US, UN express concern about India’s citizenship law
WASHINGTON: The US government and the United Nations expressed concerns about a contentious religion-based citizenship law in India, with the UN calling the legislation "fundamentally…
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US to send new weapons package worth $300mn for Ukraine
WASHINGTON: The United States will send a new military aid package for Ukraine worth $300 million, President Joe Biden's administration said, the first such move in months as additional…
Russia is ready for nuclear war: Putin warns the West
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin warned the West that Russia was technically ready for nuclear war and that if the US sent troops to Ukraine, it would be considered a significant escalation…
Haitian PM tenders resignation as violence grips nation
KINGSTON: Haiti's unelected prime minister, Ariel Henry, will step down once a transition council and temporary replacement have been appointed, after leading the Caribbean country since the…
Senate elections to be held on April 2
ISLAMABAD: The Senate will remain dysfunctional as 52 lawmakers — over half the strength of the upper house of parliament — retired after the completion of their terms.
The term of a…
Protests as India implements ‘anti-Muslim’ citizenship law
NEW DELHI: The Indian government has announced rules to implement the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), weeks before Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a rare third term for his Hindu…
Elite classes don’t deserve subsidies, tax collection vital for economy: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday regretted that elite classes in the country had monopoly over the 90 percent resources of the country and stressed that they did not…
PM Shehbaz’s 19-member federal cabinet takes oath
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif took oath on Monday (today) after the recommendations were sent to the president.
The oath taking ceremony was held at…
American activist Shaun King, wife convert to Islam
Renowned American writer and activist Jeffery Shaun King and his wife Rai King have converted to Islam on the start of Ramadan.
In a live Instagram broadcast shared by Professor Khaled…
Princess of Wales’ photo withdrawn by news agencies citing manipulation
LONDON: Several leading news organisations have withdrawn a photograph issued by Kensington Palace of Kate, Britain's Princess of Wales, after post-publication analysis showed it did not…
ANP President Asfandyar Wali’s wife passes away
PESHAWAR: Awami National Party (ANP) President Asfandyar Wali Khan’s wife passed away on Monday in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
According to media reports, her funeral prayer time will…
‘The Boy and the Heron’ wins best animated feature film Oscar
LOS ANGELES: Hayao Miyazaki won his second Oscar for his semi-autobiographical Japanese animated feature film "The Boy and the Heron," a fantasy tale about a boy grieving his dead mother.…
‘Zone of Interest’ wins best international film Oscar
LOS ANGELES: Britain's "The Zone of Interest," about a German officer's family living next door to the Auschwitz extermination camp during World War Two, won the Oscar for best international…
Oscars 2024: ‘Oppenheimer’ crowned best picture
LOS ANGELES: "Oppenheimer," the blockbuster biopic about the race to build the first atomic bomb, claimed seven Academy Awards including the prestigious best picture trophy as Hollywood…
Robert Downey Jr. wins best supporting Oscar for ‘Oppenheimer’
LOS ANGELES: Robert Downey Jr. won the Academy Award for best supporting actor for his role in "Oppenheimer," where he played a villainous bureaucrat who seeks to destroy the acclaimed…