Hyderabad’No 16 (PMI) Mir Firasath Ali Baqri has issued an urgent appeal to the Government of Saudi Arabia and the Ministry of Hajj & Umrah—through the Indian Embassy in Riyadh—seeking compassionate financial assistance for the families of the Umrah pilgrims who died in the tragic bus accident on the Mecca–Medina …

17-11-2025 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Reports + Agencies NEW DELHI/ DHAKA/ KARACHI: Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal has sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death for crimes against humanity over her government’s violent crackdown on student-led protests last year. The 78-year-old fugitive politician was on trial in absentia for …

17-11-2025 BEIJING: China has urged its citizens not to travel to Japan and summoned the country’s ambassador in Beijing over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments on Taiwan. China and Japan have been locked in an escalating war of words this week, set off by Takaichi’s suggestion that Japan could respond …

17-11-2025 DOHA: The Democratic Republic of Congo and the M23 rebel group signed on Saturday a framework agreement for a peace deal aimed at ending fighting in eastern Congo that has killed thousands of people and displaced hundreds of thousands more this year. The agreement was signed by representatives from …

17-11-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ BENGALURU: India put new privacy rules into force on Friday that will make Meta, Google, OpenAI and other companies minimize collection of personal data and give people more control over their information. The rules, akin to the broader goals of the European Union’s landmark GDPR …

17-11-2025 VATICAN CITY: The Vatican has handed back 62 Indigenous artefacts to Canada’s Catholic bishops, framing the move as “a concrete sign of dialogue, respect and fraternity” after years of pressure from Indigenous communities seeking the return of cultural heritage removed under colonial rule. The items were formally transferred on …

17-11-2025 TEHRAN: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has confirmed Western intelligence reports that it intercepted a Cyprus-registered tanker that transited through the Strait of Hormuz. The Marhsall Islands-flagged Talara was confiscated on Friday morning while carrying 30,000 tons of petrochemicals, Iran’s powerful military and political organization said in a …

17-11-2025 WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump says he would likely sue the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) next week for as much as $5bn after the British broadcaster admitted it wrongly edited a video of a speech he gave, but insisted there was no legal basis for his claim. “We …

17-11-2025 GAZA STRIP: The Palestinian Foreign Ministry thanked South Africa for allowing more than 150 Gaza residents into the country, after they initially faced entry issues due to missing documents and interview requirements. South Africa on Thursday granted a 90-day visa exemption for 153 Palestinians who arrived from Kenya to …

The Hyundai i20 car that exploded, killing 13 people, is registered under Rashid Ali’s name. New Delhi Nov 16 (PMI) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday, November 15, arrested Amir Rashid Ali, a Kashmiri student from Samboora village in Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir, in connection with the Red Fort …