Indians accused of killing Hardeep Singh Nijjar appear before Canadian court Ottawa: Karan Brar, Kamalpreet Singh and Karanpreet Singh, three of four individuals charged with murdering Hardeep Singh Nijjar in 2023, appear in Surrey Provincial Court in Surrey, Canada, on May 21, 2024, in a courtroom sketch. Karan Brar, KamalpreetRead More

Imran hints to launch agitation; instructs supporters to wait for call Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) founding chairman and jailed former prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday hinted at launching a street agitation to protest what he called “political persecution” of his party workers and instructed his party’s leadership and supportersRead More

Norway, Ireland and Spain recognise Palestine as a state, Israel recall ambassadors Barcelona (Spain): Norway, Ireland and Spain recognised a Palestinian state on Wednesday in a historic move that drew condemnation from Israel and jubilation from the Palestinians. Israel ordered back its ambassadors from Norway and Ireland. It was aRead More

India to facilitate the first-ever focused working group discussions on Antarctic tourism New Delhi: India is set to play a pivotal role in facilitating the first-ever focused discussions on regulating tourism in Antarctica at the 46th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) and 26th Meeting of the Committee for Environmental ProtectionRead More

Apple prevented over $7 billion in fraudulent transactions on App Store in 4 years Toronto: Apple prevented over $7 billion in potentially fraudulent transactions on its App Store in the last four years, the company has informed. In the same period, Apple blocked over 14 million stolen credit cards and over 3.3Read More

Gopi Thotakura: First Indian space tourist on Blue Origin’s private astronaut launch Washington: Gopi Thotakura, an entrepreneur and a pilot, on Sunday became the first Indian to venture into space as a tourist aboard Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin’s NS-25 mission. Thotakura was selected as one of the six crewRead More

Indian-origin scrap metals dealer jailed in UK’s train track conspiracy London: An Indian-origin director of a scrap metals business is among a gang of seven men sentenced to prison for their part in stealing train track rails from the UK’s Network Rail trackside and depot locations in the East of EnglandRead More

Govt announces state mourning on May 21 for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi New Delhi: A one-day state mourning will be observed across India on Tuesday as a mark of respect for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash, the Union Home Ministry has announced. The national flag will beRead More

Canada Uber Driver Tells Passenger He Would Have ‘Kidnapped Her If It Was Pakistan’ Toronto: A video of a disturbing encounter between a cab driver and a woman in Canada has caused outrage and prompted a social media discussion. The conversation takes an unexpected turn when the cab driver, whoRead More

UK PM Rishi Sunak faces revolt over plans to scrap Graduate Route visa: Report London: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is considering restrictions to the UK’s post-study visa which allows graduates to stay on and work for up to two years after their degree course as part of efforts to curb soaringRead More