UN pushes Myanmar to step up Rohingyas’ return

AFP | The UN Security Council on Wednesday issued a statement calling on Myanmar to speed up efforts to have Rohingya refugees return safely to...

Indian Supreme Court blasts Archeology department over Taj Mahal

News Analysis | Expressing concern over blue and green patches on the Taj Mahal, the Supreme Court on Wednesday slammed the Archaeological Survey of India...

ISIS through the years

AFP | The Islamic State group launched a blistering offensive in 2014, capturing nearly a third of Iraq's territory before it was driven out at...

Indians slam Emma Watson for supporting Asifa Bano’s Lawyer

News Desk | Hollywood star Emma Watson received backlash on social media after tweeting in support of Deepika Rajawat, who is the defense counsel for...

Extension of deadline to wrap up corruption references might hurt sharifs

News Analysis | The Supreme Court has extended the deadline to complete corruption references against the former Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif and his family members...

China’s vice premier to visit US for trade talks: White House

AFP | China's top economic official will visit Washington next week to continue trade discussions, the White House said Monday, as threatened tariffs on billions...

Former top Chinese Communist official jailed for life for bribery

AFP | A former Chinese Communist Party official who was once tipped as a potential successor to President Xi Jinping was sentenced to life in...

Israeli soldier freed after serving manslaughter term

AFP | An Israeli soldier convicted of manslaughter for shooting dead a prone Palestinian assailant was freed from prison on Tuesday, the army said, after...

6 Ways to have an amazing life

Lifehack | Have you ever thought of yourself as a problem solver? I’m guessing not. But in reality, we are constantly solving problems. And the...

From a Yousafzai to Manzoor Pashteen – Not in my name!!

Shiffa Yousafzai | I am a proud Pathan – who speaks Urdu with an accent. Pashtuns may have entered the sub-continent from the North Western corridor,...

Climate Change: India rocked by thunder and dust storms

News Analysis | A dust storm swept through Bikaner, in India’s northwestern Rajasthan state, on May 7, five days after an electrical dust storm toppled...

World Bank refutes media claims of money laundering allegations against Nawaz

News Analysis | World Bank has categorically denied the reports floating in media regarding “world Bank’s Remittances and Migration Report of 2016, which focus on...