Rawalpindi, April 8 (IANS) As Pakistan intensifies mass deportation of Afghan refugees, the businesses owned by Afghans in the commercial centres of Rawalpindi city and cantonment areas have started to shut down.
New York, April 8 (IANS) President Donald Trump has threatened China with an additional 50 per cent tariff that would take the total levies to more than the value of products while doubling down on the global reciprocal tariffs.
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Dubai Crown Prince and UAE Deputy Prime Minister, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, will arrive in India on Tuesday for a two-day official visit at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Islamabad, April 8 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar discussed ways to strengthen counterterrorism cooperation between the two countries in their first telephone conversation. A key focus of the discussion was the return of US military equipment that was left behind in Afghanistan following the withdrawal in 2021.
Washington, April 7 (IANS) The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected a petition by Tahawwur Rana to stop his extradition to India to face legal consequences for his role in the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai that killed 157 people.
Washington, April 7 (IANS) The White House on Monday pushed back on reports about US President Donald Trump considering a 90-day pause in the implementation of his sweeping reciprocal tariffs, according to a news report.
Sydney, April 7 (IANS) A study published on Monday revealed for the first time a causal link between chronic loneliness and early death among middle-aged Australian women.
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Some may dismiss religion for being divisive. I, however, have experienced the Hindu tradition as a unifier. On the morning of 22 January 2024, I chanted Siya-Rama and Swaminarayan intermittently while watching Prime Minister Narendra Modi perform the inauguration of the Rama Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya.
Karachi, April 7 (IANS) Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) nosedived Monday even as the trading was temporarily suspended for one hour to cool off market volatility and prevent panic selling. However, despite the one-hour gap, the market reopened only to fall further as US-imposed tariffs and China's retaliatory moves on goods triggered tensions in global markets.
New Delhi/Dubai, April 7 (IANS) Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of UAE will be on a two-day visit to India starting Tuesday at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced Monday.
