London: Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces a parliamentary grilling Wednesday over charges of sleaze within his Conservative party and lacklustre leadership at the COP26 climate summit. Johnson will be quizzed by the heads of parliament’s cross-party select committees at 1500 GMT for a stock-take of government
Moscow: Russia admitted to destroying one of its satellites during a missile test, but rejected US accusations that it had endangered the International Space Station. US officials accused Russia of a "dangerous and irresponsible" strike on a satellite that had created a cloud of debris and
New Delhi: India has temporarily shut down five coal-fired power plants around the capital New Delhi as part of its drive to combat air pollution, according to an order from the federal environment ministry panel on air pollution. The Commission for Air Quality Management has also
Kunduz, Afghanistan: The Taliban have arrested a man for allegedly selling dozens of women in northern Afghanistan after duping them into believing they would be marrying into money, officials said. The man was arrested in northern Jawzjan province late on Monday, Damullah Seraj, the Taliban provincial
New Delhi: Delhi shut down schools until further notice, urged people to work from home and banned non-essential trucks from entering the Indian capital due to dangerous levels of air pollution. One of the world’s most polluted cities and home to some 20 million people, Delhi
Islamabad: Pakistan on Wednesday strongly condemned the restrictions imposed by the BJP’s Haryana government on offering Friday prayers by Muslims at several places in the state, the Foreign Office said in a statement. The FO said it is deeply concerned over continued vandalization of mosques and
Quetta: President Dr Arif Alvi has said that India was pursuing the dangerous policy of Islamophobia and stressed the need for steps by sane elements in society to prevent the trend. He said India would lead itself to destruction by promoting hatred against Muslims. “Dangerous for India.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday pointed to the plight of farmers, saying that no one was concerned what compels them to burn stubble, reported NDTV. “People sleeping in five-star hotels in Delhi blame farmers,” the court said. “Look at such small land holdings of
New Delhi: The police in India state of Gujarat have booked nine people, including one based in London, in connection with conversion of over 100 tribals from 37 families of the “Vasava Hindu” community to Islam. All those who have embraced Islam are residents of
Srinagar: Two men martyred alongside a pair of freedom fighters in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) were gunned down in "cold blood" by security forces, a relative of one of the dead said on Wednesday. According to police, two freedom fighters were martyred the