21-05-2025 GAZA STRIP: Israeli forces bombard Gaza, killing at least 73 people since midnight, including attack on displacement shelter in Gaza City that killed 22, including children. The leaders of Canada, France and the UK threaten to take “concrete action” against Israel if it does not end its renewed offensive …

News Delhi/Haryana: Jyoti Malhotra, also known as Jyoti Rani, is a 33-year-old travel vlogger from Hisar, Haryana, India, who gained popularity through her YouTube channel “Travel with JO,” which has over 387,000 subscribers and 487 videos as of May 2025. She describes herself as a “Nomadic Leo Girl,” “Wanderer Haryanvi …

Poonch’may 20:Brigadier Mudit Mahajan, Commander of the Poonch Brigade, briefed the media on the Operation Sindoor, stating that Pakistan Army had suffered significant losses, not only in terms of “numbers” but also in morale and credibility. He said that Pakistan’s losses continue to grow with each passing day. Brigadier Mahajan …

New Delhi’May 20 (PMI) The Centre on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to confine the hearing on pleas challenging the validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act for passing interim orders to three issues, including the power to denotify properties declared as “waqf by courts, waqf-by-user or waqf by deed. A bench …

20-05-2025 MOSCOW/ WASHINGTON: Russia’s prosecutor general said on Monday it had banned human rights group Amnesty International Limited as an “undesirable organization”, accusing it of backing Ukraine against Russia. Founded in 1961 and headquartered in London, Amnesty International campaigns for human rights across the world, including on behalf of those …

20-05-2025 JERUSALEM/ KHAN YOUNIS: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has issued a major evacuation warning for southern Gaza, telling tens of thousands of residents in the area around the city of Khan Younis to leave. The IDF says it is preparing to launch an “unprecedented attack” against Hamas in the …

20-05-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI: Small Indian grocery shops and major online fashion retailers are boycotting Turkish products ranging from chocolates, coffee, jams and cosmetics to clothing amid growing anger at Turkey’s support for Pakistan in a confrontation with India. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan expressed public solidarity with Pakistan, …

20-05-2025 WASHINGTON: Former US President Joe Biden, 82, has been diagnosed with prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, a statement from his office said on Sunday. The discovery was made on Friday after he reported urinary symptoms which led doctors to find a small nodule on his prostate. …

20-05-2025 TEHRAN: Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned the United Kingdom’s charge d’affaires over what it called “suspicious and unwarranted” arrests of several Iranian nationals. The UK earlier this month accused several Iranian nationals of offences without offering evidence, wilfully refrained from informing Iran’s embassy in time, and prevented …

20-05-2025 VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo XIV has held “cordial” talks with US Vice-President JD Vance, according to the Vatican. It comes a day after Vance, a practicing Catholic joined other dignitaries and thousands of worshipers at the Pope’s inaugural mass on Sunday. After Pope Leo became the first American to …