Women stage protest in Kabul against Taliban policies

Kabul (IANS) A number of Afghan women staged a protest in Kabul against Taliban policies, demanding equal rights to education and work, according to a media report.

Sunday's protest took place in response to the closure of the former government's…

8 dead, 24 injured in Russian university shooting

Moscow (IANS) At least eight people were killed and 24 others injured on Monday after a gunman opened fire at the premises of Russia's Perm State University, authorities said, adding that the perpetrator is a student and has been apprehended.

Pak to make partial payments to agitated Chinese companies for CPEC projects

New Delhi (IANS) The Pakistan government is expected to make partial payments out of about $1.4 billion payables in a few days to assuage the concerns of the worried Chinese firms which have invested in independent power producers (IPPs) and other…

Covid indicators continue to improve in Europe

Rome (IANS) The main coronavirus indicators have continued to improve across Europe, even though individual countries use different strategies to confront the spread of the pandemic.

In the week till September 17, the European Centre for Disease…

Islamabad police taunted as Jamia Hafsa hoists Taliban flag

New Delhi (IANS) A case has been registered against cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz, his collaborators as well as seminary students under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) and different sections of Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) after flags representing the Afghan…

9 killed after passenger boat overturns in China

Beijing (IANS) At least nine people were killed and six others missing after a passenger boat overturned in a river in China's Guizhou province, local authorities confirmed on Sunday.

The accident took place at 4.50 p.m. on Saturday in…

TTP is already intensifying attacks against Pak govt

New Delhi (IANS) The leader of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) or Pakistan Taliban has rejected the idea that the power-shift in Afghanistan would affect TTP strategies and added that TTP is already intensifying attacks against the government of…

3 ministers among 49 Indo-Canadians in election fray

Toronto (IANS) As many as 49 Indian-origin candidates are in the fray as Canadians will got to the polls on September 20 to elect a new Parliament.

In the last elections in 2019, 20 Indo-Canadians, including 19 Punjabis, were elected as MPs…

IMF chief undermined after being accused of influencing China rankings

New Delhi (IANS) Kristalina Georgieva risks seeing her authority as head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) undermined just weeks before an annual meeting of global finance chiefs after being accused of influencing a report in Chinas favour…

EU to convene defence summit in 2022

Strasbourg (IANS) The European Union (EU) will convene a defence summit next year during the French presidency of the Council of the EU, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced.

The situation in Afghanistan and the rapid…