World
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New Zealand: Caretaker government arrangements extended
Auckland: Chris Hipkins and Christopher Luxon have agreed the Governor General will be advised to extend the current caretaker government arrangements until a new Government is formed. “Under section 6 of the…
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Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine faces legal challenge in UK: Report
London: The Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, known as Vaxzevria in Europe and licensed as Covishield in India, is facing a legal challenge in the High Court in London, a UK media report said…
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UK to add India to safe states list; no asylum rights for Indian illegal migrants
London: In a key step in delivery of the Illegal Migration Act, the UK government plans to add India and Georgia to a list of safe states to speed up the process…
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Israel-Gaza protests: UK’s Home Secretary Braverman in war of words with police
London: UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman has launched a war of words with the Metropolitan Police with a tough-talking newspaper article on Thursday that accuses the force of not tackling the “hate…
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Cricket: PCB accepts chief selector Inzamam’s resignation as rift grows
Karachi: The rift between the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq intensified with the country’s sport’s governing body accepting the former skipper’s resignation amid a conflict of interest allegation. Even…
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Ivanka Trump testifies in New York fraud trial
Washington, DC: Following an extraordinary eight days of witness testimony, which included Donald Trump and three of his adult children in the civil fraud trial brought by the New York attorney general’s…
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US can’t get tough with China, depends on it for modern way of life: Vivek Ramaswamy
Washington: The US cannot “get tough” with China because it depends on it for a modern way of life, Indian-American Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has said, asserting that Washington needs to…
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US carries out airstrike in eastern Syria, targets Iran-backed groups
Washington: The US military carried out an airstrike on a facility in eastern Syria used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and groups backed by Tehran, the Defense Department said in…
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Haley-Ramaswamy fight gets nastier at 3rd Republican presidential debate
Washington: The fight between Indian-American Republican candidates got nastier with former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley calling tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy “just a s**m” for bringing up her daughter as a reference…
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UK PM Rishi celebrates Diwali with members of Hindu community
London: Ahead of Diwali, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and wife Akshata Murty celebrated Diwali,the festival of lights, with members of the Hindu community gathering at his official residence in 10 Downing…
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J-K: BSF personnel injured in unprovoked firing by Pak rangers
Jammu: A BSF personnel was injured in unprovoked firing by the Pak rangers along the International Border (IB) in the Ramgarh sector of Samba district on early Thursday, a senior official said.…