Imran picks Omar Ayub as PTI candidate for PM’s post
Rawalpindi, Feb 15 - Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Asad Qaiser revealed on Thursday that the party’s founding Chairman, Imran Khan, has picked senior leader Omar Ayub Khan as the candidate for Prime Minister, a media report said.
RBI inks pact with Nepal Rastra Bank for UPI link
Mumbai, Feb 15 - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) on Thursday signed and exchanged terms of reference for integration of Unified Payments Interface (UPI) of India and National Payments Interface (NPI) of Nepal, respectively.
Imran’s bail in four May 9 violence cases extended till Feb 19
Islamabad, Feb 15 - An anti-terrorism court here on Thursday extended bail plea of PTI founder Imran Khan till February 19 in four cases related to May 9 violence.
Most NATO states will cross the thereshold of 2% of GDP in defence expenditure
Washington, Feb 15 - Outgoing NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said that 18 of NATO's 31 member alliance are expected to spend at least 2 per cent of their GDP on defence this year.
Putin says Biden presidency better for Russia than Trump
Washington, Feb 15 - Russian President Vladimir Putin, under fire from US President Joe Biden and NATO allies for Ukraine invasion, shocked the world, saying "A Biden Presidency in the US is better for Russia".
Israel pulls out of peace talks in Cairo over ‘delusional’ Hamas demands
Washington, Feb 15 - Israel has pulled out of the middle east peace talks in Cairo dealing a serious blow to the on-going truce negotiations to end the war, blaming Hamas' "delusional demands" and a lack of new proposals.
Asif Ali Zardari likely to become Pakistan president
Islamabad, Feb 15 - As PML-N, PPP, MQMP, PML-Q, IPP and BAP have announced to form a coalition government at the Centre, PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari is likely to become the President of the country for the second time, local media reported.
Rift widens between top Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar, Ismael Haniyeh
Tel Aviv, Feb 15 - With ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas in the ongoing war in Gaza Strip not progressing, cracks seem to have surfaced in the top leadership of Hamas.
PM Modi meets Indian diaspora in Qatar, says ‘grateful’ to community
Doha, Feb 15 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the Indian diaspora in Qatar and said that he is "grateful" to the community as he arrived in Doha after concluding a whirlwind two-day trip to the UAE.
Ukraine claims to have hit Russian landing ship in Black Sea
Kiev, Feb 15 - Ukrainian forces hit the Russian landing ship Caesar Kunikov in the Black Sea off the coast of Crimea, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has said.
North Korea test-fires new surface-to-sea missile
Seoul, Feb 15 - North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has supervised the test-firing of a new surface-to-sea missile and ordered a tighter defence posture near the western maritime border, Pyongyang's state media reported on Thursday.
French ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy found guilty of illegal campaign financing
Paris, Feb 15 - Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty of illegal campaign financing by a Paris appeal court which gave him a one-year prison sentence, half of which was suspended.
Israel says no new proposal from Hamas at Cairo meeting
Jerusalem, Feb 15 - Israel has said it did not receive any new proposals from Hamas for the ceasefire and hostage-release deal at the Cairo meeting attended by Qatari, Egyptian, and US negotiators.
1 dead, dozen injured at US Super Bowl victory parade shooting
Chicago, Feb 15 - At least one person was killed while a dozen people were injured as gunfire erupted during the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory parade in Kansas City, US state of Missouri, Stacey Graves, chief of the Kansas City Missouri
Israel launches widespread airstrikes in Lebanon after rocket fire
Jerusalem, Feb 14 - An Israeli woman was killed and eight others were wounded as a barrage of rockets fired from Lebanon slammed into Safed and an army base in the northern city, the military and medical officials said, according to a media
Hackers using ChatGPT to improve cyberattacks, reveal Microsoft and OpenAI
New Delhi, Feb 14 - Microsoft and OpenAI on Wednesday said hackers are using large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT to improve their existing cyber-attack techniques.
Pak SC seeks assurance that Army won’t run any business
Islamabad, Feb 14 - The Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP), Qazi Faez Isa, has sought assurance from the Attorney General that the Pakistan Army will only work on defence-related matters, and not run any business, a media report said.
Nawaz Sharif not taking a back seat in politics: Maryam Nawaz
Lahore, Feb 14 - Maryam Nawaz, the Senior Vice-President of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), on Wednesday rebuffed the impression that party supremo and her father Nawaz Sharif has quit active politics after he nominated his younger brother Shehbaz Sharif for the post of
PM Modi, govt will always work for safety of Indians abroad: Foreign Secy
New Delhi, Feb 14 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government will always ensure the safety of the Indian community abroad and extend all possible assistance to them, Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra said on Wednesday.
Burj Khalifa lit up with Indian Tricolour ahead of Modi’s address at Dubai summit
Dubai, Feb 14 - Sheathed in the hues of the Indian Tricolour, Dubai's iconic Burj Khalifa was lit up with the words ‘Guest of Honour – Republic of India’ ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's keynote address at the 2024 World Governments Summit