Putin thanks Modi, Trump for ‘noble mission’ to resolve Ukraine conflict

File picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with President of Russian Federation Vladimir Putin | Photo Credit: V.V. Krishnan Russian President Vladimir Putin has thanked world leaders, including U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for their “noble mission” to end the fighting between Ukraine and Russia. Mr. Putin made these remarks on … Read more

PIA flight lands at Lahore airport with a missing wheel

Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) domestic flight landed at the Lahore airport with one of its wheels missing, an official said on Friday (March 14, 2025). However, no untoward accident was reported due to the Thursday morning incident, the official said. One of the rear … Read more

World Food Programme: United Nations’ food agency to cut aid for about million people in Myanmar

WFP did not elaborate on the funding shortfall and whether it was owing to the Donald Trump administration’s decision to cut U.S. foreign aid globally. File | Photo Credit: Reuters “More than a million people in Myanmar will be cut off from life-saving food assistance provided by the World Food Programme (WFP) from next month because … Read more

United Nations report accuses Israel of sexual violence against Palestinians; Benjamin Netanyahu claims anti-Israel bias

United Nations-backed (UN) human rights experts on Thursday (March 13, 2025) accused Israel of “the systematic use of sexual, reproductive and other gender-based violence” in its war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The allegations came in one of the most extensive reports of its kind on the issue since Hamas’ October 7, 2023 attack … Read more

Indian national injured during illegal boarding of tanker in Singapore Strait, discharged from hospital

A 29-year-old injured Indian national is in a stable condition and has been discharged from a Singapore hospital following an incident of illegal boarding by unknown suspects of a chemical tanker in the Singapore Strait, a media report said on Friday (March 14, 2025). Officers from Police Coast Guard (PCG) boarded the vessel on February … Read more