Pak-origin student becomes 1st hijab-wearing Miss England finalist
London, Sep 4 : A Pakistani-origin student from northern England is set to become the first hijab-wearing finalist of the Miss England beauty pageant in Nottinghamshire. Sara Iftekhar, who is studying law at Huddersfield University in West Yorkshire region of England, will contest against 49 other hopefuls this evening for the crown after she had won […]
Ahead of 2+2 dialogue, Indo-US homeland security officials discuss draft plan on six areas
New Delhi, Sep 3: Ahead of the maiden two-plus-two dialogue between India and the United States, top homeland security officials of the two countries have worked on a draft plan related to six areas, including anti-terror cooperation in intelligence sharing, terror financing and cyber security. During the Indo-US Homeland Security Dialogue, held recently, senior officers deliberated […]
US continues to press Pak to ‘indiscriminately’ target terror groups: Pentagon
Washington, Sep 3 : The US has consistently engaged with Pakistan’s top military officials, pressing them to indiscriminately target all terrorist groups that threaten regional stability and security, the Pentagon has said. The remark comes after the Pentagon on Saturday said it will reprogramme USD 300 million of its Coalition Support Fund (CSF) for Pakistan […]
USD 300 million not aid, but what US owes to Pakistan for support in war against terror: Qureshi
Islamabad, Sep 3 : The USD 300 million that the Pentagon has decided to scrap is not a military aid to Pakistan, but what it owns to Islamabad for its support in the war against terrorism and should reimburse it, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has asserted, sparking fresh bilateral tensions ahead of a key […]
Indian-origin anti-Brexit campaigner releases memoir of her struggle
London, Sep 2: An Indian-origin campaigner who mounted a successful legal challenge to prevent British Prime Minister Theresa May triggering Brexit without Parliament’s approval has released a new memoir to trace her journey through death threats and abuse from Brexiteers. Gina Miller, born Gina Nadira Singh in British Guiana (now Guyana) to Guyana’s former Attorney-General […]
Probe into sexual misconduct allegations against Indian employed in UN Women completed
United Nations, Sep 2: An investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct against an Indian national employed in the UN agency for gender equality and women empowerment has been completed and steps have been taken to initiate “appropriate action” against him. While the Office of Audit and Investigation of UNDP did not identify the Indian national, […]
Indian man’s body repatriated four months after his death in UAE: Report
Dubai, Sep 2: The body of an Indian man in the UAE has been repatriated after a four month long search for his family in India, according to a media report. Hailing from Madhya Padesh, Yusuf Khan Rashid Khan,50, was found dead on April 12, 2018 in the old workers accommodation in Ajman’s Al Rashidiya […]
Plane skids off runway in Nepal; close shave for 21 on board
Kathmandu, Sep 2: All 21 people on board a Nepalese passenger plane had a miraculous escape when the aircraft skidded off the recently repaired runway of the Nepal’s international airport here and got stuck in a grassy field nearby, officials said Sunday. The Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) was closed for some 12-hours that left thousands […]
Nepal’s Krishna temple reopens 3 year after quake
Kathmandu, Sep 2: Nepal’s famous Krishna temple built in Indian Sikhara style was reopened for the public on Sunday for the first time after 3 years after a deadly 2015 earthquake that left much of the country’s cultural heritage in ruins. The 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit on April 25 killed more than 8,700 people and […]
US to stop aid to Palestinian refugee agency
Washington, Sep 1 : The Trump Administration has announced an end to all funding to the United Nations Palestine Refugee Agency (UNRWA), alleging it to be “irredeemably flawed”. “The administration has carefully reviewed the issue and determined that the United States will not make additional contributions to UNRWA,” State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert said on […]
