The Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia on Friday confirmed the return of an Indian national who was stranded in the Gulf nation after being duped by an agent who had promised getting him a job in Qatar. Kumar, a resident of Andhra Pradesh, was allegedly cheated by a job agent...
Several Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) supporters have been arrested in various parts of Pakistan as the police began a crackdown against the party amid a sit-in at D-Chowk in Islamabad. Several JI workers who were heading to D-Chowk in Islamabad to hold a sit-in were held and shifted to an unknown place...
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) postponed its protest on Friday in Islamabad after the Islamabad High Court's (IHC) decision to reserve its verdict on PTI's petition requesting permission to hold the protest. On Monday, PTI Secretary General Omar Ayub Khan urged everyone to participate in the peaceful protest across the country. He...
Former US President Donald Trump met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his private club and residence, Mar-a-Lago, Florida, on Friday. Trump has repeatedly claimed that Hamas's deadly terrorist attacks on Israel on October 7 and the ensuing war in Gaza would not have happened if he had won the...
Israel's food importation reforms said it welcomes the approval of the food and spices reforms passed by the Knesset. They will will come into force on January 1, 2025. "The reforms constitute a fundamental change as part of the policy to improve regulation, remove barriers and increase the range of...
The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Friday released the revised NEET UG 2024 results, with 17 students achieving a perfect score, marking a 75 per cent drop in the number of toppers from the earlier declared results. In the results announced on June 4, a record 67 candidates had scored...
SINGAPORE: China is taking fresh aim at the growing problem of student obesity, amid recent data suggesting the issue would significantly weigh down the world’s second-largest economy if left unchecked. New national guidelines for primary and secondary school children announced on Monday (Jul 22) place particular focus on prevention, laying...
After the Chinese government’s lengthy delay in releasing an economic and technical package promised nine years ago, the government of Nepal has now said “No, thanks” and is using its own resources to upgrade the Araniko Highway, according to a lawmaker and several officials. When then-President Ram Baran Yadav was...
India has announced a grant amount of INR 7 billion to be provided to Nepal in the current Fiscal Year (FY), which is more than INR 500 million of the last FY. Unveiling the full budget for FY 2024/25 on Tuesday, the Indian government announced to revise the grant to...
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb will embark on a visit to China starting today, as Pakistan is seeking a rescheduling of $15bln loan from Beijing, well-placed sources told. As per details, a joint working group will be established between Pakistan and China to facilitate the loan rescheduling, sources added. Additionally, discussions...