World’s biggest vaccination programme set to begin in India: PM
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that the world’s biggest inoculation drive against coronavirus is set to begin in the country, a day after the drugs regulator approved two vaccines for restricted emergency use. Lauding the scientists and technicians for the ‘Made in India’ vaccines, he said the country is proud of […]
Hindu temple attack: Commission on minorities rights submits report to Pak SC
Peshawar: A one-man commission on the rights of minorities submitted its report to Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Monday on the vandalisation of a Hindu temple in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, recommending that the shrine’s land should be retrieved from land grabbers and the government should conduct a detailed inquiry into the attack. The commission’s chairman, Shuaib […]
Pakistan delays reopening of schools, colleges to Jan 18
Islamabad: Pakistan on Monday delayed the planned phased reopening of educational institutions to January 18, as 1,895 new coronavirus cases were reported in the country in the last 24 hours. With the new cases, Pakistan’s COVID-19 caseload stands at 488,529, according to official data. In the last 24 hours, 39 people have died due to […]
China hopes Biden will end Trump’s Cold War
Hopes new Prez will follow sensible approach to restore ties
Beijing: As Joe Biden is set to assume power this month, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Saturday hoped that the US President-elect would end the incumbent Donald Trump’s Cold War policy towards Beijing and return to a sensible approach by restoring normal ties. The Trump administration launched a broadside against China on all fronts, […]
Setback: Congress overrides Trump veto of defense bill
Washington: Congress has overridden President Donald Trump’s veto of a defense policy bill, a first by lawmakers since he took office nearly four years ago. In an extraordinary New Year’s Day session, the Republican-controlled Senate easily turned aside the veto, dismissing Trump’s objections to the USD 740 billion bill and handing him a stinging rebuke […]
Temple vandalisation : India lodges protest with Pak authorities, seeks action
New Delhi: India has lodged a protest with Pakistan over the vandalisation of a Hindu temple in Karak district in the northwest Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, sources said on Friday. The protest was conveyed to Pakistan through diplomatic channels, they said. On Wednesday, the temple was vandalised by a mob, protesting against its expansion […]
CBI concluded investigation in around 800 cases in 2020: Agency Chief
New Delhi: The CBI has wrapped up probe in about 800 cases in 2020 in spite of the lockdown, sanitation protocols and social-distancing norms announced by the government to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director RK Shukla, who will relinquish his charge in February, gave this information in his […]
Eradicating poverty: Pak wants to learn from China’s development model, says Imran Khan
Islamabad: Praising the Chinese development model, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said his government wants to learn from China’s industrial development to accelerate economic growth and eradicate poverty. “If we can learn from any one country in the world, it is China. Their development model suits Pakistan the best,” Khan said while speaking […]