- Thursday, March 13, 2025
The UK on Friday (9) came up with sanctions against 30 people across the world, including Mian Abdul Haq, a Muslim cleric from Pakistan, in a bid to target those it thinks are responsible for violation and abuse of human rights and perpetrate sexual violence in conflict. Who is Mian…
Following criticism over the public execution of a man, the Taliban on Thursday defended their actions. The Taliban on Thursday termed the international criticism over its public execution “reprehensible” and “interference” in Afghanistan’s internal matters, Voice of America (VOA) News reported. Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid in a statement said that…
Canadian singer, Celine Dion has revealed she is suffering from Stiff Person Syndrome, a rare incurable neurological disorder. The 54-year-old took to Instagram to disclose her medical condition that is responsible for uncontrollable muscle spasms. She has announced that the diagnosis means that she will cancel or postpone dozens of…
Pakistan’s Punjab government has opened the first transgender public school here in the provincial capital in its bid to empower more trans persons in society. Earlier, Pakistan’s Punjab government had set up three transgender schools in the province- Multan, Bahawalpur, and D.G Khan- to educate and teach skills to trans…
In an apparent jibe at the royal family, Prince Harry said that he is really proud that his children are mixed race. “People don’t talk about what it’s like to be mixed race,” Meghan Markle said in the new Netflix docuseries, Harry & Meghan. “And I think a lot of…
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday arrested Bikramjit Singh, wanted in the 2019 Tarn Taran bomb blast case, at the Delhi airport after securing his extradition from Austria, an official spokesperson said. The official said Bikramjit Singh, alias Bikkar Panjwar, alias Bikkar Baba, was arrested after his extradition process…
Police in Bangladesh on Friday arrested two top leaders of the main Opposition party BNP, a day before its planned grand rally in the capital to call for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation. Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas were picked…
India, which has a unique strategic character, will not be an ally of the US, but another great power, a top White House official has said, asserting there is no other bilateral relationship that is being “deepened and strengthened” more rapidly than between the two countries over the last 20…
Barclays BARC.L has promoted 85 people to managing director (MD) in its investment bank, it said on Thursday, with by far the majority of the coveted titles this year being taken by men. Banks have come under pressure for a poor track record on gender equality, particularly in their senior…
THERE should be a “home” in the UK for south Asian stories, feels director Abdul Shayek whose latest creation is bringing to life what it was for Bangladeshi women to survive 1971 war and restart in a strange new land. Tara Theatre is presenting Virtual Reality (VR) play titled AMMA from November…
