KOCHI: Muslims having radical thoughts should realise from India’s history since the Partition that the grass is not greener on the other side of the fence, the Kerala High Court said in a judgment while upholding the conviction of the accused in a Kashmir terror recruitment case. A division bench comprising justices K Vinod Chandran … Read more
DUBAI: India under new captain Rohit Sharma finished the 2021-22 season as the world’s number one ranked T20 team after a string of impressive performances at home but were a good nine points behind Australia in the annual Test rankings released by ICC on Wednesday. The ‘Black Caps’ from New Zealand finished the last season … Read more
KARACHI: At least four people, including two foreign nationals, were killed and several others injured on Tuesday when a car exploded inside the premises of the University of Karachi in Pakistan’s financial capital, media reports said. According to initial reports, the blast took place in a van near Confucius Institute in the university. Local media … Read more
NEW DELHI: India remains ahead of Russia and the United Kingdom as the third largest military spender in the world, but far behind China that spends four times and the United States, which spends 10 times its defence budget. The total global military expenditure rose to $2,113 billion in 2021, surpassing the two-trillion-USD mark for … Read more
NEW DELHI: Global airlines body IATA says India’s “tourist visas issued to nationals of China are no longer valid”. Top government officials said India is still giving business, employment, diplomatic and official visas to Chinese nationals. India’s decision to keep Chinese tourists out also comes in the wake of Chinese reluctance to allow Indian students, … Read more
NEW DELHI: Higher education regulators have advised Indian students, including Overseas Citizens of India, not to travel to Pakistan for higher studies. The University Grants Commission (UGC) and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) in a joint notification on Friday said students pursuing higher education in Pakistan will not be eligible for employment or … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday ruled out evidence of “foreign conspiracy” to oust former prime minister Imran Khan at a meeting of the country’s high-powered National Security Committee (NSC) chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Asad Majeed Khan, Pakistan’s former ambassador to the US, briefed the committee on the context and content of his last month’s … Read more
LAHORE: In a veiled attack on Pakistan’s Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, former prime minister Imran Khan has alleged that “some elements” in the powerful establishment who indulged in “bad practices” were responsible for his unceremonious ouster from power. According to experts, Khan, who was ousted from power on April 10 after the National … Read more