Toronto: The Canadian government has decided to launch six new immigration programs for international student graduates, essential workers and French speakers who will get permanent residency this May. The announcement for the new programs in Canada was made by the immigration minister Marco Mendicino on April
Beirut: The implementing regulations for Egypt’s 2019 law regulating nongovernmental organizations issued on January 11, 2021, underscore the law’s severe restrictions on the work of independent human rights and other organizations, Human Rights Watch said today. Publication of the regulations highlights the need to rigorously
New York: The United States imposed a broad array of sanctions on Russia, including curbs to its sovereign debt market, to punish it for interfering in last year’s U.S. election, cyber hacking, bullying Ukraine and other alleged malign actions. The U.S. government blacklisted Russian companies, expelled
London: When Prince Philip’s funeral takes place on Saturday, it will be more than a focal point for national mourning. Many will also be watching for any signs of reconciliation between Prince Harry and the royal family, especially with his elder brother Prince William. It will
Yangon: Myanmar’s military opened fire on protesting healthcare workers on Thursday, killing at least one bystander as the demonstrators fled for safety to a nearby mosque. The country has been in uproar since the military seized power from civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on February
Rawalpindi: The United States top diplomat Antony Blinken acknowledged Pakistan’s continuous efforts for peace and stability in the region and assured that Washington will work on further enhancing bilateral relations between both the countries. Blinken made the comments in a phone call will Chief of Army
Washington: Terming Chinese “occupation of contested areas” on the Sino-Indian border last year a “most serious escalation in decades”, a United States intelligence report said border tensions between New Delhi and Beijing “remain high” despite some force pullbacks early this year. In an unclassified annual report
“Will a lockdown happen again?” Over a grainy video call last week from a grotty little room in the western Indian city of Mumbai, the Sethi brothers repeatedly asked me this question, their voices trembling in nervousness. More than a decade ago, Santosh and Tunna Sethi left
Vienna: Talks to save the Iran nuclear deal resume in Vienna Thursday amid new tensions, with Tehran preparing to ramp up uranium enrichment in response to an attack on a facility it blamed on arch-foe Israel. After a positive first round of negotiations aimed at resurrecting
Munir Ahmed The world has seen how a chaiwala, Narendra Damodardas Modi, gradually climbed the ladder of political hierarchy in India to become the 14th prime minister in 2014. Born and raised in Vadnagar, a small town in northeastern Gujarat, he succeeded to become the Chief