Category: International News

ICJ rules Pakistan must review Kulbhushan Jadhav’s death sentence

The Hague, Jul 17: In a major victory for India, the International Court of Justice on Wednesday ruled that Pakistan must review the death sentence for Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, who has been sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court Jadhav, 49, a retired Indian Navy officer, was […]

Sports Schedule for Sunday, July 14

CRICKET:  *World Cup final between New Zealand and England in London (Starts 3pm IST). *Other stories related to the World Cup. TENNIS:  *Wimbledon Championships in London. BADMINTON:  *US Open in Fullerton. PTI

Pak extends till Jul 26 its airspace ban along eastern border with India

Lahore, Jul 12: For the fifth time, Pakistan extended its airspace ban along its eastern border with India till July 26, the country’s civil aviation authority announced Friday. Pakistan fully closed its airspace on February 26 after the Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter jets struck a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist […]

14 killed, 79 injured in Pakistan train collision

Lahore, Jul 11: At least 14 passengers were killed and 79 others injured on Thursday when an express train rammed into a stationery freight train in Pakistan’s Punjab province, officials said. The Quetta bound Akbar Express collided with the stationary freight train at the Walhar Railway Station in Sadiqabad […]

Exclusive: Walmart told U.S. government India e-commerce rules regressive, warned of trade impact

NEW DELHI – Walmart told the U.S. government privately in January that India’s new investment rules for e-commerce were regressive and had the potential to hurt trade ties, a company document seen by Reuters showed. The lobbying effort yielded no result at the time – India implemented the […]

Iran warns Britain of ‘repercussions’ over ship seizure

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s president said Wednesday that Britain will face “repercussions” over the seizure of an Iranian supertanker last week that authorities in Gibraltar suspect was breaching European sanctions on oil shipments to Syria. Hassan Rouhani was quoted by the official IRNA news agency as calling the […]

UK ambassador to US quits days after leaked cables on Trump

LONDON — Britain’s ambassador to the United States resigned Wednesday, just days after diplomatic cables criticizing President Donald Trump caused embarrassment to two countries that often celebrate having a “special relationship.” The resignation of Kim Darroch came after Trump lashed out at him on Twitter, describing the ambassador […]

India’s latest Google probe sparked by junior antitrust researchers

NEW DELHI – Two junior Indian antitrust research associates and a law school student were behind a complaint that sparked a probe into Google’s alleged anti-competitive practices in the country, in what has become another regulatory challenge for the U.S. firm. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) ordered […]

Pak judge ‘blackmailed’ into issuing verdict against Sharif: Maryam

Lahore, Jul 7: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Maryam Nawaz has released a video clip purportedly showing an accountability court judge allegedly confessing that he was “blackmailed and forced” to convict former premier Nawaz Sharif in a corruption case. Addressing a press conference in Lahore on Saturday alongside the top […]

Sri Lanka president vetoes military deal with the US

Colombo, Jul 6:  Sri Lanka’s President Saturday announced he will not allow his government to conclude a proposed military deal that would allow US troops free access to the island’s ports. Maithripala Sirisena said he was opposed to the draft Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) that the two […]

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