Namibian president Geingob passes away after battling cancer
Windhoek, Feb 4 - Namibian President Hage G. Geingob passed away early Sunday after battling cancer in a hospital in the capital city of Windhoek.
UK PM speaks on racism, says parents wanted him to speak without an accent to ‘fit in’
London, Feb 4 - UK's first Indian-origin PM Rishi Sunak shared his experiences of facing racism as a child, saying his parents sent him for extra drama lessons so that he could "speak properly" without an accent to fit into society.
PTI’s future ‘prospects’ in Pakistan politics
Islamabad, Feb 4 - Future of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), which emerged as a major political party in the country in the 2013 general polls, is in the doldrums as nomination papers of several party leaders, including founder Imran Khan, have been rejected by
Doghouse to PM House? Master of comebacks Nawaz Sharif takes centre stage
Islamabad, Feb 4 - Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif, who has made a comeback into country's politics after five years of self-imposed exile; is being tipped as the next Prime Minister of the country with army in his corner and his
Bilawal Bhutto promises end to traditional politics while carrying on family legacy
Islamabad, Feb 4 - PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the former foreign minister of Pakistan and the heir to the Bhutto family with a legacy of political history, struggles and sacrifices, is geared up to disseminate a parallel political narrative, which aims to
No anti-India rhetoric as politicians grapple with lingering domestic worries
Islamabad, Feb 4 - On 8th of February 2024, Pakistan's registered voters will be lining up to vote for their favorite candidates and the party they want to see run the country for the next five years.
Global banks face mounting losses on lending to troubled US commercial property sector
London, Feb 3 - Nearly a year on from a banking crisis that led to the collapse of three US regional lenders and the emergency takeover of Credit Suisse in Europe, a fresh chill is running through banks as far apart as New
US strikes will bring disastrous consequences for the region: Iraq
Baghdad, Feb 3 - Iraq has said that the US retaliatory strikes will bring disastrous consequences for the region, a media report said.
China accepts credentials of Taliban-appointed Ambassador
New Delhi, Feb 3 - Chinese President Xi Jinping on January 30 formally accepted the credentials of the Taliban-appointed Ambassador, becoming the first head of state to do so, a media report said.
Indian-origin barrister Varun Ghosh appointed to Australian Senate
Melbourne, Feb 3 - Indian-origin barrister Varun Ghosh will take his position in the Australian Senate next week with the Labour Party officially confirming him as their pick to represent Western Australia (WA).
From Varun Chheda to Neel Acharya – the Purdue deaths that shook Indians
New Delhi, Feb 3 - The recent death of Purdue University student Neel Acharya has put the focus back on the security and safety of Indian and Indian-origin students at and around the campus that witnessed a total of four deaths from the
Hamas leaders in rift over ceasefire, hostage deal
Tel Aviv, Feb 3 - Even as negotiations and discussions are taking place at several places including Paris, Cairo and Doha for a pause in the fight between Hamas and Israel, a rift between senior Hamas leaders is putting the ceasefire on hold.
EU countries unanimously endorse ‘landmark’ AI legislation
Brussels, Feb 3 - The 27 member states of the European Union (EU) have unanimously endorsed the bloc's "landmark legislation" governing the utilization of artificial intelligence (AI), also known as the EU AI Act, according to European Commissioner for the Internal Market Thierry
Houthis say they strike Israel with ballistic missiles
Sanaa, Feb 3 - Yemen's armed Houthi group has said that they have struck the Israeli city of Eilat with several ballistic missiles.
US carries out retaliatory strikes against Iran-backed militias in Iraq, Syria
Washington, Feb 3 - In a sharp escalation in hostilities in West Asia, the US carried out multiple airstrikes against Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Syria in retaliation to a drone attack that killed three American soldiers in Jordan.
UK’s Labour Party launches measures to reconnect with British Indian voters
London, Feb 3 - From organising trips to India to hiring community volunteers, the UK's main opposition Labour Party has announced a series of measures to win back the support of the British Indian community, which has been on the wane in recent
Six ‘pro-Iran fighters’ killed in US airstrikes in Syria
Damascus, Feb 3 - Six "pro-Iran fighters" were killed and four others wounded in US airstrikes that targeted strongholds of these fighters in eastern Syria on Friday night just as the US was readying retaliatory strikes against Iranian targets, a war monitor reported.
US-UK coalition launches 7 airstrikes on Houthi sites in Yemen: Report
Sanaa, Feb 3 - The US-British maritime coalition in the Red Sea launched seven airstrikes against Houthi sites in the northwestern Yemeni province of Hajjah on Friday, a Houthi-run media outlet reported.
Trump’s federal trial on election interference postponed from March 4
Washington, Feb 3 - Former US President Donald Trump's federal trial set for March 4 on charges of election interference has been postponed -- confirmed after it was dropped from the Washinton DC District Court's calendar -- as an appeals court has to
US stocks open mixed following stronger-than-expected jobs report
New York, Feb 2 - US stocks opened mixed on Friday following a stronger-than-expected jobs report and earnings beats from tech giants Amazon and Meta, a media report said.