International

Washington: The total number of global coronavirus cases has topped 100.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.17 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Thursday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed...

Beijing: China has administered 22.77 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines. It has also increased its daily testing capacity for the virus to 15 million. These measures have been taken to step up drive to combat the latest resurgence of coronavirus cases in China ahead of...

Peshawar: The owner of Indian film legend Raj Kapoor’s ancestral home in Peshawar has refused to sell the building at the rate fixed by the provincial Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government. The owner said the prime-location property has been severely undervalued.      Earlier in the month, the Khyber...

Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has dared India to come to the dialogue table with Pakistan over the Kashmir dispute, if it is so sure about its stance and standing on the matter. Qureshi accused India of being "fearful of dialogue" because of...

United Nations: In the wake of violence and clashes between farmers and police in India, a spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said it is important to respect peaceful protests, freedom of assembly and non-violence. Tuesday's tractor parade in New Delhi, which was to...

New York: Global Covid-19 cases surpassed 100 million 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 total of 21,49,818 deaths worldwide, as of 2:22 p.m. local time (1922 GMT), the...

New Delhi: Envoys and embassies of several nations Tuesday wished India on its Republic Day. The nations also hailed their ties India. In a tweet, French envoy to India Emmaneul Lenain wished India on Republic Day. “Warmest greetings to the people of India on 72nd...

London: The United Kingdom hit Tuesday another grim COVID-19 milestone as the country’s death toll crossed 100,000 since the peak of the pandemic last year. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) assessment of death certificate data reveals that there have been nearly 104,000 deaths since...

New Delhi: Despite diagnostic testing of passengers before the departure of international flights, instances of in-flight transmission of the novel coronavirus are likely. This is according to a study that assessed people who travelled aboard a plane from Dubai to New Zealand. The study also...

Washington: Updating its travel advisory for three South Asian countries, the US has urged its citizens to reconsider their travel to Pakistan and Bangladesh and not to visit Afghanistan. The state department issued separate travel advisories for the three countries Monday. “Reconsider travel to Pakistan...