021 Bureau Report HOBART/ CANBERRA/ KABUL: Australia has postponed a first-ever cricket Test match against Afghanistan, amid fears the Taliban group has banned women from playing the sport. Cricket authorities said on Friday that it had decided the inaugural men’s Test match, to be played in the Australian city of …

05-11-2021 WASHINGTON: A Washington resident killed his daughter’s boyfriend by stuffing him in the back of a trunk and repeatedly stabbing him, after finding out that he had sold her to a sex trafficking ring for $1,000. Police have arrested the man, John Eisenman, who has been charged with first-degree …

05-11-2021 LONDON/ NEW DELHI: Britain celebrates the life and legacy of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi as it unveiled a new commemorative coin to mark Diwali on Thursday. The special coin, available in gold and silver, features an image of India’s national flower, the lotus, and one of Gandhi’s most …

05-11-2021 LONDON: Britain on Thursday approved the use of Merck’s antiviral pill to treat patients suffering from mild to moderate COVID-19, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) announced. “Today is a historic day for our country, as the UK is now the first country in the world to …

04-11-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ KARACHI/ ISLAMABAD: The supreme leader of the Taliban warned on Thursday against the danger of turncoats and infiltrators in the movement that has taken charge of Afghanistan. Reflecting the seriousness of the threat, the reclusive Haibatullah Akhundzada issued a rare …

04-11-2021 BRUSSELS: Nuclear talks between world powers and Tehran on reviving the Iran nuclear deal will resume in Vienna on November 29, the EU said in a statement Wednesday. “The Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) will convene in a physical format on 29 November in …

04-11-2021 LONDON/ NEW DELHI/ ISLAMABAD: Pawandeep Rajan, Arunita Kanjilal, Mohammad Danish and Sayli Kamble are currently touring the UK as part of their Magnificent Four UK tour and famed young Pakistani twin artists, Haroon and Sharoon, joined the young Indian artists at the Wembley SSE for a powerful performance. The …

04-11-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies THE HAGUE/ KARACHI: The People’s Tribunal has begun hearings in The Hague to bring to light the murder of journalists and other crimes against them and to punish the perpetrators responsible for the crimes committed against them. Violence against journalists is …