Political parties decry suspension of mobile services in Pakistan
Islamabad, Feb 8 - Political parties, including the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, have decried suspension of mobile services when the polling for the 12th general elections is underway on Thursday.
In a first, Indian-origin Australian senator takes oath on Bhagavad Gita
Melbourne, Feb 8 - Indian-origin barrister Varun Ghosh has become the first-ever Australian Senator to take the oath of office on the Bhagavad Gita.
Mexico overtakes China as the top exporter of goods to US
New York, Feb 8 - For the past two decades, the US imported more goods from China than all other nations. That's no longer the case now, the media reported.
‘Mr Bean’ actor Rowan Atkinson blamed in House of Lords for slump in EV sales in UK
Mumbai, Feb 8 - 'Mr Bean' actor Rowan Atkinson has been blamed for the slump in the sale of electric cars in the UK. The actor was name checked in the House of Lords, upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom,
Israel instructs IDF to take action in Gaza’s Rafah
Tel Aviv, Feb 8 - Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has directed Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to take action in Rafah to wipe out Hamas from the Gaza strip.
Mobile services suspended across Pakistan for election day
Islamabad, Feb 8 - Mobile services have been "temporarily" suspended across Pakistan on election day due to security threats, Interior Ministry said.
Pakistan polls: Voting underway, security officer killed
Islamabad, Feb 8 - A security officer was killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province's Tank district in Pakistan on Thursday where polling is underway to elect the new government, local media reported.
Pakistan polls: Shehbaz Sharif among early voters
Islamabad, Feb 8 - Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) chief Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday cast his vote for the general elections in the country.
Pakistan closes border with Iran, Afghanistan for security on polling day
Islamabad, Feb 8 - Pakistan has closed its border with neighbouring Iran and Afghanistan for ensuring security during the national elections.
Pak polls: Imran Khan casts ballot from Adiala jail
Islamabad, Feb 8 - Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf founder Imran Khan on Thursday cast his vote for the general elections by a postal ballot from Adiala Jail, local media reported.
Voting begins for Pakistan general elections; mobile services temporarily suspended
Islamabad, Feb 8 - Polling for Pakistan general elections began on Thursday at 90,000 polling stations across the country amid tight security.
India partners with Russia as it sees US as weak, doesn’t trust it to lead: Haley
Washington, Feb 8 - Asserting that India has always played it smart, Indian-American Republican Presidential hopeful Nikki Haley said that the country partners with Russia as it doesn't trust the US to win and lead.
Indian-American Purdue student Sameer Kamath’s death ruled suicide
New York, Feb 8 - The death of a 23-year-old Indian-American Purdue University student Sameer Kamath in Indiana has been ruled a suicide, according to a release from a US county coroner's office.=
US strike in Iraq kills commander of militia group behind deadly attack on American forces
Washington, Feb 8 - The US military has launched a strike in Iraq and killed a commander of Kataib Hezbollah, a militia group the Joe Biden administration said was linked to the deadly attack on US forces in Jordan in late January.
Saudi Arabia says no diplomatic ties with Israel unless Gaza conflict ends, Palestinian state recognised
Riyadh, Feb 8 - Saudi Arabia said it has told the US administration that the kingdom won't have diplomatic relations with Israel unless the latter stops its "aggressions" in the Gaza Strip and an independent Palestinian state is established.
Abbas meets Blinken on Palestinian statehood, Gaza conflict
Ramallah, Feb 8 - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in the West Bank, discussing issues, including Palestinian statehood and the developments in the Gaza Strip.
Iran not to leave negotiation table, insistent on ‘nuclear rights’: President Raisi
Tehran, Feb 8 - Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi has stressed that his country would never leave the negotiation table and is insistent on its right to develop nuclear technology for "peaceful" purposes.
Guterres reiterates call for UNSC reforms to cope with world ‘entering an age of chaos’
United Nations, Feb 8 - Setting out his priorities for the year, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has reiterated his call to reform the Security Council to make it more representative in a multi-polar world that "is entering an age of chaos".
Guterres condemns election eve terror attacks in Pakistan
United Nations, Feb 8 - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemns "in strongest terms" the bomb blasts in Pakistan targetting two political offices on the eve of the election, his Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said.
‘Grow a spine’: Biden tells GOP to oppose Trump on border issue
Washington, Feb 8 - The US President Joe Biden lashed out at the GOP with the remark "Grow a Spine" for picking up enough courage to oppose his predecessor Donald Trump and defy his demand for scuttling the bipartisan compromise bill on the