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23-08-2022 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI: Indian police detained a state lawmaker from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party on Tuesday on suspicion of “promoting enmity in the name of religion” after Muslim groups demanded his arrest for his comments about the Holy Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). The detention of T Raja …

23-08-2022 By SJA Jafri + Agencies KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s top court has upheld former Prime Minister Najib Razak’s conviction and 12-year jail sentence for corruption in the 1MDB financial scandal. Prosecutors say some $4.5bn was stolen from 1MDB state fund, which was co-founded in 2009 when Najib was the prime …

23-08-2022 UNITED NATIONS: Members of the United Nations Security Council remain divided over whether to exempt some of Afghanistan’s Taliban officials from a travel ban, diplomatic sources said. Under a 2011 Security Council resolution, 135 Taliban leaders are subject to a sanctions regime that includes asset freezes and travel bans. …

23-08-2022 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ BENGALURU: India’s e-commerce companies are adding delivery personnel at a rapid pace, fearing a labour shortage might cause them to lose out in one of the biggest annual shopping seasons that begins in earnest next month. The moves come amid a tightening job …

23-08-2022 WASHINGTON: Washington denied suggestions it is stalling a potential agreement to resurrect the Iran nuclear deal after a “final” draft was circulated, but said outstanding questions remain. “The notion that we have delayed this negotiation in any way is just not true,” said State Department spokesman Ned Price. After …

23-08-2022 MEXICO CITY: A New Mexico grand jury on Monday charged Muhammad Syed, an Afghan refugee, with the murder of a third Muslim man in ambush shootings that have shaken the immigrant community in the state’s largest city. Cell phone evidence allowed prosecutors to link Syed, 51, to the August …

22-08-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD/ KARACHI/ LAHORE: The Pakistani police have charged Imran Khan under anti-terror law, authorities said on Monday, days after the former prime minister attacked the police and a judicial officer at a huge rally in the capital, Islamabad. The police case comes a …

22-08-2022 TEHRAN: Iran has reached such a high level of expertise in the defense industry that major world powers are willing to acquire its achievements, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri said. In a message congratulating the defense minister on the National Defense …

22-08-2022 BERLIN: According to an analysis, more than 44 countries will face extreme water scarcity by 2040, reported Sofia News Agency. Prof. Dr Yannis Maniatis and his doctorate students at the Institute for the Economic Research University of Bonn, Germany studied data and reached the conclusion. They believe that the …

22-08-2022 LONDON: From her engagement to Prince Charles as a shy teenager to her roles as doting mother, humanitarian and global celebrity, Diana’s turbulent 36-year life still captivates people around the world. Young, beautiful and fun, she seemed refreshingly informal when she married the heir to the throne in 1981 …