Islamabad : The Pakistan Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to former Prime Minister Imran Khan and ex-Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in the cypher case, Dawn reported. The court directed the PTI leaders to submit surety bonds of Pakistan Rupee (PKR) 1 million each. The three-member bench, headed by Justice Sardar Tariq Masood and including…
Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday confirmed his visit as Chief Guest at Republic Day celebrations next year and thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the invitation. “Thank you for your invitation, my dear friend @NarendraModi. India, on your Republic Day, I’ll be here to celebrate with you!” Macron posted on X (formerly Twitter). Earlier…
New Delhi: Amid the rising new JN.1 COVID-19 variant scare, former World Health Organisation (WHO) chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan asserted that there is no need to panic currently as it is a variant of interest and not of concern. However, she urged people to be cautious by taking proper precautionary measures. Speaking to ANI exclusively,…
Tarouba: Shai Hope’s onslaught powered West Indies to clinch a four-wicket win against England in the fifth T20I match in Trinidad on Friday. It helped the Caribbeans register a 3-2 win in the T20I series. After winning the toss, West Indies asked England to bat first at the Brian Lara Stadium. English opener Philip Salt…
Washington, DC: In a significant development, the highest-ranking US and Chinese military officials engaged in dialogue on Thursday, ending a year-long silence that had raised concerns within the Pentagon, CNN reported. General CQ Brown, Jr, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, initiated a video conference call with his Chinese counterpart, General Liu Zhenli of the…
Muscat: The Omani-Austrian Business Forum today discussed ways to enhance cooperation in various sectors, including tourism, industry, construction, infrastructure, information technology and medical education. The meeting was organised by Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI) in cooperation with the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion today in Muscat. It also reviewed incentives and investment…
Reykjavik: In a momentous recognition of India’s space prowess, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has been feted with the prestigious Leif Erikson Lunar Prize by the Husavik Museum here. The award acknowledges ISRO’s unwavering dedication and indomitable spirit in propelling lunar exploration forward and contributing significantly to unravelling celestial mysteries, particularly through the successful…
Islamabad : Islamabad police dispersed the Baloch protesters late at night on Wednesday as the long march against alleged extrajudicial killings in Balochistan continued in full swing, VOA Urdu reported. A water cannon was used for this purpose, whereas many people including women were arrested too. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), VOA Urdu reported,…
Dubai: England spinner Adil Rashid was crowned as the number one T20I bowler while Pakistan’s star batter Babar Azam dethroned Indian opener Shubman Gill to regain his top spot in ODI batting in the ICC Rankings issued on Wednesday. Rashid has got rewarded for his good form in the Caribbean (7 wickets in four T20Is…
New Delhi [India]: The users of microblogging platform ‘X’ and X Pro were not able to access the platform after it suffered a global outage on Thursday, Reuters reported citing the Downdetector.com, an outage tracking website. The users on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) were not able to view posts on the site. They…
