Islamabad: Pakistan has called on world powers to unblock billions of dollars in Afghan assets frozen after the Taliban takeover but said it did not expect recognition soon of the new government. Ahead of talks on Afghanistan at the UN General Assembly, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood
Geneva: The Covid-19 pandemic sped up the shift of innovation from Europe and North America towards Asia, UN world rankings showed Tuesday. The Global Innovation Index 2021, from the United Nations’ World Intellectual Property Organisation, showed surging performances by South Korea and China. “The pandemic has accelerated
United Nations: US President Joe Biden is expected to announce "good news" on addressing a shortfall in a US$100 billion global climate fund, a United Nations official said following a closed-door meeting between countries on the sidelines of the general assembly. Biden, who will make his
Seoul: North Korea has criticized a U.S. decision to provide nuclear-powered submarines to Australia and threatened unspecified countermeasures if it finds the deal affects its security. State media published comments from an unidentified North Korean Foreign Ministry official who called the arrangement between U.S., Britain and
Islamabad: The world is observing International Day of Peace, on Tuesday, but the peace is something quite unknown to the peace-loving people in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) who are facing the worst state terrorism by India in the territory for the past
Washington: A CIA officer who was traveling with agency director William Burns to India this month reported symptoms consistent with Havana syndrome, CNN and the New York Times reported. The victim, who was not identified, had to receive medical attention, CNN reported, citing unnamed sources. Some 200
New Delhi: India on Tuesday morning registered 26,115 new coronavirus cases, taking the infection tally to 3,35,04,534 since the pandemic broke out in January last year. The new cases are 13.68% fewer than Monday’s count of 30,256 infections. The toll climbed to 4,45,385 after 252 people
New Delhi: A pandemic-period study found that India's health system struggled with low numbers of trained health personnel, including nurses, trained paramedics and allied health workers with nurse-doctor ratio at a poor 1.7:1. A report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and Public Health Foundation of
New Delhi: In a recent interview to an Indian publication, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Faisal Bin Farhan Al Saud said the Kingdom is ready to provide its "good offices" to resolve outstanding issues between India and Pakistan. Speaking to The Hindu, Saud said Riyadh was ready
New Delhi: The West Bengal Police Recruitment Board (WBPRB) is going to organize a preliminary examination to recruit constables and lady constables in the state police on 26 September 2021. The board issued admit cards for this exam on September 6. More than 30,000 students