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Former Pak president Asif Ali Zardari, Mahmood Khan Achakzai file nominations for presidential elections

Islamabad, Mar 2 (PTI) Pakistan’s former president Asif Ali Zardari and his rival ethnic Pashtun politician Mahmood Khan Achakzai on Saturday filed their...

Freighter Rubymar has sunk in Red Sea, Yemen internationally recognised government says

ADEN (Reuters) - The Cargo ship Rubymar, which was abandoned in the southern Red Sea after being targeted by Yemen's Houthis on Feb. 18, has sunk, a statement by the internationally recognised Yemeni

Iran election turnout around 40%, reports say

(Reuters) -Turnout for Iran’s parliamentary election, seen as a test of the clerical establishment’s legitimacy, appears to have hit a historic low of around 40%, according to unofficial reports in

Canadian ex-inmate strives to end stigma through popcorn business

By Kyaw Soe Oo TORONTO (Reuters) - After Emily O'Brien was released from an Ontario prison in 2018, where she spent four years for a conviction related to drug trade, she decided to start a company to

PM Modi expresses grief over deadly fire accident in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Mar 2 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed grief and extended his condolences to the victims of the massive fire that...

Shehbaz Sharif set to become Pakistan’s Prime Minister for a second time

Islamabad, Mar 2 (PTI) Top PML-N leader Shehbaz Sharif is set to become the 33rd prime minister of Pakistan on Sunday, once again...

IMF recommends Pakistan to increase taxes to yield additional revenues of 0.5% of GDP: Report

Islamabad, Mar 2 (PTI) The IMF has recommended Pakistan several measures such as increasing taxes, reducing tax slabs, and eliminating tax exemption on...

Three killed by Russian drone attack on Ukraine’s Odesa

KYIV (Reuters) -Three people including a three-year-old child were killed and eight others wounded when a Russian drone crashed into an apartment block in Ukraine's southern port city of Odesa on

Palestinian Authority hopes for Gaza ceasefire by Ramadan

ANKARA (Reuters) - The Palestinian Authority hopes a ceasefire can be agreed in the Gaza war in time for Ramadan, its foreign minister, Riyad al-Maliki, said on Saturday. Speaking at a news conference

Turkey’s Feb exports to Russia down 34% from year earlier

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's exports to Russia in February fell 33% year on year to $670 million, trade ministry data showed on Saturday. That was down from $1.1 billion in February 2023. Imports from

On Camera

‘Trade, not aid’—Narasimha Rao’s 1991 reforms speech that changed India’s economic landscape

On 9 July 1991, then-PM PV Narasimha Rao addressed the nation days before the Budget presentation, admitting that the job of repairing India's sick economy won't be easy, quick, or smooth.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.