27-01-2021 Bureau Report RIYADH/KARACHI: A specialized team of Arab men under a supervisor cleaned the Holy Kaaba’s roof in a record 40 minutes, the management of the Masjid al-Haram, or the Great Mosque of Makkah in Saudi Arabia, stated on Tuesday. In a message posted on Twitter, the Masjid al-Haram’s management …

27-01-2021 JERUSALEM/ TEHRAN/ WASHINGTON: Israel’s top general warned attack plans against Iran were being revised and said any US return to the 2015 nuclear accord with Tehran would be “wrong”. Israeli Lieutenant-General Aviv Kochavi made the remarks on Tuesday in an address to Tel Aviv University’s Institute for National Security …

27-01-2021 LONDON/ NEW YORK/ NEW DELHI: The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide has passed 100 million. The bleak milestone was reached on Tuesday, according to Johns Hopkins University data, just more than a year after the first case was reported in Wuhan, China. During the past 12 months, the …

26-01-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report SYDNEY: Dozens of people have been arrested for breaking COVID rules protesting against the culturally sensitive Australia Day holiday. At least fifty-two arrests were made in Sydney at a rally attended by around 2,000 people, despite rules limiting the numbers allowed to gather …

26-01-2021 By SJA Jafri KARACHI: Prof Dr Rehan Azmi, world-renown poet of mourning literature has passed away in Karachi. He was 63 years old. According to his family, Dr Azmi had been ill for a long time. They said he was rushed to a private hospital in Karachi where his …

Recognising the outstanding contribution in the service of the nation, one NIA official has been awarded the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service and five NIA officials have been awarded Police Medal for Meritorious Service. Vinod Kumar KS, Head Constable of NIA, has been awarded the President’s Police Medal for …

India’s military might, cultural diversity, social and economic progress were  on display during the   Republic Day celebrations at the majestic Rajpath. Thirty-two tableaux, 17 from States and Union Territories, nine from various Ministries or Departments and Paramilitary Forces and six from the Ministry of Defence were rolled down the …

Nation is celebrating  its 72nd Republic Day today. The main function was held at Rajpath in the National Capital where President Ram Nath Kovind took the salute of the parade. During the function, indigenously-developed Main Battle Tank of the Indian Army, T-90 Bhishma, Infantry Combat Vehicle BMP II, Brahmos Weapon …

25-01-2021 Bureau Report + Agencies CANBERRA/WELLINGTON: Australia has suspended a travel bubble with New Zealand after its first COVID case in months was confirmed to be the South African variant. The infected patient had served 14-days in quarantine and tested negative twice before developing symptoms later. Travellers coming from New …

25-01-2021 Bureau Report + Agencies BEIJING/ NEW DELHI: The stand-off between Indian and Chinese troops seems far from over as troops from both countries once again clashed at the Naku La area in northern Sikkim, as soldiers from both sides sustained injuries. The confrontation, according to Indian media reports, took …