Separate blasts in Kabul kill 3, wound 4: Officials
Kabul: Two separate explosions rocked the Afghan capital of Kabul on Saturday, killing at least three people including members of the minority Sikh community and wounding four others, Afghan officials said. The first explosion hit a store in the heart of the capital, causing it to collapse and kill at least two Sikhs, according to […]
Biden says ‘no need’ for Trump to get intel briefs
Washington: President Joe Biden said Friday that Donald Trump should not be allowed to receive classified intelligence briefings, a courtesy that historically has been granted to outgoing presidents. Asked in an interview with CBS News what he feared if Trump continued to receive the briefings, Biden said he did not want to speculate out loud […]
Biden admin delays implementation of Trump era rule on H-1B
Washington: The Biden administration has announced that it is delaying the H-1B policy of the previous Trump administration on allocation of the popular foreign work visas by continuing with the lottery system until December 31, 2021, to give the immigration agency more time to develop, test and implement the modifications to the registration system. On […]
Lack of editorial control: UK strips China’s state media channel of broadcast licence
London: The UK has stripped China’s state-owned TV channel of its broadcasting licence in the country, after an investigation found the licence holder lacked editorial control and had links to China’s ruling Communist Party. The communications regulator, Ofcom, said Thursday it revoked the UK licence for China Global Television Network, or CGTN, an international English […]
Daniel Pearl murder case: Pakistan SC orders acquitted man off death row
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the Pakistani-British man acquitted of the 2002 gruesome beheading of American journalist Daniel Pearl off death row and moved to a government safe house.” Ahmad Saeed Omar Sheikh, who has been on death row for 18 years will be under guard and won’t be allowed to leave the […]
China’s ongoing attempts to ‘intimidate’ its neighbours are concerning: White House
Washington: In its first response to the China-India border standoff, the Biden administration has voiced concern over Beijing’s pattern of ongoing attempts to “intimidate” its neighbours and said it was closely monitoring the situation. A top official of the new Biden administration also asserted that the US will stand with its partners and allies to […]