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Pak college implements restrictions on girl students’ political participation

Lower Dir (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) , May 3 (ANI): The Government Postgraduate College, Timergara has issued directives instructing girl students to abstain from participating in...

Pro-Palestinian encampments at US universities

(Reuters) - Pro-Palestinian protests demanding a ceasefire in Gaza and divestment from companies linked to Israel have spread across U.S. universities in the two weeks since Columbia University

President “respects” his allies, partners: White House defends Biden calling Japan, India ‘xenophobic’

Washington, DC , May 3 (ANI): Hours after President Joe Biden termed India, Japan and other nations, "xenophobic," the White House clarified the President's...

Exclusive-Russian troops enter base housing US military in Niger, US official says

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russian military personnel have entered an air base in Niger that is hosting U.S. troops, a senior U.S. defense told Reuters, a move that follows

US calls out Israel and Hamas after Gaza aid shipment attacked, diverted

By Daphne Psaledakis and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. on Thursday called on both Israel and Hamas to ensure that aid bound for civilians in Gaza is not disrupted, after a shipment from

Dozens arrested after London protest blocking removal of asylum seekers

LONDON (Reuters) - British police arrested 45 people on Thursday after a violent protest in London against the transfer of asylum seekers staying in a hotel to a barge off southern England. Dozens of

Exclusive-US to provide nearly $55 million in humanitarian aid for Burkina Faso

By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will provide nearly $55 million to address a dire humanitarian crisis in Burkina Faso, U.S. aid chief Samantha Power will announce on

EU, US urge Georgia to halt ‘foreign agents’ bill, protesters mass in centre of capital

By Felix Light TBILISI (Reuters) -The European Union and United States on Thursday condemned legislation making its way through Georgia's parliament on "foreign agents" and thousands of protesters

Inaugural edition of Gulf Youth Games concludes

Abu Dhabi , May 2 (ANI/WAM): Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Second Deputy Ruler of Dubai, President of the UAE National...

Serbian parliament approves coalition government

SARAJEVO (Reuters) - The Serbian parliament approved a coalition government on Thursday, which newly elected Prime Minister Milos Vucevic described as a "government of continuity" that will lead the

On Camera

How govt brought Vodafone Idea back from the brink & earned a neat profit in the process

In 2021, the government allowed telcos to convert interest on deferred spectrum payments and AGR dues into equity. This made it the single largest stakeholder in Vodafone Idea.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.