India’s top court scraps ‘Election Bonds’ funding system
NEW DELHI: India's Supreme Court scrapped a seven-year-old election funding system that allows individuals and companies to donate money to political parties anonymously and without any…
Australia PM Albanese proposes to partner on Valentine’s Day
SYDNEY: Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese took time off from running the country to celebrate Valentines Day by proposing to his partner, Jodie Haydon.
Albanese announced the…
Modi inaugurates grand Hindu temple in UAE
ABU DHABI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened a grand Hindu temple in the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday, capping off a two-day visit to the Muslim nation that is home to around…
Germany becomes world’s third-biggest economy as Japan slips into recession
TOKYO: Japan unexpectedly slipped into a recession at the end of last year, losing its title as the world's third-biggest economy to Germany and raising doubts about when the central bank…
Shah Rukh Khan’s film ‘Dunki’ releases on Netflix
Shah Rukh Khan’s film Dunki, directed by Rajkumar Hirani, is now streaming on the global streaming platform Netflix.
Dunki came out in theatres on December 21, 2023 and performed well at…
Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby part of ‘The Fantastic Four’
Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn and Ebon Moss-Bachrach are set to headline the cast of "The Fantastic Four" from Marvel Studios.
The film also marks the entry of the superhero…
Pakistan seeks documents related to Quaid-i-Azam’s brother in Switzerland
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has written a letter to the President of the Swiss Confederation, seeking assistance in providing copies of archival documents about the life of Ahmad Ali…
Russia puts Estonia prime minister on wanted list
MOSCOW: Russian police have put Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, Lithuania's culture minister, and members of the previous Latvian parliament on a wanted list for destroying Soviet-era…
IBA participates as Exclusive Partner at 11th Deans and Directors Conference
The 11th Deans and Directors Conference 2024 on ‘Navigating Disruption and Innovation in Business Education’ concluded on Tuesday at a local hotel in Karachi.
Hosted by the National…
India, UAE sign pact on trans-continental trade corridor
DUBAI: India and the United Arab Emirates signed an agreement on a trade corridor that aims to connect Europe with India through parts of the Middle East by sea and rail, an ambitious plan…
Israel conducts airstrikes in Rafah to free two hostages, 37 killed
GAZA: Israel launched a special forces operation that freed two Israeli hostages in Rafah amid air strikes early on Monday, which local health officials said killed 37 people and wounded…
Qatar frees eight Indian naval officers after dropping death sentences
NEW DELHI: Qatar has released eight Indian ex-naval officers after dropping their death sentences, India's foreign ministry said, crediting the Qatari emir for the decision more than 18…
Hamas proposes three-stage ceasefire over 135 days, leading to end of war
DOHA: Hamas has proposed a ceasefire plan that would quiet the guns in Gaza for four-and-a-half months leading to an end to the war, in response to a proposal sent last week by Qatari and…
McDonald’s posts rare sales miss amid Israel-Gaza war
McDonald's reported its first quarterly sales miss in nearly four years on weak sales growth at its international business division, partly due to the conflict in the Middle East, sending…
Grammys 2024: Taylor Swift makes history with fourth album of year win
LOS ANGELES: Pop superstar Taylor Swift set another record after winning the Grammy award for album of the year for an unprecedented fourth time as women dominated the music industry's top…