Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani neuroscientist serving an 86-year sentence at the Federal Medical Center (FMC) Carswell in Fort Worth, Texas, has requested a presidential pardon ahead of the US presidential election, describing her imprisonment as “a blatant miscarriage of justice”. Siddiqui, who has been imprisoned in the United StatesRead More →
Mumbai (Web Desk) – Saif Ali Khan, a Bollywood actor, was hospitalised on Thursday after being stabbed by armed men during a burglary attempt at his home. The actor was said to be out of danger at the hospital. In an official statement, the family stated that there was anRead More →
(Web Desk) – Fans are overjoyed because Bollywood superstar Sanjay Dutt and top Pakistani actress Mehwish Hayat were recently sighted together, and their photo has gone viral on social media. Mehwish’s Instagram post has had followers on both sides of the border drooling. Seeing Bollywood and Pakistani celebs interact togetherRead More →
Dubai (Channel News) The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced a deadline for submitting provisional teams for the Champions Trophy 2025. Teams must submit their first squad lists by January 12, and final squads must be finalized by midnight on February 11. Teams lacking ICC authorization have until February 11Read More →
According to a media source, Bangladesh has published new textbooks that state that Ziaur Rahman declared the country’s independence in 1971, replacing earlier ones that attributed the proclamation to founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The Daily Star newspaper said that the new textbooks for elementary and secondary pupils featureRead More →
(Reuters) According to a government circular released on Friday, India extended the deadline for imported coal-based power plants to run at full capacity till February 28. In October, the government used an emergency provision to order corporations like Vedanta, Adani Power, and Tata Power to continue operating their imported coal-firedRead More →
As expiring non-deliverable contracts and currency futures increased demand for dollars, the Indian rupee (INR) plunged to its lowest level ever on Friday. Meanwhile, importers panicked and bought dollars. Before the central bank’s intervention helped to reduce sharp losses, traders said the Indian rupee fell to an all-time low ofRead More →
Reuters, NEW DELHI – The gentle-spoken Manmohan Singh, who passed away on Thursday at the age of 92, was seen as a “reluctant king” during his first term as prime minister and was undoubtedly one of India’s most effective leaders. Singh served a record two terms as prime minister fromRead More →
NEW DELHI (Reuters)- Allegations of wrongdoing involving the family in the 2015 awarding of a $12.65 billion nuclear power deal were characterized as “completely bogus” and a “smear campaign” by the son and adviser of ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday. On Monday, the Anti Corruption Commission ofRead More →
(Reuters) – According to the Financial Times, India has informed Canada that it must return 41 ambassadors by October 10. Ties between India and Canada have deteriorated significantly as a result of Canadian suspicions that Indian government operatives were involved in the June assassination in Canada of Hardeep Singh Nijjar,Read More →
