New ‘ February 7: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders gathered at party chief Arvind Kejriwal’s residence on Friday for a meeting ahead of the results of the Delhi Assembly elections, scheduled for tomorrow. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s Kalkaji candidate Atishi and Patparganj candidate Awadh Ojha were among those who …

07-02-2025 GAZA STRIP/ KHAN UOUNIS: Leaning on a wooden cane, 72-year-old Fathi Abu al-Saeed navigates the rubble-strewn streets of Khan Younis’s al-Katiba neighborhood, a daily ritual since he returned from displacement in the coastal region of al-Mawasi following the January 19 Gaza ceasefire. Carefully stepping over debris left by 15 …

07-02-2025 BERLIN: Activist groups have sued Elon Musk’s social media platform X in a Berlin court, accusing it of breaking European law by not giving them the information they need to track disinformation online ahead of Germany’s Feb. 23 national election. The two groups, the Society for Civil Rights (GFF) …

07-02-2025 LISBON: Rahim al-Hussaini, 53, has been named the new Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of millions of Ismaili Muslims, after the death of his father, the Ismaili community has announced. The Aga Khan V, the 50th hereditary imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, was designated in his father’s will …

07-02-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ PRAYAGRAJ: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took holy dips in sacred river waters in the northern city of Prayagraj on Wednesday as he joined millions of people at the Maha Kumbh Mela, a week after dozens died in a stampede at the event. Authorities said …

07-02-2025 FIRA: A strong earthquake has been recorded between the Greek islands of Amorgos and Santorini, after days of consecutive tremors in the area. More than 11,000 people have already left Santorini with around 7,000 departing by ferry and 4,000 people leaving by air. The quake followed two smaller tremors …

07-02-2025 UNITED NATIONS/ WASHINGTON: Donald Trump’s proposal for a US takeover of Gaza was met with anger and blunt rejection from regional allies, delight from Israel’s far right and a warning against “ethnic cleansing” from the head of the UN. The secretary general, Antonio Guterres, planned to tell a UN …

07-02-2025 UNITED NATIONS/ KINSHASA: More than 100 female prisoners were raped and then burned alive during a jailbreak in the Congolese city of Goma, according to the UN. Hundreds of prisoners broke out of Munzenze prison last Monday, after fighters from the M23 rebel group began to take over the …

06-02-2025 LONDON/ MIDDLESBROUGH: In the middle of last year, Shazia Noor Ghani’s phone was a relentless barrage of anxiety, fear, and heartbreak. A mother of three, she found herself at the centre of a desperate crisis, managing a hotline that was inundated with calls from terrified Muslim women in Middlesbrough, …

New Delhi’, February 6: On Wednesday, Opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) staged a protest demanding a discussion in Parliament regarding the recent deportation of over 100 Indian nationals from the United States. Several MPs, including Amritsar MP Gurujit Singh Aujla, joined the protest while sporting handcuffs, symbolizing the inhumane treatment …