Trump alleges WHO cover-up with China on COVID-19, stops funding

New York (IANS) Accusing the World Health Organisation (WHO) of causing thousands of deaths by collaborating with China to initially cover up the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic, US President Donald Trump has announced that he will stop funding…

Islamic charities linked to terror groups in Pak funded by US govt

New Delhi/Washington (IANS) The US government agencies have been funding the Islamic charities linked to terror groups based in Pakistan and the Middle East through InterAction, America's largest alliance of international non-profit organizations.

Human touch saved us, say recovered Covid-19 patients in Kashmir

Srinagar (IANS) Recovered Covid-19 patients in Kashmir say that more than medicines, it was the human touch of the doctors and the paramedic staff that saved them and helped them see through this crisis phase.

On Tuesday, 13 Covid-19 patients…

India locked down till May 3, some reprieve possible from April 20

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced an extension of the current nationwide lockdown till May 3, claiming social distancing is the only way to pass the "agni pariksha".

He also said the shutdown will be enforced…

US govt body warns Pakistan against religious discrimination

New Delhi (IANS) The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has reprimanded the Imran Khan government for denying food aid to Hindus and Christians in Pakistan amid the coronavirus pandemic and warned that it will trigger an additional…

Poor left to fend for themselves: Chidambaram

New Delhi (IANS) Extending support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's lockdown measures, former Union Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday, however, slammed the Centre for not releasing money or food for the poor and said that they have been left…

IS terrorist accused of Kabul attack gives sensational details

New Delhi (IANS) One of the three key terrorists arrested for the recent attack on Sikhs in a Kabul Gurudwara is a Bangladeshi who was responsible for keeping record of the families of the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) and paying their bills.

Tablighi Jamaat lawyer offers defence

New Delhi (IANS) Fuzail Ahmad Ayyubi is an Advocate-on-Record practicing at the Supreme Court. He has been practicing law for 15 years and is now representing the Tablighi Jamaat, which is at the centre of a massive controversy for defying prohibitory…

Sensex down 600 points, Nifty below 9,000

Mumbai (IANS) Indian stock markets traded on a negative note on Monday morning with the BSE Sensex falling over 600 points.

The indices fell due to weakness in global markets and heavy selling in auto and consumer durable stocks.

The…

Oil prices jump after OPEC+ agree on output cut deal

New Delhi (IANS) International crude oil prices surged on Monday after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)and its allies including Russia agreed on a nearly 10 per cent cut in oil production.

In the 10th extraordinary…