Death toll from rain-related incidents in India rises to 37
NEW DELHI: Death toll in rain related incident in India rose to 37 on Tuesday. According to Indian media, incessant monsoon rains caused flash floods...
Nepal retrieves bodies of six dead in helicopter crash
Authorities in Nepal have retrieved the bodies of all six people killed in a helicopter crash on Tuesday, including five Mexican nationals, authorities said, the...
Torrential rain, floods kill 22 across northern India
New Delhi: Torrential rain across northern India has killed at least 22 people, as well as causing landslides and flash floods in the region, authorities...
Indian SC to hear petitions challenging revocation of article 370
New Delhi: Indian Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, will lead a five-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court in hearing nearly 23 petitions that challenge the...
Children among 6 killed in Chinese school stabbing
BEIJING: A stabbing rampage in a kindergarten in the Chinese province of Guangdong left at least six people dead and one injured, authorities said Monday,...
Kashmiris observe 7th martyrdom anniversary of Burhan Wani today
SRINAGAR: Kashmiris on both sides of Line of Control and elsewhere in the world are observing 7th martyrdom anniversary of renowned Kashmiri young freedom fighter...
NATO allies to spend ‘at least 2pc’ of GDP on defence, diplomats say
BRUSSELS: NATO allies have reached agreement to raise the alliance’s target for military spending to at least 2% of national GDP, two diplomats said. The...
Swedish govt considering to declare desecration of Quran as a crime
Copenhagen: The enormous pressure of the Muslim World resulted into positive result as the Swedish government after strong protest across the world compelled to kneel...
UN to hold urgent meeting on Holy Quran desecration after Pakistan’s request
Geneva: On Pakistan’ request, United Nations Human Rights Council will hold an urgent meeting on desecration of Holy Quran outside a mosque in Sweden. According...
Saudi Arabia summons Swedish Ambassador over Quran burning
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has summoned the Swedish Ambassador to condemn the burning of the Quran in Stockholm that caused international outrage and diplomatic backlash. In...
Israeli forces martyr five Palestinians in occupied West Bank
Israeli forces martyred five Palestinians and injured 27 others in intense airstrikes in occupied West Bank today. The Palestinian health ministry said the Israeli military...
Chinese hospital ship to visit Pacific to boost ‘responsible’ image
BEIJING: China is sending a military-run hospital ship to the Pacific to where it will call in at Kiribati, Tonga, Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands and...
OIC calls for collective measures to prevent Holy Quran desecration and religious hatred
Jeddah: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has called for collective measures to prevent acts of desecration of holy Quran and religious hatred. The group...
Kashmiris hardships intensified as Indian Army beefs up restrictions for amarnath yatra
Occupied Kashmir: occupation authorities have further intensified restrictions in the garb of security for the ongoing Hindu pilgrimage, Amarnath Yatra in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu...
OIC to hold emergency meeting today to express united position against burning of Holy Quran in Sweden
Jeddah: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation is holding an emergency meeting in Jeddah today to discuss measures against despicable acts of burning of the Holy...
French authorities deployed reinforcements to flashpoint cities, made hundreds of arrests
Paris: French authorities deployed reinforcements to flashpoint cities and had made hundreds of arrests by early Sunday, on the fifth night of unrest sparked by...
Indian troops martyred 17 Kashmiris in June
SRINAGAR: In Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), Indian troops in their unabated acts of state terrorism have martyred seventeen Kashmiris including a woman...
France deploys 45,000 police, armoured vehicles to quell riots
PARIS:: France deployed 45,000 police officers and some armoured vehicles on the streets on Saturday as riots rocked French cities for a fourth night over...
Over 100 die as Mexico reels under extreme heat: health ministry
Mexican government data showed that over 100 people have lost their lives due to extreme heat in the country in June, as climate change is...
UN chief condemns Israeli plans for more settlements in occupied West Bank
New York: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday condemned Israel’s recent advancement of plans for over 5,500 housing units in settlements in the occupied West...