Singapore: A 20-year-old Indian worker was killed when a concrete wall collapsed on him during the demolition of a building structure in Singapore’s Central Business District, officials said on Friday. The Indian national employed by Aik Sun Demolition and Engineering was found dead under the rubble after part of the Fuji Xerox Towers building in Tanjong…
Karachi/Islamabad: Pakistan was largely spared the full force of Cyclone Biparjoy which weakened into a severe cyclonic storm on Friday after making landfall in Gujarat, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake in the Indian state. People in Sindh’s coastal city of Keti, who braved the cyclone threat and a warning of monsoon rains, are…
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has blamed geopolitics for a stalled IMF loan package and said that global institutions wanted the cash-strapped country to default like Sri Lanka and then take part in the negotiations. He said no reason had been given by the IMF for the “unnecessary delay” behind the ninth review, which…
Washington: India is much better suited than China to play a leading role in resolving the war in Ukraine because of New Delhi’s old relationship with Moscow, a top Indian American Congressman has said. Congressman Ami Bera said he would love to see the Indian government use its full diplomatic capacities to help end the conflict…
New York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has collaborated with Grammy Award-winning Indian-American singer Falu for a special song to promote the benefits of millets and their potential to alleviate world hunger. The ‘Abundance in Millets’ song, performed by Mumbai-born singer-songwriter Falguni Shah known more by her stage name Falu and her husband and singer Gaurav Shah,…
London: The city of Nottingham in central England is in mourning on Thursday as it prepares for a second vigil in memory of three people killed in a brutal stabbing spree, including British Indian teenage hockey star Grace O’Malley Kumar. The 19-year-old has since been formally identified by Nottinghamshire Police as one of the victims of…
London: Five inspirational Indian schools in Delhi, Gujarat and Maharashtra were on Thursday named in the top 10 shortlists across different categories for the second annual USD 250,000 World’s Best School Prizes, organised in the UK to celebrate schools worldwide for their enormous contribution to society’s progress. The five World’s Best School Prizes – for…
London: Avtar Singh Purba alias Khanda, a prominent pro-Khalistani activist who was involved in the attack on the Indian High Commission in London, died at a hospital in the city of Birmingham on Thursday morning, a UK-based Sikh organisation said in a statement. Sikh Federation UK, which has styled itself as one of the largest Sikh…
Karachi: Around 62,000 people have been evacuated to safer places in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province ahead of Cyclone Biparjoy’s expected landfall on Thursday. Biparjoy, currently a “very severe cyclonic storm”, is inching closer to India and Pakistan, prompting authorities to take preventive measures to minimise the damage it may cause to life and property. It is…
United Nations: The UN General Assembly has adopted a draft resolution introduced by India to establish a memorial wall in the UN Headquarters to honour fallen peacekeepers. India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj introduced the draft resolution titled ‘Memorial wall for fallen United Nations peacekeepers’ on Wednesday in the UN General Assembly hall….
