19-04-2025 UNITED NATIONS/ KABUL: Half a million weapons obtained by the Taliban in Afghanistan have been lost, sold or smuggled to militant groups, sources told media with the UN believing that some have fallen into the hands of al-Qaeda affiliates. The Taliban took control of around one million weapons and …

19-04-2025 CAIRO/ GAZA STRIP: Hamas has formally rejected Israel’s latest ceasefire offer, saying it is prepared to immediately negotiate a deal that would see the release of all remaining hostages in return for an end to the war and the release of Palestinian prisoners. In a video statement, Hamas’ chief …

Kothagudem’April 18:Is the Congress government in the State unlikely to deliver the promise of giving 10 gram gold as part of Kalyana Lakshmi/Shadi Mubarak scheme? Congress ally CPI’s Kothagudem MLA Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao says so. It might be noted that the Congress in its election manifesto in Assembly elections promised …

New Delhi’ April 18 :Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday praised the Dawoodi Bohra community for their significant contribution in shaping the Waqf (Amendment) Act, saying their involvement extended to even the smallest technical details — “even down to commas and full stops.” PM Modi also lauded Dawoodi Bohra spiritual …

Aasha Khosa New Delhi’April 18:The Waqf Amendment Act, 2025, marks a new beginning for the Pasmanda Muslims as it was for the first time in the history of democratic India that the community’s views were sought on an issue concerning Muslims. Dr. Faiyaz Ahmad Fyzie, the well-known Pasmanda Muslim activist, …

18-04-2025 CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS: The US government has threatened to ban Harvard University from enrolling foreign students after the institution said it would not bow to demands from President Donald Trump’s administration and was hit with a funding freeze. The White House has demanded the oldest university in the US make …

18-04-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ WASHINGTON: US upland cotton exports to India have risen in the past few months fueled by global tariff conflicts, declining American prices and rising demand in the South Asian country, industry experts said. Exports to India from February to April jumped to 155,260 …

18-04-2025 TEHRAN: Iran has confirmed that its next round of nuclear talks with the United States this weekend will be held in Rome after earlier confusion over where the negotiations would be conducted. Wednesday’s announcement on Iranian state television came as Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian formally approved the resignation of …

18-04-2025 GAZA STRIP: Medical sources told media that at least 35 people have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since early on Wednesday, and more devastating strikes have been reported in recent hours. The United Nations said an estimated 500,000 people have been “newly displaced or uprooted once more” …

18-04-2025 LONDON/ CAMBRIDGE: Scientists have found new but tentative evidence that a faraway world orbiting another star may be home to life. A Cambridge team studying the atmosphere of a planet called K2-18b has detected signs of molecules which on Earth are only produced by simple organisms. This is the …