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Kabul mosque blast sparks outrage globally
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 30 (ANI): The powerful blast targeted at a Kabul blast, which killed at least 10 worshippers and left several others injured, has sparked outrage from the international community, reported local media.
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Drugs price hikes in Sri Lanka by 40 to 60 percent
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 30 (ANI): Adding more burden to the staggering economy of the island nation, the Health Minister of the country Channa Jayasumana issued a special gazette order on Thursday stating a dramatic price hike in the pharmaceutical drugs, yet again shooting up the prices
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Former Afghan army general says war against Taliban only way forward
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 30 (ANI): A former Afghan army general has said that military action against the Taliban is the only way forward for stability in Afghanistan, reported local media citing sources.
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PM Modi urges judiciary to encourage use of local languages in courts
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 30 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the confluence of objectives of the legislature and judiciary will help in preparing a roadmap for an effective and time-bound judicial delivery system in the country while also stating that the court sh
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Tibetan exile leader on US visit seeks support against China's repression
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 30 (ANI): Tibetan exile leader Penpa Tsering, who was on a US visit earlier this week, met with congressional leaders, state department officials, civil society groups, and local Tibetan Americans and Chinese Americans to build on strong bipartisan support for Tibet.
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Jack Dorsey disapproves of Twitter permanently banning certain users
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 30 (ANI): Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Friday (local time) went on a tweetstorm in which he spoke about the microblogging site's shortcomings, including a permanent ban on certain users on the platform.
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Pakistan: Punjab new CM to take oath today
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], April 30 (ANI): Pakistan's Punjab province Chief Minister-elect Hamza Shehbaz is finally set to take the oath on Saturday after the Lahore High Court directed the National Assembly Speaker to administer the oath-ceremony following the continuous delay, local media reported
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China reports 1,410 new local COVID-19 cases, 47 deaths
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 30 (ANI): The Chinese mainland reported 1,410 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and 47 deaths in the past 24 hours, the National Health Commission said on Saturday.
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7 killed, 5 injured in Nigeria road accident
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], April 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Seven people were killed and five others injured in a road accident in Nigeria's southwestern state of Ogun on Friday, local authorities said.
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4 including two women injured in cylinder blast at Shehbaz Sharif Hospital
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Punjab [Pakistan], April 30 (ANI): At least four persons including two women sustained injuries in a cylinder blast at Shehbaz Sharif Hospital in Multan on Friday, local media reported.
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Afghanistan: At least 10 people killed in explosion at Kabul mosque
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 30 (ANI): A blast targeted a mosque on Friday afternoon in Afghanistan's capital Kabul killing at least 10 people and many others injured, local media reported.
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Son of Chinese conglomerate's chairman banned from social media for critic
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 29 (ANI): Social media accounts of Chinese national, Wang Sicong, who spoke against the country's suppression of media voices and Shanghai's strict lockdowns have been banned, local media reported on Friday.
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