Islamabad:  Pakistan authorities on Thursday acknowledged Prime Minister Narendra Modi's wishes for his counterpart Nawaz Sharif's recovery after the latter underwent an open heart surgery in a London hospital. "PM Narendra Modi sent flowers to PM Nawaz Sharif along with message 'All good wishes to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for his speedy recovery'," Pakistan's…

London: A huge blaze involving thousands of litres of oil broke out at a Tata Steel plant in the UK today but there were no reports of any injuries. The fire at the Aldwarke Lane plant in Rotherham, in the South Yorkshire region of England, was contained by this morning. A Tata Steel spokesperson said the fire had broken out as part of the steel making process. "The men are well trained…

New York:  ISIS made a whopping USD 2.4 billion in 2015 despite losing territory by simply adjusting its business from oil to taxes and is still the richest terror group on the planet, according to a report. The new report, by the Center for the Analysis of Terrorism on the finances of the ISIS, said that despite the constant airstrikes on its oil infrastructure, ISIS still has an over USD 2…

NEW DELHI: Over 50,000 Muslim women and men have signed a petition seeking a ban on triple talaq. The petition, spearheaded by the Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA), has sought the National Commission for Women's intervention to end this "unQuranic practice".   BMMA co-founder Zakia Soman said a national signature campaign was underway in different states, including Gujarat,…

Islamabad:  Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain today asserted that the country's democracy has been strengthened to the extent that it can now withstand various crises. Addressing a joint session of parliament, the president said sustainable development was not possible without a stable democracy and added that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had guided the country on the path towards progress.…

Prince George is growing up. The third-in-line to the British throne, who turns 3 on July 22, was spotted with his mother, Duchess Kate, over the weekend at the Houghton International Horse trials near the family's Norfolk base at Anmer Hall.   Duchess Kate, 34, was seen holding onto Prince George's tiny hand with the prince's nanny, Maria Borallo, nearby. Kate was also pictured lovingly…

Beijing:  A Chinese university professor has called for a ban on romance between teachers and students in campuses, much on the lines of some of the US universities, drawing sharp criticism from students and netizens. Yan Yiming, a professor of the Beijing Institute of Technology has said that relations between teachers and students have become a problem in Chinese higher education, according…

Jerusalem:  At least 28 out the Israeli parliament's 32 female members have experienced sexual harassment or assault, and at least two of the cases took place in the Knesset building, a recent survey has found. The survey carried out by Israeli Channel 2 encouraged the lawmakers to speak openly about the challenges they have faced in their everyday life and at work, an RT online report said.…

London:  British special forces are blasting Bollywood music as a new psychological warfare weapon against Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists in Libya on the advice of a Pakistani-born intelligence officer, it emerged today. They came up with the idea after the Pakistani-born intelligence officer with the British Army said that Bollywood tunes would annoy ISIS, which considers music un-Islamic.…

Islamabad:  A DNA test has confirmed Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour's death in a US drone strike in the restive Pakistani province of Balochistan on May 21, the government has said. "The second man killed in the drone attack has been identified. It has been confirmed that the man killed in the attack was former Taliban chief Mullah Mansour. The exact identity was known through…

Islamabad:  A top Pakistan court today issued notices to the seven Mumbai attack case accused, including 26/11 mastermind Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi, and the government over the prosecution's plea to form a commission to examine the boat used by the 10 LeT terrorists to reach India. "The Islamabad High Court has issued notices to the accused of Mumbai attack case and the government on the…

London:  An ISIS sleeper cell has plans to carry out attacks targeting English and Russian football fans at Euro 2016 during a match in Marseilles, data retrieved from the main Paris attacks suspect's laptop reveal, according to The Sun. Photos retrieved from the computer found during a raid in Brussels and belonging to Salah Abdeslam, reportedly point to the French city of Marseilles, where…

Beijing:  Ahead of a high-level Sino-US dialogue, China today accused the Pentagon of clinging to "cold war" mentality and attempting to stage a Hollywood blockbuster by deploying its modern weapons in the South China Sea to "terrify" Beijing. In an angry reaction to US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter's remarks that "China's actions could erect a Great Wall of…