The elections in Pakistan-occupied Jammu & Kashmir (PoK) have been overshadowed by violence, allegations of electoral rigging and reports of enforced disappearances Pakistan conducted the second phase of legislative assembly elections in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoK) on Sunday amid fresh unrest, with residents reporting burnt vehicles, rock-strewn roads and heavy security across parts of…
File photo: Govt advises State RERAs to grant 4-month extension for real estate projects hit by West Asia crisis Real estate industry bodies CREDAI and NAREDCO on Saturday welcomed the Centre’s advisory asking state real estate regulators to extend project completion timelines by four months, saying the move would provide much-needed relief to developers grappling…
More than a metric tonne of space debris is falling back to Earth roughly every week as the rapid growth in rocket launches and satellite deployments increases the amount of junk orbiting the planet, according to a report.Space junk includes discarded rocket bodies, defunct satellites and fragments from spacecraft. There are about 36,000 pieces of…
NEW DELHI: India’s warm-up match against a Sri Lanka XI ahead of the two-Test series has been shortened from four days to three days, the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) confirmed. The practice match will now be played from August 7 to August 9 at the Nondescripts Cricket Club (NCC) Ground in Colombo.In a statement, SLC…
“Given the severity of the accident, there are no survivors. We have recovered four bodies so far,” Police Major Jorge Andrade said, according to AFP. The crash happened around 13:00 local time (19:00 BST) in the Pueblo Viejo region after the plane departed from an airport in Pisco, Peru. Video from Reuters news agency shows…
Italy is not the only country to see Spain as soft on migration, though. Meloni’s call for an urgent meeting of interior ministers to be held on Tuesday was signed by almost two dozen EU heads of state, calling for the elimination of all policies that could be “pull factors” to Europe. Above all, they…
Canada’s new rules direct immigration officers to examine both the amount and source of an applicant’s fund Canada has updated its instructions for assessing study permit applications, introducing closer checks on whether international students have enough money to support themselves during their studies. The updated guidance, dated July 24, 2026, directs immigration officers to examine…
Donald Trump says he has cancelled strikes against Iran provided a deal was struck “rapidly” with the country. In a post on Truth Social, the US president wrote that he had decided to “cancel the attack, subject to being able to rapidly make a DEAL” – which would include the immediate opening of the Strait…
US President Donald Trump mimicked the sound of Patriot missile interceptions with repeated “bing, bing, bing” noises as he praised American air defence capabilities, while also signalling that Washington has not yet agreed to let Ukraine manufacture the missile system.Speaking during a Cabinet meeting at Camp David on Friday, Trump cited the interception of what…
A 15-year-old girl who appeared in a viral video allegedly making objectionable remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: A 15-year-old girl who appeared in a viral video allegedly making objectionable remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi says she feels she has “got a second life.“The teenager was reacting after the PM said the…
