01 February, 2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies LONDON: The flags outside embassies have been lowered, the countdown clocks have stopped. The United Kingdom (UK)is no longer a member of the European Union (EU). The country’s 47 years of membership officially ceased at the stroke of 23:00 GMT (midnight Brussels time), …

President Ram Nath Kovind said abrogation of Article 370 and Article 35A related to Jammu and Kashmir, has paved way for equal development of the regions and people in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh have got rights on par with the rest of the country. He was addressing the joint …

31 January, 2020 By SJA Jafri CANBERRA: Authorities in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) have declared a state of emergency as massive bushfires rage south of Canberra. It is the worst fire threat to the territory in nearly two decades, officials said. The main blaze, in the territory’s south, is …

31 January, 2020 NEW YORK/ BEIJING: The World Health Organization declared the outbreak sparked by coronavirus in China as a global emergency on Thursday, after the number of cases spiked more than tenfold in a week, while the death toll rose to 213. This developed as China’s health commission reported on …

30 January, 2020 JERUSALEM/ WASHINGTON: The White House is pushing back against the publication of a book by former national security adviser John Bolton, citing security concerns. The National Security Council said the book had “top secret” details that must be removed, a claim Bolton rejects. A manuscript of the …

NEW DELHI: Popular badminton player and Olympic-bronze medalist Saina Nehwal has joined BJP on Wednesday at party headquarters in the presence of BJP National General Secretary Arun Singh. Nehwal’s sister Chandranshu also joined the BJP along with Saina. Haryana-born Saina Nehwal, 29, is a major acquisition for the party in the middle of …

New Delhi – Union Cabinet has approved the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020. The bill will amend the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971. It will be introduced in the budget session of the Parliament. Briefing media in New Delhi today, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said, for Medical …

29 January, 2020 KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: As many as 13 more Afghan Security Personnel were killed and several more injured after Taliban fighters attacked security checkpoints in northern Kunduz province, officials said on Wednesday. Eight soldiers and at least four policemen were injured in the overnight assault while three others were taken …

29 January, 2020 RAMALLAH/ WASHINGTON: Palestinians have dismissed US President Donald Trump’s new Middle East peace plan as a “conspiracy”. The plan envisages a Palestinian state and the recognition of Israeli sovereignty over West Bank settlements. Trump said Jerusalem would remain Israel’s “undivided” capital, but the Palestinian capital would “include areas …

29 January, 2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies KABUL/ WASHINGTON/ ISLAMABAD: The United States forces in Afghanistan have dropped a record number of bombs this year more than at any other time in at least 10 years, according to the US Air Force. The US has dropped 7,423 bombs on targets in …