03-10-2023 CAIRO/ ISMAILIA: As many as 38 people were injured after a horrifying fire broke out and quickly engulfed a police headquarters in the Egyptian city of Ismailia on Monday, according to security sources. So far, no deaths have been reported, but soldiers are always present at the building, and …
Read More »India row after LGBTQ couple marry in Sikh temple
02-10-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ BATHINDA: While India waits for the Supreme Court’s verdict on legalizing same-sex marriage, an LGBTQ couple’s recent wedding in the northern state of Punjab has made headlines and also created controversy. Dimple, 27 who uses the pronoun he and Manisha, 21, married in …
Read More »Pro-China candidate wins Maldives presidency vote
02-10-2023 MALE: A pro-China candidate has won presidential elections in the Maldives, defeating an incumbent who had strengthened relations with India. President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih accepted defeat in the run-off poll, congratulating his rival Mohamed Muizzu who won 54% of the vote. Muizzu, mayor of the capital Male, campaigned with …
Read More »Trump mocks Biden over his confused acts on stage
02-10-2023 SACRAMENTO: Donald Trump criticized US President Joe Biden in an unusual way mimicking his acts where he was spotted several times confounded on a stage during public events and bizarre exits, calling him unfit for the top post in the country in his speech at the California Republican Party …
Read More »Afghan embassy suspends operations in India
02-10-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ NEW DELHI/ ISLAMABAD: More than two years after the Taliban took control of Kabul following the fall of the Western-backed government, the Afghan embassy in India officially shut down on Sunday. Most foreign nations, including India, do not recognize Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government as the …
Read More »‘Terrorists’ carry out attack in heart of Ankara
02-10-2023 ANKARA: Two terrorists carried out a bomb attack on Sunday outside the ministry buildings in Ankara with one of them blowing himself up while the other was “neutralized” by authorities, the Turkish interior minister said. Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said two police officers were slightly injured during the …
Read More »Canada-India ties important despite row: PM Trudeau
01-10-2023 OTTAWA/ NEW DELHI: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said his country is serious about building closer ties with India despite an ongoing diplomatic row. His latest remarks come at a time when ties between the two countries are at an all-time low. Tensions flared up when Trudeau on …
Read More »European countries record hottest-ever September
01-10-2023 VIENNA/ BERLIN/ PARIS/ European countries, including Austria, France, Germany, Poland, and Switzerland, have experienced record-breaking temperatures in September, adding to the growing list of extreme weather events fueled by climate change. This alarming trend comes in a year that experts predict will be the warmest in human history as …
Read More »US-Saudi defence pact tied to Israel deal
01-10-2023 RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is determined to secure a military pact requiring the United States to defend the kingdom in return for opening ties with Israel and will not hold up a deal even if Israel does not offer major concessions to Palestinians in their bid for statehood, three regional …
Read More »Indian ambassador to UK denied entry to Glasgow Gurdwara
01-10-2023 ALBERT, GLASGOW: Amid ongoing diplomatic tensions between Canada and India over the murder of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, an Indian envoy was denied entry to Gurdwara Albert in Glasgow on Friday. There has been a ban on Indian officials from visiting Gurdwaras in their official capacity after Canadian …
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