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The spokesperson emphasised the fact that the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) had kept flying in and out of Kabul under \difficult circumstances\ when others had ceased their operations. (AP Image)World
Pakistan opens air route to Afghanistan for commercial cargo

Earlier on Thursday, Pakistan International Airlines said that it had immediately suspended its operation in Kabul...

17 Oct 2021 4:06 PM IST

NewsA vandalise temple is seen in Comilla on October 14, 2021. (AFP)World
Goons attack Hindu temples in Bangladesh during Durga Puja, 4 killed

A home ministry spokesperson said that the Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) troops have been deployed in 22 districts...

15 Oct 2021 3:29 AM IST

In this file photo taken on August 9, 2021 a vehicle approaches the USA-Canada border to enter the USA, which is still closed to Canadians for non-essential travel. (Jason Redmond / AFP)World
US to reopen land borders in November for fully vaccinated travellers

The US had already announced that it would lift bans in November on all vaccinated air passengers who undergo testing...

13 Oct 2021 10:05 AM IST

DC Comics made the announcement on National Coming Out Day. (Photo: Twitter/@DCSuperman)World
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's the first bisexual Superman

The coming out of America's most famous superhero comes as more comic books embrace diversity

12 Oct 2021 7:14 PM IST

Union Minister Piyush Goyal held a meeting with South Korean Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo on the sidelines of the G20 Trade Ministers Meeting in Italy. (PTI)World
G20 leaders to discuss Afghanistan in virtual summit

Afghanistan's economy remains in a parlous state with international aid cut off, food prices rising and unemployment...

12 Oct 2021 1:37 PM IST

(From Left to Right) David Card, Joshua D Angrist and Guido W Imbens. (Twitter/NobelPrize)World
3 US-based economists receive economics Nobel Prize

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said the three have 'completely reshaped empirical work in the economic sciences'

11 Oct 2021 3:59 PM IST

Glimpses from the talks between US and Taliban in Qatars Doha. (Photo: Twitter)World
US says Taliban talks in Doha were 'candid and professional'

The US side reiterated that the Taliban would be judged on their actions, not just their words

11 Oct 2021 7:52 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping. (AP)World
China's Xi vows 'reunification' with Taiwan

Taiwan responded to Xi by calling on Beijing to abandon its coercion, reiterating that only Taiwan's people could decide...

10 Oct 2021 4:29 PM IST

Taliban fighters working as a police force stand guard at the entrance gate of a police district in Kabul. (WAKIL KOHSAR / AFP)World
US, Taliban to hold first talks since Afghanistan withdrawal

Since the Taliban took power, IS extremists have ramped up attacks on the militant group, as well as ethnic and...

9 Oct 2021 10:54 AM IST

Taliban fighters gather along a street during a rally in Kabul. (Photo: AFP)World
Nothing changed between Taliban of 1990s and 2021: Report

Quraishi on Thursday that nothing has changed from how the outfit ruled that country in the 1990s

8 Oct 2021 4:40 PM IST

They were citing for their fight for freedom of expression. (Photo: Twitter/@NobelPrize)World
Journalists from Philippines, Russia given Nobel Peace Prize

The winners were announced Friday by Berit Reiss-Andersen, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee

8 Oct 2021 3:12 PM IST

Tanzanian writer Abdulrazak Gurnah poses for the media in Canterbury, England, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021. (Photo:AP)World
Gurnah Nobel prize a 'victory for Tanzania and Africa': govt

Born in 1948, Gurnah has published 10 novels and a number of short stories focusing post-colonialism and the plight of...

8 Oct 2021 1:02 AM IST

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