Nirbhaya Rape Convicts Won’t be Hanged Today as Court Postpones Execution Warrant Till Further Orders
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday stayed till further orders the execution of the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder convicts, which was earlier scheduled to take place on February 1. Additional sessions judge Dharmender Rana had reserved the order in the matter earlier today. [Breaking] Delhi Court Stays Hanging Of Four Convicts In Nirbhaya Case On […]
Pentagon now says 64 troops injured in Iran strike
WASHINGTON: The number of US troops injured by an Iranian strike in Iraq this month has risen to 64, according to new figures released by the Pentagon. US President Donald Trump had initially said no Americans were hurt by the missiles fired on a base housing US soldiers in the country´s west on January 8. […]
PUBG addiction: Teenager dies of cardiac arrest while playing PUBG
A 16-year-old boy reportedly died of cardiac arrest while playing the highly popular online game PUBG on his mobile phone for six hours at a stretch in Erode city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The boy identified as Satish Kumar became agitated and began shouting before collapsing on the floor, his family said […]
Europe evacuates citizens from China, Russia shuts border
Lisbon: An A380 passenger plane left Portugal on Thursday en route to pick up hundreds of Europeans in China who want to escape the new virus and Italian authorities were keeping some 6,000 passengers on a cruise ship while they checked for a possible infection. The plane took off from a former military airport at […]
WWE Star Shad Gaspard Found Dead on Beach
Former WWE star Shad Gaspard was found dead on a California beach early Wednesday morning, three days after he was caught in a rip tide while swimming with his son. According to United States (US) media outlets, the police authorities were notified of the body by a passer-by, who spotted it being washed ashore on […]
Car crashes into Sydney hijab shop, 11 injured
MELBOURNE: A sports car crashed into a shop selling traditional Islamic wear in western Sydney on Thursday, injuring 11 people as well as the driver, but there was no indication the crash was terrorism related, a spokeswoman for the New South Wales state police said. The Subaru Sport Utility Vehicle crashed into another vehicle that […]
Climate change is turning parts of Antarctica green, say scientists
PARIS: As a research revealed on Wednesday, parts of the Antarctic Peninsula will change colour as “green snow” caused by blooming algae is expected to spread with increases in global temperatures. Although often considered devoid of plant life, Antarctica is home to several types of algae, which grow on slushy snow and suck carbon dioxide […]
Pakistan International Airlines Airbus flying Lahore-Karachi crashes
KARACHI: A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) aircraft with more than 90 passengers and eight crew members on board crashed near Jinnah International Airport on Friday. Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) officials confirmed the national flag carrier’s flight PK-8303 that was flying from Lahore to Karachi crashed in Model Colony. The plane crashed moments before expected landing at the Karachi […]
Senate passes 6-month paid maternity leave bill
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani people, government and private sector employees have reacted differently to Senate’s recent legislation that has not only increased number of days of maternity leave, but also grants three-month paternity leave to all those employees/workers of organisations that fall under the administrative control of the federal government. According to the bill maternity leave for […]
Four Pakistani students in China have tested positive for coronavirus, confirms SAPM Mirza
Dubai: At least four Pakistani students studying in Wuhan city of China have been confirmed as having the coronavirus, revealed Dr Zafar Mirza, Special Assistant (Health) to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. Addressing a hurriedly-called press conference in Pakistan on Wednesday, Dr Mirza said that around 500 Pakistani students are based in Wuhan, the epicentre […]
