- Sunday, February 23, 2025
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan visited war-torn neighbour Afghanistan on Thursday, where he vowed to help reduce spiralling violence and push for a ceasefire between the Taliban and Afghan forces. Khan's maiden visit to Kabul comes amid surging violence across Afghanistan that has worsened despite Afghan government negotiators and the…
Social media giant Twitter Inc faced censure from Indian legislators for a second time in weeks for failing to take down posts critical of India's top court and judges that a parliamentary panel called "obscene". The renewed heat from Indian legislators comes a day after an Indian parliamentary panel said…
Tickets for six short-format matches between Australia and India in November and December were all but exhausted on Friday, Cricket Australia said, while there was also some good news about the opening match in the test series. Fears that the first of four tests would have to be moved from…
Gucci is revisiting 1960s handbags and other classics in its latest collection, mixing them with up-to-the-minute sneakers and logoed skateboards, as it seeks to reach a wider audience and reverse a fall in sales after years of stellar growth. With traditional fashion shows cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, designer…
India's market regulator has filed a petition with the Supreme Court asking it to direct embattled Sahara conglomerate chief Subrata Roy and two of his companies to deposit 626 billion rupees ($8.4 billion) that it said was due to its investors. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) told…
A Pakistani court on Thursday sentenced Islamist leader Hafiz Saeed, founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the militant group blamed by the United States and India for the 2008 Mumbai siege, to 10 years in prison on two charges of terrorism financing, his lawyer said. The sentences for the two charges -…
From spending time in Hauz Khas Village to ordering food from a local joint, Gauri Khan has some fond memories of Delhi and now the celebrity interior designer and her husband, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan are offering a rare opportunity to a lucky couple to have an overnight stay…
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pledged an "infrastructure revolution" as part of plans to boost the country's economy after the impact of both the coronavirus outbreak and departure from the European Union. But already the promises have hit a snag: how to repair and upgrade Victorian-era engineering achievements such…
The return of England's cricket team to Pakistan next year, their first visit since a deadly attack on Sri Lanka's team, is a vote of confidence in the country's improved security –- but challenges remain, analysts say. Cricket-obsessed Pakistan spent a decade in international sporting isolation after gunmen targeted the…
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said on Wednesday he had delivered on a key election promise to rebuild the island nation's intelligence network in the year since assuming office. Sri Lanka's former wartime defence chief won the presidency after promising to end the spread of Islamist extremism in the country following deadly…
