Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann has constituted a three-member all-women Special Investigation Team (SIT) of police officials to probe the case in which a Chandigarh University student allegedly made objectionable videos of her hostel mates, police said on Monday (19). Three accused, including a girl student, from the college have…
Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday (18) met King Charles III in London, UK, and offered condolences over the death of Queen Elizabeth II on September 8. Sharif, who recently attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, departed for the UK on Saturday (17) to represent…
Nepalese foreign minister Narayan Khadka on Saturday (17) arrived in Britain to attend the funeral ceremony of Queen Elizabeth II who passed away at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on September 8. The UK government had invited its Nepalese counterpart to the funeral of Britain's longest-serving monarch. Khadka was welcomed at…
While organisers were doing their best to ensure that foreign dignitaries attending the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II got perfect seating arrangements, yet they had one challenge to deal with and that is: diplomatic row between nations. With several world leaders invited to Westminster Abbey for the royal funeral, the…
Ahead of Queen Elizabeth's state funeral, Indian president Droupadi Murmu met King Charles III at a reception held at Buckingham Palace on Sunday (18). President Murmu also signed the condolence book for Queen Elizabeth II, at the Lancaster House near Buckingham Palace in London. "President Droupadi Murmu signed the Condolence…
US authorities think relations that Russia shares with many of its partners, including India, can not be called alliances, John Kirby, coordinator for strategic communications at the National Security Council in the White House, said at a briefing on Friday (16). Responding to a journalist who sought his reaction on…
Former Pakistan wicket-keeper-batter Kamran Akmal has said that he had once advised Babar Azam, the current captain of the Pakistan cricket team, not to take up the top job and wanted him to reach the level of India's Virat Kohli and Australia's Steve Smith when it comes to his batting.…
Swiss tennis maestro Roger Federer has decided to hang up his boots and next week's Laver Cup in London will be his final outing on the court. The decision has left millions of fans dejected as the winner of 20 Grand Slam titles is considered among the greats the game…
The Indian Youth Congress organised ‘Berojgari Melas’ across the country on Saturday (17) to observe prime minister Narendra Modi’s birthday as ‘unemployment day’, party officials said. Holding placards, several party workers gathered at the IYC office here wearing black shirts and raised slogans. PM Modi turned 72 on Saturday with…
Wishes poured in thick and fast for Indian prime minister Narendra Modi who turned 72 on Saturday (17) but among them all, the note that popular Indian actor Shah Rukh Khan left was specially noticed by millions. The veteran actor, who wished Modi on Twitter on Saturday afternoon praising his…