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23 Jul 2018
Pakistan NewsPakistan: Anti-ISI slogans raised outside army headquarters, video goes viral
Just a few days before Pakistan goes to general elections, scores of people raised anti-ISI slogans outside General Headquarters (GHQ) of the Pakistani army in Rawalpindi.
23 Jul 2018
Pakistan NewsNawaz protecting India's interest, trying to damage Pak election-credibility: Imran
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan today accused jailed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of "protecting India's interests" and trying to damage the credibility of the July 25 General Elections.
23 Jul 2018
Iran'Never threaten US again': Donald Trump to Iranian President Rouhani
US President Donald Trump warned Iran of dire consequences if it threatens America again.
23 Jul 2018
Pakistan NewsIndians will call Pakistanis their 'master': PML-N Chief Shehbaz Sharif
Shehbaz Sharif, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Prime Ministerial candidate, said that people can change his name if he doesn't take Pakistan ahead of India after coming into power, The Express Tribune reported.
23 Jul 2018
VietnamVietnam: Battering floods claim 19 lives; 13 are unaccounted for
Flash floods in Vietnam have now claimed at least 19 lives, as residents in affected areas sought safety in higher ground.
23 Jul 2018
CanadaOne dead, 13 injured in Toronto shooting, gunman killed
At least one person died and 13 others were injured when a gunman opened fire in central Toronto, Canada, last night.
23 Jul 2018
SpaceXElon Musk is quietly running a small school inside SpaceX
Not known to many, Elon Musk runs a small school in the corner of his SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California.
22 Jul 2018
IndiaUK: Indian-origin entrepreneur's start-up set to combat fake news globally
An Indian-origin entrepreneur's UK-based start-up that uses a machine-learning algorithm to sift fact from fiction is set to combat fake news around the world.
22 Jul 2018
Pakistan NewsImran Khan's party candidate killed in attack days before Pakistan-elections
Three days ahead of general elections in Pakistan, a candidate from Imran Khan's PTI party was killed in a suicide attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
22 Jul 2018
IndiaAsia-Pacific may meet only one of 17 SDGs, warns UN-official
The Asia-Pacific region is on track to meet only one of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) -the SDG on education- by 2030, a senior UN official has warned.
22 Jul 2018
Trump AdministrationUS-Congress crushes effort to ban China's ZTE; victory for Trump
US Congress is abandoning an effort to clamp down on the Chinese telecom-giant ZTE in a defense bill, essentially green-lighting the Trump administration's deal to save the company accused of selling sensitive information to hostile regimes.
22 Jul 2018
Russia NewsChina is waging 'quiet kind of cold-war' against US: CIA
China is waging a "quiet kind of cold war" against the United States, using all its resources to try to replace America as the leading power in the world, Michael Collins, Deputy Assistant Director of CIA's East Asia mission center, said at Aspen Security Forum in Colorado on Friday.
22 Jul 2018
IndonesiaIndonesia: Raped by brother, 15-year-old girl jailed for having abortion
On Thursday, an Indonesian court awarded six months' imprisonment to a 15-year-old girl, who was raped by her own brother, for undergoing an abortion. Abortion is illegal in the country.
21 Jul 2018
Narendra ModiModi's gift to Rwandan President? 200 local cows!
PM Narendra Modi has been acknowledged for his thoughtful gifts- Israeli PM Benjamin Netyanahu got sacred plates, former US President Barack Obama got recordings of a Martin Luther King Jr. speech, and former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif received a shawl for his mother.
21 Jul 2018
BrexitQueen Elizabeth II's private income increases by Rs. 10 crore
Queen Elizabeth II receives money from the Duchy of Lancaster every year, and new data shows her private income increased by £1mn (approximately Rs. 10 crore).
21 Jul 2018
Pakistan NewsPakistan: Independent candidate commits suicide over row with sons
An independent candidate contesting in Pakistan's July 25 polls to Parliament and the provincial assembly from the Punjab province reportedly committed suicide over a dispute with his sons.
21 Jul 2018
United States of AmericaUS: Over 20 Indian-origin persons sentenced in massive call-center scam
Over 20 Indian-origin persons in the US have been sentenced for up to 20 years in prison for their involvement in a multimillion-dollar India-based call center scam, defrauding thousands of US citizens of hundreds of millions of dollars.
20 Jul 2018
SingaporeSingapore PM's heath-record hacked, along with records of 1.5mn Singaporeans
Hackers have stolen health records belonging to 1.5mn Singaporeans, including PM Lee Hsien Loong, who was specifically targeted in Singapore's biggest ever data breach, authorities said today.
20 Jul 2018
SingaporePM, 15L citizens targeted in Singapore's "biggest data breach"
The personal data of 15L Singapore citizens were targeted in the city state's "biggest ever data breach," authorities said today.
20 Jul 2018
IndiaIndia sees major reductions in HIV infections: UN report
Sustained and focused efforts to reach key populations have led to major reductions in HIV infections in Cambodia, India, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam during 2010-17, stated a UNAIDS report titled 'Miles to go closing gaps, breaking barriers, fighting injustices'.
20 Jul 2018
Russia NewsTrump invites Putin to Washington. Next step of friendship?
US President Donald Trump has instructed his top national security aide to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to Washington later this year and the "discussions are already underway", the White House has said.
20 Jul 2018
Pakistan NewsSharif, daughter might be shifted to Sihala jail amid 'security-fears'
Jailed former PM of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam may be shifted from the high-security Adiala jail in Rawalpindi to Sihala Rest House in Islamabad, after some prisoners started chanting slogans against him yesterday.
19 Jul 2018
MalaysiaMalaysia: AirAsia announces $30bn deal for 100 Airbus planes
Malaysian budget airline AirAsia today announced an additional order of 34 Airbus A330neo planes, bringing the total value of its expanded 100-plane order to $30 billion.
19 Jul 2018
MuslimsUS: To Muslim-named waiter, customer tells 'we don't tip terrorists'
In another incident which shows how racism has deeply ingrained itself in minds of common people, a patron in a United States restaurant refused to tip a Muslim named waiter saying 'he doesn't tip terrorists'.
19 Jul 2018
CanadaCanada: Indian man shot dead in gun violence in Brampton
A 27-year-old Indian man in Canada has been shot dead in his home by four assailants in Brampton city.
19 Jul 2018
MurderUS: Indian student Sharath Koppu's killer had long criminal record
The man who killed 25-year-old Indian student Sharath Koppu in United States' Kansas City had an extensive criminal background and was just 15 when he was first arrested in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 2009.
19 Jul 2018
United Nations (UN)Human Rights Council is UN's 'greatest failure', says Nikki Haley
Terming the Human Rights Council as the United Nations' "greatest failure", US envoy to the UN, Nikki Haley, alleged the institution has provided cover for the world's most inhumane regimes, defending the US withdrawal.
19 Jul 2018
Sexual Assault#HappeningForFirstTime: Chinese student sues University, professor, over alleged sexual assault
In a first, a Chinese graduate sued Nanchang University in Eastern Jiangxi province for failing to protect her from a professor, named Zhou Bin, who allegedly sexually harassed her for about seven months in 2016.
18 Jul 2018
IndiaThis Indian illegal-immigrant has landed himself a job in US
21-year-old Gurkripa Singh (name changed) might be among the lucky few to have entered the US illegally, stayed in jail for less than a month, and still have landed a job!
18 Jul 2018
ThailandElon Musk apologizes to British caver for 'pedo' slur
Elon Musk has apologized to British caver Vernon Unsworth, who helped rescue 12 Thai boys from Tham Luang cave in Thailand, after calling him a "pedo" on Twitter.
18 Jul 2018
United States of AmericaIndian-Americans donate $1bn every year, one-third of their giving potential
Indian-Americans, who are among the ethnic groups with highest per capita income, donate about $1 billion/year, far less than their potential of $3 billion philanthropy in the US, revealed a first-of-its-kind survey.
18 Jul 2018
IndiaUS: Indian girl killed as two training aircraft collide midair
The 19-year-old Indian girl Nisha Sejwal was among three people killed when two small training aircraft from a flight school collided midair yesterday in the US state of Florida.
18 Jul 2018
Pakistan NewsPakistan Army 'openly' supporting religious extremists, alleges US Congressman
US lawmaker Dana Rohrabacher alleged that "corrupt" Pakistani Army officers are involved in the "extrajudicial killing" of Mohajirs in Karachi.
18 Jul 2018
Russia NewsHad a very, very good meeting with Putin: Trump
US President Donald Trump said he had a very good meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland, during which they discussed a wide range of bilateral and global issues.
17 Jul 2018
Virgin GalacticVirgin Orbit in partnership to build a spaceport in UK
Richard Branson-owned Virgin Orbit, a spin-off of space tourism venture Virgin Galactic, has announced a partnership with Cornwall Airport Newquay, UK, to build a spaceport that will offer rocket launches, as well as passenger airline services simultaneously.
17 Jul 2018
MurderUAE: Indian man working with a bank found dead
An Indian man working with a bank in UAE has been found dead, a week after he went missing, Khaleej Times reported.
17 Jul 2018
Donald TrumpTrump embarrassed US; acted like Putin's 'fanboy': Arnold Schwarzenegger
Veteran action star and former California Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, has attacked President Donald Trump saying he acted like a "fanboy" of Russian President Vladimir Putin in their embarrassing press conference.
17 Jul 2018
AfghanistanUS: Afghan-Embassy holds memorial-service for Hindus, Sikhs killed in Afghanistan
The Afghan Embassy in Washington held a memorial service on Sunday for the members of the minority communities of Hindus and Sikhs killed recently in a terrorist attack in Afghanistan.
17 Jul 2018
Russia NewsMueller-probe shouldn't be permitted to interfere with US-Russia relations: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has described the probe by US Special Counsel Robert Mueller into Moscow's election meddling as "political games" that shouldn't be permitted to interfere with US-Russia relations.
16 Jul 2018
Serena WilliamsSerena Williams: Tennis-star, entrepreneur, activist, mother and more
Serena Williams: Tennis-champion, entrepreneur, activist, mother, and the list goes on. Does this woman stop to even breathe?
