Chenab Bridge: Modi opens world's highest single-arch railway bridge in Kashmir

The 1,315-metre-long steel and concrete structure connects two mountains
6 June 2025, 11:27 AM

UN rights chief demands US withdraw sanctions on ICC judges

The US on Thursday imposed sanctions on four ICC judges
6 June 2025, 10:18 AM

Trump slaps new travel ban on 12 countries

US President Donald Trump has signed a travel ban on 12 mostly Middle Eastern and African countries, reviving a controversial measure from his first term expected to trigger a fresh wave of legal challenges..Trump said on Wednesday the measure was spurred by a makeshift flamethrower attack
6 June 2025, 07:38 AM

Trump admin imposes sanctions on four ICC judges in unprecedented move

Washington designated Solomy Balungi Bossa of Uganda, Luz del Carmen Ibanez Carranza of Peru, Reine Adelaide Sophie Alapini Gansou of Benin and Beti Hohler of Slovenia, according to a statement from U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
6 June 2025, 03:38 AM

Trump, Musk feud explodes with threats of cutting contracts, backing impeachment

The hostilities began when Trump criticized Tesla CEO Musk in the Oval Office.
6 June 2025, 03:31 AM

China says will 'resolutely safeguard' its students' rights after US visa ban

Trump announced a six-month ban on foreign students enrolling at Harvard University
5 June 2025, 10:54 AM

Gaza rescuers say at least 10 killed in Israel strikes

Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli strikes killed at least 10 people in the battered Palestinian territory on Thursday
5 June 2025, 05:56 AM

Trump administration ramps up attack on Harvard, Columbia

Trump is seeking to bring the universities to heel with claims their international students pose a national security threat, and that they ignored anti-Semitism on campus, and perpetuate liberal bias
5 June 2025, 04:50 AM

Muslim pilgrims pray at Mount Arafat in hajj apex

Thousands of pilgrims began to gather before dawn around the hill and the surrounding plain
5 June 2025, 04:35 AM

US vetoes UN Security Council demand for Gaza ceasefire

The other 14 countries on the council voted in favor of the draft as a humanitarian crisis grips the enclave of more than 2 million people
5 June 2025, 04:10 AM

Trump orders inquiry into 'conspiracy' to hide Biden's health decline

The move, which was slammed by Biden, is the latest in a long-running campaign by Trump
5 June 2025, 04:05 AM

Trump signs travel ban on 12 countries after Colorado attack

It will go into effect on June 9, the White House said.
5 June 2025, 01:00 AM

Ukraine attacks Crimean bridge

Moscow said yesterday that a Ukrainian attack on a bridge that links the annexed Crimean peninsula to Russia caused “no damage.”
4 June 2025, 19:43 PM

UK nuclear site could leak until 2050s: MPs

Britain’s most hazardous building threatens to leak radioactive water until the 2050s unless the clean-up of a former nuclear power plant is quickened, UK lawmakers warned yesterday.
4 June 2025, 19:43 PM

Million gather in Makkah as hajj begins

More than a million pilgrims participated in Islam’s most important rite under a scorching sun yesterday as the hajj pilgrimage began.
4 June 2025, 19:31 PM

Aid sites in Gaza shut

The US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation did not distribute any aid yesterday as it presses Israel to boost civilian safety beyond the perimeter of its distribution sites, a day after dozens of Palestinians seeking aid were killed.
4 June 2025, 19:29 PM

Pak open, ‘not desperate’ for talks with India: FM

Pakistan is “ready but not desperate” for talks with arch-rival India, its foreign minister said yesterday, in remarks that underline the lack of a thaw between the two nuclear-armed neighbours following their worst military conflict in decades.
4 June 2025, 18:00 PM

US nuke proposal against national interest: Iran

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said yesterday a US proposal for a nuclear agreement was against the national interest, amid sharp differences over whether Tehran can continue to enrich uranium.
4 June 2025, 18:00 PM

US private sector hiring hits slowest rate since 2023: ADP

US private sector hiring hit its lowest pace since early 2023 in May, according to data from payroll firm ADP on Wednesday
4 June 2025, 12:47 PM

Surge in COVID-19 cases: Virus making a comeback in Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, US

Singapore reported over 14,000 cases between Apr 27 and May 3
4 June 2025, 09:37 AM