Pakistan’s PM Sharif hails IMF’s $7B loan approval

islamabad — Pakistan reported Wednesday that the International Monetary Fund, or IMF, had approved a crucial $7 billion loan for the cash-strapped nation struggling to meet its external financing needs. In a statement issued by h ...

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Thursday, 26 September 2024
PDP Chief Mufti’s roadshow diverted after fire on electric pole in Jammu

Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 25 (ANI): People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Chief Mehbooba Mufti’s roadshow was diverted after an electric pole on Super Bazar Road, near Bharat Mata Chowk, caught fire during her roadshow ...

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Wednesday, 25 September 2024
UN-CHINA-WANG YI-UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS-MEETING

(240924) -- NEW YORK, Sept. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with the United Nations High Commissioner for ...

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Wednesday, 25 September 2024
Maxwell set to return in Sheffield Shield, confirms Will Sutherland

New Delhi [India], September 25 (ANI): Victoria captain Will Sutherland has confirmed Australian cricketer Glenn Maxwell will be available for a couple of Sheffield Shield matches in the early part of the summer as the allrounder wa ...

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Wednesday, 25 September 2024
Baloch Rights leader urges reopening of border crossings to safeguard jobs

Quetta [Balochistan], September 25 (ANI): The leader of Haq Do Tehreek (HDT) Maulana Hidayatur Rehman, a political movement advocating for local autonomy and rights in Pakistan’s Gwadar region, has urged the authorities to reopen al ...

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Wednesday, 25 September 2024
"Meeting was very good": Nepal PM after bilateral talks with PM Modi in New York

New York [US], September 23 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (local time) held a bilateral meeting with Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli at Lotte New York Palace Hotel in New York. "The meeting was very good," Ol ...

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Wednesday, 25 September 2024
To counter China, US funds 14 states for EV battery production

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. government is awarding over US$3 billion to boost domestic production of electric vehicle (EV) batteries and critical materials, aiming to reduce dependence on China in this sector. The funding will su ...

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Wednesday, 25 September 2024
Apple begins testing AI software to bring smarter Siri to iPhone 16

CUPERTINO, California: Apple is expanding testing of its new AI-powered software designed to enhance Siri and streamline various tasks on its upcoming iPhone 16 models. The AI update, branded as "Apple Intelligence," is now avai ...

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Tuesday, 24 September 2024
"Global action must match global ambition...,": PM Modi at UN Summit of the Future

New York [US], September 23 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that cyber, maritime and space are emerging as new areas of conflict and that it is high time that "global action must match global ambition". Speakin ...

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Monday, 23 September 2024
Israel launches Pearl Harbour-type attack on Lebanon

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Israel has declared it is at war with Lebanon in a Pearl Harbour-type preemptive attack which has resulted in the carpet-bombing of more than 800 targets across the country, including the capital, Beirut. The ma ...

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Monday, 23 September 2024
India’s ‘Namaste’ has become multinational, "local se global ho gaya": PM Modi tells diaspora in New York

New York [US], September 22 (ANI): In his historic address to the Indian diaspora at the Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, New York on Sunday , Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that India’s ‘Namaste’ has now become multinat ...

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Monday, 23 September 2024
Modi and US: Indian artists showcase cultural performances ahead of PM Modi’s address

New York [US], September 22 (ANI): Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, New York, came alive with cultural performances as Indian artists took the stage ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s "Modi and US" event. The performances cel ...

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Monday, 23 September 2024