Category: Events

Gilgit-Baltistan (AP photo) Is Pakistan preparing to make Gilgit-Baltistan its fifth province? Amid ongoing unrest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, the Gilgit-Baltistan assembly has passed a resolution urging Islamabad to grant the region provisional provincial status, a move that could majorly redefine its administrative structure.The Gilgit-Baltistan assembly on Thursday passed a resolution, backed by both ruling and...

Mohammed Aiyub Sunasara, Mohammed Shafi Mukhi, Bilal Abid Shera, Mohammed Aiyub Kadiwal, Mohammed Hasan Karadiya (L to R) AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Wednesday arrested five more alleged members of a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)-linked module, claiming the group had progressed beyond extremist propaganda and was actively preparing to carry out improvised explosive device (IED)...

Andy Burnham Andy Burnham has been elected leader of the Labour Party, the centre-left party announced on Friday. He is set to become the next prime minister of the United Kingdom on Monday, formally replacing Kier Starmer.Burnham was the only contender in the leadership contest to replace departing Prime Minister Keir Starmer. He secured nominations...

Referee Slavko Vincic of Slovenia (AP Photo) FIFA has appointed Slovenian referee Slavko Vincic to officiate Sunday’s FIFA World Cup 2026 final between defending champions Argentina and Spain, handing one of football’s most prestigious assignments to an official whose career once survived a bizarre off-field controversy after he was caught up in a police raid...

Donald Trump An Iran-backed militia umbrella calling itself the Islamic Resistance in Iraq (IRI) has announced a $10 million reward for anyone who kills US President Donald Trump. The group claimed it is retaliation for the 2020 US drone strike that killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.According to Iran-owned...

NEW DELHI: Pakistan star all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz has been suspended for three months after failing a dope test during the T20 World Cup earlier this year. The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the decision on Friday, saying the positive test was linked to a “substance of abuse” that was not related to improving sporting performance.However,...

The villagers placed a child atop the MLA’s vehicle to draw attention to their pleas concerning water and electricity shortages BHOPAL: A BJP MLA in Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri district landed in controversy after he allegedly refused to hear grievances of villagers from a neighbouring Assembly constituency, telling them they were “not his voters”.Later, an agitated...

(Representative image): UKMTO said, ‘Military authorities have reported that a vessel was boarded by unauthorised personnel whilst transiting east in the Gulf of Aden.’ Chemical tanker ship Asana is believed to have been hijacked by armed assailants in the Gulf of Aden on Friday.The assailants took control of the vessel, Reuters reported, citing maritime security...

CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: A 42-year-old government school teacher and his two children were killed after their car plunged into the Godavari river from a bridge in Maharashtra’s Nanded on Friday. Police suspect the incident was a case of suicide.The deceased has been identified as Sunil More (42), a teacher at the Pota Budruk Zilla Parishad School...

US President Donald Trump (PTI file photo) TOI correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump on Thursday accused China of carrying out “the largest compromise of American election data in history,” alleging Beijing illicitly acquired 220 million US voter files in a sweeping espionage operation that he described as an unprecedented threat to American democracy.“China’s...