OTTAWA: The number of study permits Canada issued to Indian students fell sharply late last year after India ejected Canadian diplomats who would process the permits and fewer Indian students applied due to a diplomatic dispute over the murder of a Sikh separatist leader in
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) on Wednesday said Pakistan has decided to recall its ambassador from Iran and suspend all high-level visits ongoing or planned between the two countries following the “unprovoked violation of its airspace” by Tehran. The development came after the FO, in a
LONDON: UK police has said that specialist officers will assess whether to open a war crimes probe into Israel's war with Hamas, following a referral from an advocacy group for Palestinians. London's Metropolitan Police said its small war crimes team, which is hosted within its counter
LONDON: In a major development to ensure election integrity across the globe, the world’s leading artificial intelligence (AI) firm OpenAI has announced to launch tools to counter disinformation. The ChatGPT maker, in a blog post, stated that the company is “working to prevent abuse, provide transparency
COX’S BAZAR: Rashida Khatun spends about four hours most days making grocery bags, a skill she learned with other Rohingya women in the Kutupalong refugee camp to help support her family. The whirring sounds of a sewing machine fill her work shifts, as she lines up
LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing a major rebellion from right-wing politicians in his party on Tuesday over flagship immigration legislation to speed up the deportation of asylum seekers to Rwanda in a critical test of his authority. Two Conservative Party chairmen said they
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla: A U.S. company’s lunar lander will soon burn up in Earth’s atmosphere after a failed moonshot. Astrobotic Technology said its lander is now headed back toward Earth from the vicinity of the moon. Company officials expect the mission to end Thursday. Astrobotic is
LONDON: Pro-Khalistan Sikhs living in Britain have been warned by the UK’s counter terrorism police that their lives are in danger amid the rise of Khalistan activism and state-sponsored intimidation by Narendra Modi’s regime, according to media reports. The Times has reported that pro-Khalistan Sikhs in
WASHINGTON: Martin Luther King Jr the man who freed America from its social inequalities is being celebrated today by marches and parades all across the country. It is a day to honour the life and legacy of the civil rights leader. Every year it is celebrated
SEOUL: North Korea said on Monday it had tested a new solid-fuel hypersonic missile with intermediate range, amid an intensifying race for the next generation of long-range rockets that are difficult to detect and intercept. The United States, China, Russia and other countries have also been