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Hindu community to mark birth anniversary of Sita Mata

Pakisthan, Karachi, 21 March:The Hindu community will organise a grand rally on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Sita Mata tomorrow (Thursday) with great religious zeal and fervour. This was announced in a statement issued by the Maraj Hira Lal of Sita Mandir, Gardem, Sunder of Ram Dave...

Three killed, 23 injured in Philippine hotel fire

Manila, 18 March: Three people were killed and 23 injured by a major hotel fire in the Philippine capital Manila on Sunday, with others plucked by helicopter from the rooftop of the building engulfed in thick black smoke, authorities said. The blaze at the Waterfront Manila Pavilion, a high-rise...

Chernobyl is now the world’s unlikeliest green energy experiment

Bloomberg, 18 March : A hundred yards from the rusting ruins at the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster, a gossamer array of almost 4,000 photovoltaic panels sits atop a thick concrete slab capping a grave of radioactive waste. When it comes to clean energy, it’s hard to think...

Diplomatic standoff: Envoy ‘won’t return to India till ties improve’

Pakisthan, 17 March : In a development reminiscent of the 2002 standoff, Pakistan has decided not to send its high commissioner back to New Delhi until the overall situation improves and Indian secret agencies stop harassing its diplomatic staff and their families. “Our high commissioner will...

Sexual coercion rampant in Pakistani politics: Reham Khan

Pakisthan, 17 March : Reham Khan, the former wife of PTI chairman Imran Khan, claimed on Friday that sexual coercion is used blatantly in Pakistani politics, saying prominent positions in parties are given in return for ‘sexual favours’. Many women have to surrender their political careers if...

Saudi Arabia crown prince says will develop nuclear bomb if Iran does

Riyadh, 15 March: Saudi Arabia will develop a nuclear bomb if its arch-rival Iran does so, the kingdom’s 32-year-old crown prince said in a preview of a television interview released on Thursday. “Saudi Arabia does not want to acquire any nuclear bomb, but without a doubt if Iran developed a...

Russia ready to discuss any issues with U.S. : Putin

MOSCOW, March 11 : Russian President Vladimir Putin said his country is ready to discuss any issues with the United States and urged Washington to adopt the same attitude. “We are ready to discuss any matter, be it missile-related issues, cyberspace or counterterrorism efforts,” Putin...

Trump to travel to Peru, Colombia in first LatAm visit

WASHINGTON, March 11 : The White House said on Saturday that U.S. President Donald Trump will travel to Peru and Colombia next month in his maiden visit to Latin America. In a statement, the White House said that Trump will attend the Summit of the Americas in the Peruvian capital city of Lima and...

Cuba vote opens final chapter of Castro era

HAVANA, March 11 : Cuba votes for a new National Assembly on Sunday, a key step in a process leading to the election of a new president, the first in nearly 60 years from outside the Castro family. The new members of the National Assembly will be tasked with choosing a successor to 86-year-old...

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