Pakistan’s president has dissolved parliament – a step towards early elections – following an attempt to remove PM Imran Khan from office. It comes after parliament’s deputy speaker refused to hold a vote of no-confidence the PM was expected to lose. Mr Khan claims the US is leading a conspiracy to remove him because of […]
H K Sethi, Secretary-General of Journalist Association of India declared, “Kanhaiya Lal (actor) as an awardee of National & Global Awards, organised by Journalist Association of India, under the flagship of Journalists Federation of India (JFI). “Kanhaiya Lal (actor) who acted in 105 films in his career, primarily in Hindi films produced in Bollywood films.” […]
Yemen crisis A two-month truce has been agreed by warring parties in Yemen, the UN says. It is the first nationwide truce agreed since 2016 in a war which has killed nearly 400,000 people, according to UN estimates. About 60% died from hunger, lack of healthcare and unsafe water. The deal between the Saudi-led […]
Residents of the capital of Somaliland, Hargeisa, have woken to scenes of devastation after fire tore through the main market overnight. The blaze destroyed hundreds of businesses in the densely crowded market area as firefighters struggled to gain access to the flames. But it appears that nobody was killed though 28 people were injured. The […]
By Secunder Kermani BBC Pakistan & Afghanistan Correspondent Pakistan’s prime minister Imran Khan is facing a vote of no confidence which is expected to force him from office. But as Secunder Kermani reports, it’s unlikely to be the end of his political career. At his barber shop in a middle-class neighbourhood in Islamabad, 32-year-old Mujahid Ali, […]
Three Palestinian militants have been killed in a gun battle with Israeli security forces near Jenin in the occupied West Bank, Israeli police say. A statement said the Palestinians were on their way to carry out an attack in a car on Friday night and that they fired on a counter-terrorism unit that was trying […]
H K Sethi, Secretary-General of Journalist Association of India declared, “Arun Bakshi as an awardee of National & Global Awards, organised by Journalist Association of India, under the flagship of Journalists Federation of India (JFI). “Arun Bakshi is an Indian film singer who has sung in numerous Bollywood films” https://journalist-association-of -india.business.site/ H K Sethi: Journalist […]
By Michelle Roberts Digital health editor Scientists say they have completed the first full and seamless catalogue of genetic instructions of humans. Until now, about 8% of the human genome code was missing from the blueprint, experts told the journal Science. The quest to decipher and complete a gapless DNA sequence has taken decades. The resource […]
Russia-Ukraine war Russia has praised India for not judging the conflict in Ukraine in a “one-sided way” as foreign ministers from both countries met in Delhi. India has not joined the widespread condemnation of Russia’s invasion and is a major buyer of Russian arms. But it faces a diplomatic balancing act, and is under […]
By Tom Espiner Business reporter, BBC News Russia-Ukraine war Russia has said it will not cut off gas exports to Europe yet in a standoff over its demand to be paid in roubles. Russian president Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Thursday stating buyers must pay in roubles through Russian bank accounts from Friday. […]