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Pakistan: Punjab curbs wheat movement, launches geotagging to avert crisis
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Punjab has imposed wheat movement restrictions and launched geotagging of stocks to prevent shortages after floods destroyed crops, Dawn reported. Authorities cracked down on hoarding, boosting flour mill reserves and lowering wheat prices from PKR 3,800 to PKR 3,000 per 40kg, as protests er
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Asia Cup: An unstoppable India set to take on Pakistan in Super Four clash
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
This is the second clash between these two nations following the Pahalgam terror attacks back in April and the consequent launching of Operation Sindoor by the Indian Armed Forces against Pakistan-sponsored terrorism. India won the first clash one-sided, carrying out a comfortable chase of 1
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"This is Trump's bullying, cannot be tolerated": BJD's Prasanna Acharya on
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
He said, "It will definitely affect (the bilateral relations between India and the US). President Trump has implemented all restrictions on India. Despite this, Trump, in his daily speeches, kept saying that they have the best relationship with India and PM Modi... Is this pointing toward
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US move on H1B visa to have humanitarian consequences, full implications b
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The government said on Saturday that the full implications of the US decision to impose USD 100,000 annual fee on H-1B visa applications is being being studied by all concerned, including by Indian industry, and that the measure is likely to have humanitarian consequences by way of the di
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Pakistan: Climate experts warn neglect of waterways may worsen flood situa
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Experts and civil society members in Karachi urged urgent restoration of natural waterways to prevent severe urban flooding. At a Karachi Press Club session, speakers blamed poor planning, sewage in storm drains, and housing projects on riverbeds for the crisis, stressing better urban planni
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"Learning from disasters, Himachal govt to frame strict building norms for
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Taking lessons from the widespread destruction caused by heavy rains and landslides in the past three years, the Himachal Pradesh government is set to extend strict building construction norms to rural areas as well.
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Taiwan raises alarm over growing cases of Taiwanese missing in China
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Of the total, 50 Taiwanese were listed as "disappeared" after visiting China, 19 were formally detained, and 119 faced restrictions on their freedom of movement. These included interrogations at airports and questioning in hotel lobbies, Taipei Times reported.
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Trump's H-1B visa fee hike "two-edged sword" for US innovation, India's IT
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Former senior Indian diplomat Mahesh Sachdev on Saturday described US President Donald Trump's proclamation of imposing a USD 100,000 annual fee on H-1B visa applications as a "two-edged sword", warning that it could undermine America's IT innovation while significantly impacting Indian com
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3rd ODI: Australia win toss, opt to bat against India in series decider
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The stakes are high, given that both teams are considered favourites for the upcoming World Cup, which starts in under 10 days. After Australia's comfortable chase of around 280 in the first ODI, India bounced back to restrict them to a similar target in the second, setting the stage for an
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Citizens of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa accuse Pakistan of failing to crush militan
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to The Express Tribune, protesters carried banners and placards with anti-terror slogans, demanding urgent intervention from the government and security institutions to restore peace. Organisers described the gathering as a "public referendum" against terrorism, underlining the com
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"What greater gift for Modi?": AAP MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj's jibe after US i
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
After the United States imposed a USD 100,000 fee for H1B visa applications, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA and party's Delhi president Saurabh Bharadwaj took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, saying that US president Donald Trump has given a "gift" to India by sending people ba
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"America's loss will be India's gain": ex-NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant sees
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Former NITI Aayog CEO and ex-G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant hailed US President Donald Trump's H-1B visa overhaul as a potential boon for India's innovation ecosystem, asserting that the restrictive USD 100,000 fee per visa application will stifle US foreign talent inflows and redirect global br
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