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Pakistan not bound by treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons

By Hamza Ameer Jan 30, 2021 Islamabad:  In a sensational observation which will have far reaching ramifications particularly in the highly volatile nuclear armed South Asian neighbourhood, Pakistan has said that it does not consider…

India pre-eminent partner of US in Indo-Pacific: Blinken tells Jaishankar

Jan 30, 2021 New York:  American Secretary of State Antony Blinken “underscored India’s role as a pre-eminent partner of the US in the Indo-Pacific” during a discussion with Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on…

Putin signs bill to extend nuke treaty with US

Jan 30, 2021 Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a bill into law ratifying a five-year extension of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) with the US, one of the last…

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Pakistan arrests Iran-backed Zainabiyoun Brigade militants

By Hamza Ameer Jan 29, 2021 Karachi: Iran-backed militant group Zainabiyoun Brigade, which has been making inroads into Pakistan through the Pakistan-Iran border, has started to show its footprints in the country. In a recent…

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Japan’s unemployment rate rises for 1st time in 11 yrs

Jan 29, 2021 Tokyo: The availability of jobs in Japan in 2020 marked the sharpest fall in 45 years, while the country’s unemployment rate increased for the first time in 11 years, in the wake…

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Japan ditches plan to jail Covid-19 patients refusing hospitalisation

Jan 29, 2021 Tokyo: A plan to introduce prison sentences for Covid-19 patients in Japan refusing to be hospitalised has been abandoned by both the ruling and main opposition parties following criticism that the punishment…

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Over 8,500 Afghan civilians killed, injured in 2020

Jan 28, 2021 Kabul:  In its latest report, the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) has revealed that more than 8,500 civilians were killed and wounded due to the war and violence in the country…

US Homeland Security Dept issues domestic terrorism alert

Jan 28, 2021 Washington:  The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a domestic terrorism alert, warning that the country may face heightened threats from domestic violent extremists in the wake of the deadly…

Indian-origin paediatrician takes doctor hostage, kills victim, self

Jan 28, 2021 New York: An Indian-origin paediatrician suffering from terminal cancer took another doctor as hostage and after several hours of a stand-off with the police, killed his victim and then committed suicide, according…

Global Covid-19 cases surpass 100mn: Johns Hopkins University

Jan 27, 2021 New York: Global Covid-19 cases surpassed 100 million on Tuesday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. The global case count reached 10,00,32,461, with a…

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