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Lanka’s ex-President apologizes for 2019 Easter Sunday bombings

Colombo: Former Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena apologized to the country’s minority Catholic community for the devastating 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed over 270 people, including 11 Indians, saying that the carnage took place without his knowledge. Nine suicide bombers...

Imran’s lavish copter rides cost struggling Pak ₹1 bn: Report

Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief and former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan has come under scrutiny for his helicopter rides. This report comes at a time when the nation is gripped by a major economic crisis, with the rupee...

Russia lost more troops in Ukraine war than US did in 1st WW: Report

New York: Ukraine has claimed that Russia has lost nearly 1,17,000 troops since the start of the full-scale invasion in February 2022, which means that Russia has lost more troops than the United States did in the first World War,...

Political crisis galore in Pak as Imran Khan’s party dissolves two assemblies

Peshawar, Pakistan: The party of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday dissolved a provincial assembly in the country’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where it held majority seats. Its rival, the ruling Pakistan Muslim League party, criticized the...

Cost-of-living crisis overshadows climate at Davos

Davos, Switzerland: Climate change is the global economy’s biggest long-term challenge but one the world is least prepared to tackle because of short-term problems led by a cost-of-living crisis, the World Economic Forum said in a report Wednesday. The group’s Global...

US, Germany set to send battle tanks to Ukraine

New York: The United States and Germany will send heavy tanks to Ukraine, sources said, reported news agency Reuters. This decision will reshape the war with Russia, Kyiv said. Just hours before turning 45 today, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pressed allies...

Chris Hipkins sworn in as New Zealand’s 41st PM

Wellington: Chris Hipkins was sworn as New Zealand’s 41st prime minister, following the unexpected resignation last week of Jacinda Ardern. Hipkins, 44, has promised a back-to-basics approach focusing on the economy and what he described as the “pandemic of inflation.” He...

Ex Minister Fawad Chaudhry arrested in Pakistan

Islamabad: Police in Pakistan early Wednesday arrested a senior leader of former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s political party on charges of threatening the chief of the elections oversight body and other government officials. The arrest of Fawad Chaudhry, an outspoken...

‘Witch hunt against PM Modi’: Diaspora protests outside BBC headquarters in London

“We do not deserve this,” said one of the protestors in London, staging demonstrations against the controversial BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Indian diaspora in the United Kingdom shared concerns about the BBC’s narrative, which could...

Khalistanis attack Indians carrying tricolors in Australia

A video has been shared by BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa that shows pro-Khalistan forces attacking Indians carrying the national flag in Australia.  The video shows a group of men waving the Khalistani flag and attacking Indians carrying the Tricolor....

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Lanka’s ex-President apologizes for 2019 Easter Sunday bombings

Colombo: Former Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena apologized to the country’s minority Catholic community for the devastating 2019 Easter Sunday...