07-08-2023 By SJA Jafri KARACHI/ NAWABSHAH: At least 22 people have been killed after a train travelling from the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi to Abbottabad derailed in the city of Nawabshah in Sindh province, according to the country’s railways minister. “This is quite a big accident. Rescue teams …

06-08-2023 RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s embassy in Lebanon urged its citizens to leave the country as soon as possible, and to avoid approaching areas where there have been armed clashes. In a statement posted late Friday on X, formerly known as Twitter, the embassy warned Saudi citizens not to visit areas …

06-08-2023 LONDON: The surface temperature of the world’s oceans has hit its highest ever level as climate breakdown from burning fossil fuels causes the oceans to heat. Global average daily sea surface temperatures (SST) hit 20.96C this week, breaking the record of 20.95C reached in 2016, according to the Copernicus …

06-08-2023 LONDON/ DERBYSHIRE: A UK-based curry restaurant owner has been sentenced to 18 months imprisonment for fraud involving a £50,000 COVID-19 bounce-back loan. To secure the maximum loan amount in May 2020, Syed Hussain dishonestly claimed that his restaurant’s turnover was £200,000. The actual turnover, as per filed accounts, was …

06-08-2023 HOUSTON: Women in Texas with serious pregnancy complications will be temporarily exempted from the southern US state’s abortion ban, a judge has ruled. Judge Jessica Mangrum said there was a lack of clarity in the legislation, siding with women and doctors who had sued Texas over the ban in …

06-08-2023 BEIJING: As the flooding emergency in western Beijing turned deadlier at the beginning of this week, taking out bridges, washing away dozens of cars at a time, and wreaking havoc on the city, the decision was made to divert the raging waters. The effect was almost immediate. The pressure …

05-08-2023 By SJA Jafri ISLAMABAD/ KARACHI: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has been given a three-year jail sentence over corruption allegations. Khan was found guilty of not declaring money earned from selling gifts he received in office. He denies the charges and says he will appeal. After the verdict, …

HYDERABAD”5 Agust 2023:“Salaries of Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) employees will be much better than what they are drawing in the Corporation after their absorption into the Government,” said the Telangana Government on Saturday in response to the clarification sought by Governor Dr Tamilsai Soundarrajan. A copy of the …

HYDERABAD’05 Agust 2023: Parents of a class 8 girl student created havoc at a school in Attapur after finding out that a physical education teacher had been harassing their daughter. A PET teacher identified as Vishnu of SR Digi School in Attapur reportedly harassed a class eight student of the …

Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: “Tomato King” Ramesh Pangal, a farmer in the north Indian state of Haryana, had a good yield despite a heatwave that began earlier than usual this summer. By May, the tomatoes he had grown on 21 hectares (52 acres) after taking a loan of …