Amid ongoing protests against the West Bengal government, the West Bengal Junior Doctors’ Front has sent a four-page letter seeking intervention from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Droupadi Murmu in the case of the alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The letter, also addressed to … Read more
Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump and Republican US vice presidential nominee Senator JD Vance, US President Joe Biden and Democratic presidential nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris stand in the Manhattan borough of New York City, US, September 11, 2024. — Reuters NEW YORK: President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala … Read more
A flock of birds sitting on the branches of a tree in Faisalabad. — APP/File Whenever the issue of air pollution is discussed in Pakistan, the conversation typically shifts to its visible impacts on human health, agriculture, and urban life. However, a lesser-known but equally significant outcome of air pollution is its impact on the … Read more
View of the site after traffic accident due to overspeeding on Karsaz road in Karachi on August 19, 2024. —PPI NOCs to be presented in court by victims’ family members. We have given NOC without any pressure, reads affidavit. Matters “settled” between us, we have “pardoned” suspect. KARACHI: Heirs of the Karsaz road accident victims … Read more
Indigenous people’s rights activist Michael Chakma, who was released after being held in a clandestine prison for more than five years, poses for a photograph at a park in Dhaka on August 23. — Reuters DHAKA: Bangladesh indigenous people’s rights activist Michael Chakma says he was woken up by his captors earlier this month in … Read more
London — Britain’s King Charles III visited the English town of Southport on Tuesday to meet survivors and the families of victims of the knife attack that left three young girls dead and 10 others wounded at a Taylor Swift-themed children’s dance class last month. The monarch’s visit came just a day after the pop … Read more