Hrithik Roshan attends birthday bash of Sussanne Khan

Mumbai : Interior designer Sussanne Khan on Saturday turned a year older. She threw a bash for her close friends and family members. Actor Hrithik Roshan, former husband of Sussanne, too marked his presence at the party. He could be seen in a video from the bash shared by Aly Goni. In the clip, Sussanne […]

Mahmood Farooqui’s performance at IIT Bombay cancelled as students protests

Mumbai: Filmmaker Mahmood Farooqui’s story-telling performance at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay was cancelled on Saturday as a section of students opposed it, claiming it will insult the survivors of sexual assault. Farooqui, a writer, performer and director who was convicted in a sexual assault case by the trial court but later acquitted […]

China continues military activity near Taiwan: 8 aircraft, 7 vessels detected

Taipei : Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence (MND) reported Chinese military activity near the island on Sunday and said that by 6 am (local time), eight Chinese aircraft and seven naval vessels were detected in the region. The MND further reported that six of these aircraft crossed the median line, entering Taiwan’s northern and southwestern […]

Finance Minister Sitharaman urges G7, G20 nations to intensify support for African nations

Washington : Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman urged the G7 and G20 nations to intensify their support for the African countries and highlighted India’s commitment to the continent, particularly in areas such as infrastructure development and healthcare. The Finance Minister participated in the G7 African Ministerial Roundtable on Saturday (local time), […]

Pakistan: Zain Qureshi resigns as deputy parliamentary leader in National Assembly after ‘indiscipline’ charge

Islamabad: Zain Qureshi, a member of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has resigned from his position as the party’s deputy parliamentary leader in the National Assembly, according to ARY News on Saturday. His resignation comes after he received a show-cause notice from the party for showing ‘indiscipline’ during the passage of the 26th constitutional amendment. Qureshi […]

Pakistan: Imran Khan’s party challenges 26th Constitutional Amendment in Sindh High Court

Islamabad : A lawyer for the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) filed a petition in the Sindh High Court on Saturday challenging the 26th Constitutional Amendment, the Express Tribune reported, citing Express News. Advocate Ashraf Samo argued that the amendment represents a “direct attack” on the judiciary, which he described as a fundamental pillar of the state. […]

Centre urges states to boost stubble management plans as Delhi air crisis looms

New Delhi: The Centre on Saturday urged states to strengthen implementation of existing micro-level action plans for crop residue management, as authorities race to prevent the annual air quality crisis in the national capital. In a high-level virtual meeting, co-chaired by Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav, states were asked to […]