Category: World
No turning point in sight as IMF predicts sluggish global growth – Umang
WASHINGTON: Global growth seems to have bottomed out, but there is no uptick in sight and the risks from commercial tensions to climate shocks make…
Today you can see when the lunar eclipse starts and what it looks like. – Umang
Getty images Today the first lunar eclipse of 2020 will take place. This lunar eclipse starts today at 10:38 am and lasts until 2:42 pm….
London Bridge attacker identified as Usman Khan, UK national of Pakistani origin – World
The Metropolitan Police on Saturday identified the London Bridge attacker as British citizen Usman Khan, a 28-year-old man from Staffordshire. "We are now in a…
Police shoot dead man who killed two in London stabbing, call it terrorist attack – World
British police shot dead on Friday a man with a fake suicide vest that stabbed two people to death in London and wounded three more…
Saudi, UAE discuss $70 billion crude refinery project in India – World
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates discussed a planned refinery in the state of Maharashtra, in western India, which will cost at least $…

US backs sustained Indian role in Afghanistan – World
The United States said Thursday it supported India's continued participation in Afghanistan, even when President Donald Trump seeks to withdraw troops. India is one of…

Trump thanks PM Imran for facilitating Western hostages’ release in Afghanistan – World
Prime Minister Imran Khan held a telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump during which bilateral and regional issues were discussed, said a statement issued…

BJP leader escorted out by security for heckling Suri during speech on occupied Kashmir – World
Security at the Asia Pacific Summit, 2019 escorted Indian politician Vijay Jolly after he tried to anger the speech of the Vice President of the…

Pakistani man jailed for 10 years over Dutch anti-Islam MP murder plot – World
A Dutch court sentenced a Pakistani man to 10 years behind bars on Monday for planning to assassinate anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders after the MP…

Literary stars call on Modi to restore critic Aatish Taseer’s citizenship – World
Margaret Atwood, Orhan Pamuk and J.M. Coetzee, winners of the main prize, led more than 250 literary luminaries and journalists who asked the Prime Minister…