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12-03-2022 By SJA Jafri + Agencies RIYADH/ TEHRAN/ DAMASCUS/ KARACHI: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Saturday put 81 people including 63 Shia Muslims to death in the largest mass execution in the kingdom modern history. Families and friends of victims and sources told Press media of India (PMI) that …

12-03-2022 Bureau Report SRINAGAR/ NEW DELHI/ ISLAMABAD: An army pilot was killed and his co-pilot was critically injured after their Cheetah helicopter crashed near the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir’s Gurez sector today. The helicopter was on its way to pick up a paramilitary soldier and evacuate him …

12-03-2022 KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: Deash also known Islamic State (IS) confirmed on Thursday the death of its leader Abu Ibrahim Al-hashemi Al-Quraishi and its spokesperson Abu Hamza Al-Quraishi, and announced Abu Al-Hassan Al-hashemi Al-Quraishi as its new chief. Quraishi, a religious scholar and soldier in former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein’s army …

12-03-2022 KYIV/ MOSCOW: Russian strikes have hit several cities, including Dnipro for what appears to be the first time. Emergency services in the east-central city said at least one person was killed in strikes that allegedly hit a kindergarten, residential building and shoe factory. Russian forces approaching Kyiv appear to …

12-03-2022 WASHINGTON/ MOSCOW/ KYIV: The United States (US) rejected Russian claims that it supports a bioweapons program in Ukraine, saying the allegations were a sign that Moscow could soon use the weapons themselves. “The Kremlin is intentionally spreading outright lies that the United States and Ukraine are conducting chemical and …

11-03-2022 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ ISLAMABAD: India said on Friday it accidentally fired a missile into Pakistan because of a “technical malfunction” during routine maintenance. “On 9 March 2022, in the course of a routine maintenance, a technical malfunction led to the accidental firing of a missile,” the Indian government …

11-03-2022 New York: The person who received a pig’s heart transplant passed away on Tuesday afternoon, months after going through the surgery. David Bennett, 57, had made headlines across the globe after he had his heart successfully replaced by a genetically-modified heart taken from a pig. However, Bennett passed away …

11-03-2022 OSLO/ COPENHAGEN: Xpeng has started taking pre-orders on its mass market P5 electric sedan in four European countries as the Chinese rival to Tesla continues its aggressive international expansion. The P5, which was first revealed nearly a year ago in China, can be reserved by customers in Denmark, the …

11-03-2022 MOSCOW/ KYIV: Talks between Russia and Ukraine have failed, with foreign ministers from both countries making no progress on a potential cease-fire agreement. The discussions came a day after Russian forces bombed a maternity hospital in Mariupol, an attack which Ukrainian authorities say killed three people, including one child. …

10-03-2022 Bureau Report KERALA/ NEW DELHI: A young girl selling balloons on the streets of Kerala, India, attained overnight fame after pictures of her went viral on social media when a photographer decided to carry out a professional photo-shoot for her. According to NDTV, the photographer, Arjun Krishnan, posted a …