25-05-2022 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ SRINAGAR: A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in the Indian capital New Delhi has sentenced iconic Kashmiri pro-independence leader Yasin Malik to life imprisonment in “terror” funding case. Malik, one of Indian-administered Kashmir’s prominent rebel leaders, is the chief of now banned …

25-05-2022 HOUSTON: As many as 14 schoolchildren and one teacher have been killed in a shooting at a primary school in the US state of Texas, Governor Greg Abbott said, in the latest mass shooting in the United States. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday afternoon, Abbott said an 18-year-old gunman …

25-05-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report KABUL/ ISLAMABAD/ KARACHI: Mahira* has become a familiar face on Afghan television, as viewers tune in every night to watch her present the news. Even during the most turbulent recent events, the 27-year-old journalist remained calm and composed as she reported on the …

25-05-2022 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ ISLAMABAD: The devastating heatwave that has baked India and Pakistan in recent months was made more likely by climate change and is a glimpse of the region’s future, says a study by international scientists. The World Weather Attribution group analysed historical weather data that suggested …

25-05-2022 ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Ankara is planning to launch a new military operation in Syria in an effort to link up two areas already under Turkish control, raising fears of renewed fighting on the Turkey-Syria border. Speaking following a cabinet meeting on Monday, Erdogan …

25-05-2022 WASHINGTON: There were 61 “active shooter” incidents in the United States in 2021, according to newly released FBI data, a 52 percent (%) increase from the previous year and the highest on record. Last year’s attack spread across 30 states, leaving 103 people dead and 140 wounded, the report …

Davos, Switzerland: 24 May-Telangana Minister for IT and Industries, K.T. Rama Rao met with Vasant Narasimhan, Chief Executive Officer, Novartis on the sidelines of World Economic Forum to discuss the growth witnessed by Novartis in Telangana and their expansion plans. Novartis is a Swiss multinational pharmaceutical corporation based in Basel, …

Srinagar:24 may- A Jammu and Kashmir policeman was killed, while his daughter was injured when terrorists opened fire in Srinagar on Tuesday. The attack took place in Anchar Soura area. The victim has been identified as Saifullah Qadri. He was a Jammu and Kashmir police officer. His seven-year-old daughter also …

A Delhi based Haryanvi singer went missing on May 11 and after 12 days, her body was found buried near a flyover in Rohtak district, Haryana. The singer was identified as Sangeeta who resides in Delhi. According to her family, she was last seen by the family on May 11. …

New Delhi’24 May-On 12 May 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave the nation the mantra of the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’. In his address to the nation, he said “the state of the world today teaches us that Atma Nirbhar Bharat is the only path. Prime Minister Narendra Modi focussed on …