07-09-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: India’s Supreme Court concluded its hearing on Tuesday on petitions challenging New Delhi’s 2019 imposition of direct rule in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), a snap decision that led to protests, mass arrests and strong condemnation from Pakistan. On 5th …

07-09-2023 TRIPOLI: Outside the headquarters of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, about 150 Sudanese men, women and children have been camped out since July. They spend the nights out in the open, sleeping on the dry dirt as cars swish by, after …

07-09-2023 WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has decided to wear a mask indoors and while meeting people as a precaution as the First Lady contracted COVID-19, according to the White House, as questions have emerged about his international travel to India for the G20 summit. The coronavirus infection in Jill …

07-09-2023 LONDON: The UK government is likely to declare the Russian mercenary group Wagner a terrorist organization, making it illegal to be a part of or support the group. According to a draft order that will be presented to parliament, Wagner’s assets will be designated as terrorist property and seized …

07-09-2023 OTTAWA/ ONTARIO: A Canadian man who allegedly killed a Muslim family from Pakistan when he drove his car into the four victims in London, Ontario, has pleaded not guilty, BBC reported on Wednesday. The same family’s three generations were out for a stroll in 2021 when 22-year-old Nathaniel Veltman …

Proud boys’ leader jailed for 22 years in Capitol riots case 07-09-2023 WASHINGTON: A United States judge has sentenced Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the far-right Proud Boys group, to 22 years in prison for his role in the US Capitol riot on January 6, 2021. US District Judge …

Hyderabad Sep 6 (Press Note): Thousands of Zaireen from neighboring states and districts of Hyderabad have arrived in the city to participate in the mourning rituals of Arbayeen-e-Imaam Hussaina.s to mark the 40th day Chehlum of Shohda-e-Karbala (Arbayeen). A procession will be taken out on 20th Safar-Al-Muzaffar 1445 (H) corresponding …

06-09-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: The Narendra Modi-led government is considering renaming India as “Bharat” and a resolution in this regard is likely to be tabled in the country’s parliament soon, according to Indian media reports. The proposal to rename India as “Bharat” may be tabled by the …

06-09-2023 DAMASCUS: Dozens of people are said to have been killed during days of clashes between a US-backed, Kurdish-led militia and Arab tribal fighters in Syria. The fighting erupted after the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) arrested the head of a tribal militia backed by Arab clans with which it worked …

06-09-2023 PARIS: French public schools have sent dozens of girls home for refusing to remove their abayas, long, loose-fitting robes worn by some Muslim women and girls – on the first day of the school year, according to Education Minister Gabriel Attal. Defying a ban on the garment seen as …