Islamabad: In an effort to minimise administrative expenditures, cash-strapped Pakistan on Sunday announced to abolish about 150,000 government posts, close six ministries, and merge two others, as part of reforms agreed upon with the IMF under USD 7 billion loan deal. The International Monetary Fund on September 26 finally gave a nod to the assistance…
Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who vowed to fight Lebanese Hezobollah and defeat Hamas in the Gaza Strip” while addressing the UN General Assembly on Friday, held up two maps showing India as ‘Blessing” and Iran as ‘Curse’. The ‘Curse’ map showed Iran, Iraq, Syria and Yemen painted in black. Whereas, the ‘Blessing’ map…
Tel Aviv: The Israeli military on Saturday claimed that it killed Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Hezbollah militant group, in a strike in Beirut on Friday. There was no immediate comment from Hezbollah. Nasrallah, who has led Hezbollah for more than three decades, was reportedly killed in massive airstrikes that flattened six residential buildings…
United Nations: In a strong retort, India has slammed Pakistan in the UN General Assembly, saying its “fingerprints” are on terrorist incidents across the world and the country should realise that cross-border terrorism against India will “inevitably invite consequences”. India exercised its Right of Reply in the UN General Assembly on Friday in response to…
Beirut: A huge Israeli strike hit Beirut’s densely populated southern suburbs Friday, flattening buildings in an operation the Israeli military said targeted Hezbollah’s headquarters but a source close to the group said its leader was “fine”. “The Israeli strikes levelled six buildings,” the source said, requesting anonymity as they were not authorised to speak to…
Washington: Hurricane Helene has rapidly intensified into a powerful Category 4 storm as it approaches Florida’s Big Bend, with landfall expected on Thursday night. With maximum sustained winds reaching 120 mph, Helene is accelerating towards the Florida coast at 21 mph, raising severe concerns about widespread destruction and life-threatening conditions across the region. The National…
Beirut: Israel flatly rejected on Thursday a push led by key backer the United States for a 21-day ceasefire in Lebanon, vowing to keep fighting Hezbollah militants “until victory”. Israeli bombing of Iran-backed Hezbollah strongholds around Lebanon has killed hundreds of people this week, while the militant group has retaliated with rocket barrages. “There will…
London: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been invited to join the British Indian community in paying respects to Lord Basaveshwara, the 12th-century poet-saint revered for his contributions to social justice, democracy and upliftment of the underprivileged, the community members said. The invitation was extended by Dr Neeraj Patil, former Mayor of the London Borough…
Jerusalem: The Indian Embassy in Beirut has urged its nationals to avoid travel to Lebanon due to escalating violence and “strongly advised” those present there to exercise extreme caution and leave the country as soon as possible. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs on Wednesday said that 200,00 people have been displaced…
Washington: There has been no bigger advocate of the Asian-American community than Donald Trump, the former president and Republican presidential candidate, his campaign has said. The statement came on Wednesday, a day after a survey revealed that Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris was leading against him by 38 points among the Asian-American voters. “There has…
