08-06-2021 By SJA Jafri + Agencies OTTAWA/ CITY OF LONDON: Police in the Canadian province of Ontario say a driver intentionally struck a Pakistani family because they were Muslim, killing four people and seriously injuring a nine-year-old boy in what has been denounced as an “act of unspeakable hatred” and …
Read More »FAMDENT BESTOWED DR. NILOFAR ZAIDI WITH SPECIAL JURY RAO MEMORIAL AWARD OF THE YEAR:
Hyderabad June 8 (PMI): The Famdent Excellence in Dentistry Awards (FEDA) recognize the highest standards of excellence in the Dental profession, honoring individuals in respective fields for their outstanding achievement. These Awards have been conceptualized to honoring stalwarts and enhancing the level of Dentistry in India. Dr. Syeda Nilofar Zaidi …
Read More »Taliban demand ‘remorse’ from fearful Afghan interpreters
07-06-2021 Bureau Report KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: The Taliban said Monday that Afghans who worked with foreign forces in the past had nothing to fear once international troops leave, as long as they show “remorse.” America and NATO forces are continuing to pull out, after US President Joe Biden set Sept. 11 …
Read More »India reopens major cities as COVID hits two-month low
07-06-2021 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Key Indian cities re-opened for business on Monday, with long queues for buses in the financial hub of Mumbai while traffic returned to the roads of New Delhi after a devastating second wave of coronavirus that killed hundreds of thousands. The 100,636 new infections of …
Read More »Israeli police bar right-wing march through Jerusalem’s Old City
07-06-2021 JERUSALEM/ GAZA CITY: Right-wing pro-settler Israeli groups have scrapped a controversial march that was to take place this week in Jerusalem after police refused to authorize it, arguing that neither the format nor the timing of the event was suitable given the current levels of tension in Israel. The …
Read More »Dozens killed as two trains collide in Pakistan
07-06-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report KARACHI/ DHARKI: At least 40 people have been killed and more than 120 injured after a train collision near the southern Pakistani town of Dharki, officials say, with rescue work still under way to find survivors trapped in the debris. The collision took …
Read More »Anti-vaccination protesters arrested in Melbourne
06-06-2021 Bureau Report MELBOURNE: Several anti-vaccination protesters were arrested after staging small demonstrations in Melbourne’s CBD today. The series of planned rallies outside of vaccination hubs failed to draw big crowds. About two dozen people were at a rally outside of Flinders Street Station where some were arrested for refusing …
Read More »Iran’s presidential candidates clash amid disqualification row
06-06-2021 TEHRAN: Seven candidates qualified to run in Iran’s June 18 presidential election have gone head-to-head in a televised debate, as controversy over the disqualification of other hopefuls persists. Saturday’s three-hour event focused on the economy, which has taken a big hit in the past three years under United States …
Read More »Israel releases Al Jazeera journalist after hours-long arrest
06-06-2021 SHEIKH JARRAH/ JERUSALEM: Al Jazeera Arabic journalist Givara Budeiri has been released from custody several hours after she was arrested by Israeli police while covering a demonstration in the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah. Israeli police assaulted the Doha-based media network’s Jerusalem correspondent while arresting her on …
Read More »Trump returning to stage as he flirts with 2024 run
06-06-2021 WASHINGTON: Banished from social networks but no less influential among the Republican faithful, Donald Trump was set to return to the stage Saturday for his first speech in months as he flirts ever more openly with a new presidential run in 2024. “I understand the place will be packed, …
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