Sunday, 21 Sep, 2025

International

Indians, Vietnamese, Tibetans and Taiwanese hold anti-China protest at Capitol Hill

Vietnamese Americans and members of the Tibetan community joined a group of Indian-origin Americans in 'America Protest Against Communist China' demonstration outside the Capitol Hill on Sunday (local time). Since the Galwan standoff between India and China, anti-China protests

Sericulture in J-K to get boost with new silk weaving factory in Samba

Sericulture in Jammu and Kashmir will get a boost with the newly established silk weaving and silk filatures factories at Bari Brahmana area of Samba district. These new facilities have been established with project cost of Rs 16.80 crore and Rs 6.64 crore respectively. Equipped with

India registers highest single-day spike of 66,999 coronavirus cases

India saw its Covid-19 tally jump by 66,999 new cases - highest single-day spike - on Thursday which pushed the number of cases to nearly 2.4 million. The country recorded 942 fresh fatalities in the last 24 hours, which pushed the death toll due to the disease to 47,033. The number

Thai King swears in cabinet, silent on demands for royal reform

Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn swore in a new cabinet on Wednesday (Aug 12), calling for "order and peace" but without mentioning recent anti-government student protests that have urged reforms of the powerful monarchy. The ceremony marked the king's first public

PoK activist Amjad Ayub Mirza observes first anniversary of scrapping Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir

A prominent Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) activist observed the first anniversary of Indian government's move of scrapping Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir last year by cutting tri-colour cake and releasing balloons. Feeling proud of the day, activist Dr Amjad Ayub Mirza from

Asia's largest tulip garden in Srinagar gets high-tech cold storage facility

With a new high-tech cold storage facility for safekeeping of delicate tulip bulbs, Srinagar’s world-famous Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip garden is ready for next season’s bloom. Situated on the foothills of the Zabarwan Range with an overview of Dal Lake, the garden is

Pakistan establishing diplomatic missions in African countries amid rising radical Islamic terrorism in Africa

Pakistan, a country that is known for being the epicentre of international terrorism is now involved in establishing diplomatic relations and setting up its diplomatic missions in the African countries amid rising radical Islamic terrorism in the continent. As per the Indian security

UK officially in recession for first time in 11 years

The UK economy suffered its biggest slump on record between April and June as coronavirus lockdown measures pushed the country officially into recession. The economy shrank 20.4% compared with the first three months of the year. Household spending plunged as shops were ordered to

3 killed in Bangalore clashes over Facebook post

Three people have died in the Indian city of Bangalore after police fired on crowds protesting against an allegedly blasphemous Facebook post. Crowds gathered outside the house of a local politician whose relative was accused of making an "offensive" post about the Prophet

US Election 2020: Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has named Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate - the first black woman and Asian American in the role. Once a rival for the top job, the California senator of Indian-Jamaican heritage had long been considered the front-runner for the

Kashmiri student develops Covid -19 tracker to help residents of Valley

As part efforts to give people right information about COVID-19 and help contain its spread, a Kashmiri student has developed a web page (COVID-19 Kashmir Tracker) that provides information about COVID-19 cases in Jammu and Kashmir. Haider Ali Punjabi, a resident of Nishat area in

China uses tech as tool of repression to monitor citizens: US commission

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is committed to the production and use of technology that controls and surveils its population, according to a congressional commission of the US. In a joint statement to Fox News, Chairman Robin Cleveland and Vice Chairman Carolyn Bartholomew of the

Saudi Arabia defers to renew pact to supply oil to Pakistan on deferred payments

World’s biggest oil producer and exporter Saudi Arabia is yet to renew an agreement with Pakistan that allows oil supplies on deferred payments after that pact expired two months back. An agreement between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia for provision of $3.2 billion worth of oil on

India confident in standing solo against China in any border dispute: EFSAS

Post the violent June 15 Galwan Valley clashes, India has shown the confidence of standing solo against China in any future border dispute despite the United States' offer of forming a Quad alliance against Beijing, a European-based think tank said. Since the clashes in Eastern

Russia registers 1st coronavirus vaccine in the world

The first coronavirus vaccine in the world has been registered in Russia, the country’s President Vladimir Putin announced on Tuesday. The vaccine, developed by the Gamaleya National Research Center, has an official registration with the Russian Health Ministry, Putin told a

Modi discusses coronavirus situation with CMs of 10 states as cases cross 22.6 lakh

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today (Tuesday) held a video conference with Chief Ministers of 10 states to review the coronavirus situation. This is the eight round of consultation with the chief ministers, the last being on June 17. Today, the Prime Minister is discussing

Lebanon's govt resigns amid anger over Beirut blast 

Lebanon's government has resigned amid mounting anger over the explosion on Tuesday that devastated parts of Beirut and left more than 200 people dead. The announcement was made in a national TV address by Prime Minister Hassan Diab on Monday evening. Many people have accused

Trump exits briefing as man shot near White House

US President Donald Trump was abruptly led out of a news briefing by a Secret Service agent, after shots were fired outside the White House. The agent walked on stage as Mr Trump was speaking and whispered in his ear. Mr Trump was heard to say "Oh!" and "What's

Africa at par with Pakistan, Afghanistan in terrorism, here's how terrorism grew in the Dark Continent

Any conversation on radical Islamic terrorism leads us to the images of the war-torn Middle East, North Africa (MENA) region or South Asian countries.  However, the imageries might change soon as another part of world might replace the dominance of the said regions. Trends have

Pranab Mukherjee tests positive for coronavirus

Former president of India Pranab Mukherjee said on Monday that he has tested positive for Covid-19. In a tweet, the former president said he has tested positive for Coronavirus and asked those who had come in his contact to isolate themselves and get tested for the Coronavirus.