29-10-2023 LONDON/ DUABI/ ISLAMABAD: The moon passed through part of Earth’s shadow in a partial lunar eclipse on Saturday and was visible to potentially millions of stargazers across the Eastern Hemisphere, providing an early skygazing treat just days before Halloween. The October 28 partial lunar eclipse, the last of four …

29-10-2023 CANBERRA/ BEIJING: Australia has returned to Beijing three historical artefacts that were smuggled out of China. A dinosaur fossil that is more than 100 million years old and two Tang Dynasty figurines were handed to Chinese officials in Canberra. Police working at the Australian border had seized the items …

29-10-2023 TEHRAN: A teenage Iranian girl who fell into a coma after an alleged altercation with morality police earlier this month has died, state media and activists say. Armita Geravand, 16, collapsed after boarding a Tehran metro train on 1 October. Activists accused morality police of assaulting her for not …

29-10-2023 JERUSALEM: The near-total telecommunications blackout in Gaza amid Israel’s ongoing bombardment of the Palestinian territory risks providing cover for mass atrocities, the NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Friday. Internet access and the phone network were completely cut across the Gaza Strip on Friday, nearly three weeks after Israel …

29-10-2023 LEWISTON, MAINE: The man suspected of killing 18 people and wounding 13 in a shooting rampage in Lewiston, Maine, was found dead of a likely self-inflicted gunshot wound on Friday, ending a 48-hour manhunt that followed the most lethal episode of gun violence in the state’s history. The body …

29-10-2023 VANCOUVER, CANADA: Dr Bakhshish Singh Sandhu, Council of Khalistan’s president, has asserted that the assassination of Canadian Citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar has ignited unwavering support for Khalistan’s independence within the Sikh community. Ahead of the Khalistan Referendum voting on Sunday, here at Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara, Dr Bakhshish Singh …

29-10-2023 TEL AVIV: Israeli fighter jets struck 150 “underground targets” in northern Gaza during an intense night of raids, the army said Saturday, three weeks after the deadliest attack in the country’s history. A military statement said the sites hit included “terror tunnels, underground combat spaces and additional underground infrastructure. …

29-10-2023 MADRID: An independent commission in Spain has estimated that over 200,000 minors have been sexually abused by the Roman Catholic clergy since 1940, with over 0.6% of Spain’s adult population (around 39 million people) reporting suffering sexual abuse by clergy during their childhood. When lay members’ abuse is included, …

New Delhi Oct 28 ‘23: The Centre has notified a Minimum Export Price of 800 US dollars per Metric Ton on onion export to maintain its domestic availability. This will be in effect from the 29th of October to the 31st of December this year. Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and …

New Delhi”oct 28′ 23:Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India is making stupendous growth in every sector which is creating new job opportunities for the youth. He said, creation of employment opportunities for the youth is an important part of the nation-building process. The Prime Minister on Saturday distributed …