Most wanted Zakir Naik continues to be bankrolled by Gulf money

Mumbai (IANS) One of India's moat wanted fugitives, Islamic telly evangelist and zealot Zakir Naik, who is currently based in Malaysia, continues to be engaged in propagation of radical Islamic activities and collection of funds from his wealthy…

Japan's Abe lifts state of emergency

Tokyo (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday lifted the country's nationwide state of emergency, ending restrictions in the remaining areas where the order was still in effect due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

"We had very stringent…

Deja vu, Pak army chief Bajwa rakes up Kashmir again

Islamabad (IANS) On Sunday, on the occasion of Eid, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) visited the Line of Control in Puna Sector and as is his wont raked up Kashmir once again. This visit comes against the backdrop of Indian security…

US official renews calls for N.Korea to abandon nukes

Seoul (IANS) US National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien renewed calls for North Korea to give up its nuclear program if it wants to have a "great economy", after Pyongyang's leader Kim Jong-un held a key party meeting to discuss bolstering…

Biden wins Democratic primaries in Hawaii

Honolulu (IANS) Former US Vice President Joe Biden won Hawaii's Democratic presidential primary.

The Democratic Party had cancelled in-person voting for the primary, which was originally scheduled to be held on April 4, and conducted the…

China's One Belt One Road worsens fiscal woes in host nation: US

New Delhi/Washington (IANS) The US in its vision document on China, has warned against the Xi Jinping regime's One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative, saying it will create and worsen fiscal problems in host nations and extract political concessions…

Karachi plane crash toll increases to over 90

Karachi (IANS) More than 90 people have been confirmed dead after a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) passenger plane crashed into a residential area in Karachi near the city's airport, while a search and rescue operation continued on Saturday,…

US formally announces onset of Cold War with China

New Delhi/Washington (IANS) With its new vision document on China, the US has formally announced the onset of its Cold War with the Asian giant, accusing it of exploiting rule-based world order and re-shaping international system in favour of Chinese…

PIA plane crashes in Karachi with over 100 onboard

Karachi (IANS) A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane with more than 100 people onboard crashed in a residential area in Karachi near the city's Jinnah International Airport on Friday, a spokesman for the flag carrier said, but did not…

Guterres looks forward to working 'very closely' with Tirumurti

United Nations (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres looks forward to working "very closely" with India's new Permanent Representative TS Tirumurti, according to his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric.

"We very much welcome India's…