‘War of words’ between India and Pakistan over Imran Khan’s UN speech
INDIA has called Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan’s speech at UN general assembly an “incessant rant”.
As a protest to the speech Mijito Vinito, the...
‘Never blamed Anushka nor made sexist comment’: Sunil Gavaskar
Under fire for an alleged remark against Anushka Sharma, iconic cricketer and commentator Sunil Gavaskar on Friday said he neither blamed Virat Kohli’s actor-wife...
Sri Lanka says ‘no’ to Japan rail project signed by the previous government
SRI LANKA on Thursday(24) scrapped a Japanese-funded light rail project in the capital signed by the previous government.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has ordered the termination...
Pakistan launches Phase III trials for Chinese Cansinobio’s Covid-19 vaccine
Pakistan has launched Phase III clinical trials for CanSino Biologics' Covid-19 vaccine candidate, a government minister and an official at the Chinese pharmaceutical company...
Pakistani court rules deadly 2012 blaze was arson, sentences two to death
Pakistan's deadliest industrial fire, which killed more than 260 garment factory workers in 2012, was a case of arson and not an accident, a...
Karachi floods hint at shifting monsoon
Flood-slammed Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city, could face worsening urban inundations in coming years, in part as the South Asian monsoon shifts, climate scientists have...
Indian student in Britain gets top UN recognition
Udit Singhal
By Pramod Thomas
INDIAN student has won the highest profile recognition for young leaders by the UN for efforts to combat the world’s most...
Prof Mahendra Patel joins national Covid-19 trial as co-investigator
Professor Mahendra Patel
SENIOR academic pharmacist Professor Mahendra Patel has advocated greater involvement of community pharmacies in recruiting volunteers from ‘underrepresented’ minority communities for a...
‘Revenge porn’ on the rise as one in seven women in the UK likely...
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By Pramod Thomas
RECENT figures published by various charities suggest that the so-called ‘revenge porn’ is on the rise in the UK during...
Indian-American judge rejects appeal against Trump’s temporary H-1B visa ban
There is no country-specific limit on the 85,000 H-1B work visas the United States issues every year, and an estimated 70 per cent of...
