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Biden nominates Donald Blome, a career diplomat, as Ambassador to Pakistan
Washington, Oct 20 (UNI/Sputnik) President Joe Biden has nominated career diplomat Donald Blome to be the US Ambassador to Pakistan, the White House said in a press release.
"Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the…
HCL Technologies launches early career programme in Vietnam; to onboard 2,600 students in 5 yrs
NEW DELHI: HCL Technologies on Monday announced the launch of its TechBee early career programme in Vietnam with plans to onboard 2,600 candidates in the next five years, starting this year.
Designed exclusively for high-school…
T20 World Cup: Predicting the next bunch of breakout cricket stars
With the T20 World Cup already upon us, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has released a list of some probable breakout stars who could set the tournament alight with their skills.
Whenever we are talking about breakout stars in…
German Govt: FDP, Greens, SPD to enter official coalition talks
Berlin, Oct. 18 (UNI/XINHUA) The liberal FDP party has followed in the footsteps of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and the Greens by agreeing to enter into official coalition negotiations to form a new government, German media…
China tested nuclear-capable Hypersonic missile, US looks away
Washington, Oct 18 (UNI/Sputnik) White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Monday declined to comment on a report claiming that China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in August.
"I'm not going to comment on the specific report,"…
US will not join Moscow Talks on Afghanistan this week
Washington, Oct 18 (UNI/Sputnik) The United States will not participate in the "Troika Plus" meeting in Moscow this week due to logistical difficulties, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said during a press briefing on Monday.
"We…
State Dept. launches probe into end of US diplomatic operations in Afghanistan
Washington, Oct 18 (UNI/Sputnik) The US State Department Inspector General is launching a probe into the manner the Biden administration ended the United States' diplomatic operations in Afghanistan, Politico reported on Monday.
The probe…
FATF meeting to discuss Pak status on Thursday
FATF to Meet on Thursday when it will decide whether to keep Pakistan on the grey list.
At its last virtual meeting in June, the FATF had retained Pakistan in the “grey list” and had asked the country to implement a new action plan to…
Scotland stun fancied Bangladesh by 6 runs on first day of T20 World Cup
Scotland stunned fancied Bangladesh by six runs after Chris Greaves’ magnificent all-round display for a dream start in the ICC T20 World Cup on an eventful Sunday night here.
Greaves led a brilliant lower-order fightback with a 28-ball…
Channi, Sukhbir Badal condemn armed fighters forcibly entering Kabul gurudwara
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal strongly condemned the forcible entry by armed fighters in a gurudwara in Kabul on Friday, the second such incident to be reported in less than…
Risky business: Some Capitol riot defendants forgo lawyers
Some of the defendants charged in the storming of the US Capitol are turning away defense lawyers and electing to represent themselves, undeterred by their lack of legal training or repeated warnings from judges.
That choice already has…
Former US President Bill Clinton leaves hospital, will return to New York
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton walked out of a Southern California hospital on Sunday after being admitted last week for a urological infection, live video showed.
Clinton, 75, will return to New York and remain on antibiotics, Dr.…
Airlines in Japan and South Korea get creative to revive Pandemic-dampened demand
Border restrictions that are part of the pandemic response in Japan have deterred most tourists from visiting the country. So one airline is taking an unusual approach to generate revenue by offering extreme discounts on domestic flights.…
Melbourne to ease world’s longest Covid-19 lockdowns as vaccinations rise
Melbourne, which has spent more time under COVID-19 lockdowns than any other city in the world, is set to lift its stay-at-home orders this week, officials said on Sunday.By Friday, when some curbs will be lifted, the Australian city of 5…
India has earned label of electoral autocracy under Modi govt: CWC
Launching a scathing attack on the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre on Saturday, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and the Congress Working Committee (CWC) alleged that India has earned the “label of an electoral autocracy” under this…
Turkey ready to operate Kabul Airport: Erdogan
Kabul, Oct 16 (UNI) Previously in charge of Kabul Airport, Turkey can take similar steps in the future with Qatar and Afghanistan if the three countries reach a deal on managing the airport, the Turkish President said on Friday.
“So far,…
Ashwin rewarded for reviving white-ball skills: Kohli
India have brought back Ravichandran Ashwin to the T20I fold to be a game-changer in the World Cup. This has been a paradigm shift in thought process for a side that has kept right-arm off-spin at arm’s length in white-ball cricket since…
ISKCON members in Noakhali protest arson, vandalism, demand justice
Dhaka, Oct 16 (UNI) With the dead body of a young member who was lynched by a radical mob on Friday, members of the ISKCON and Hindu community members in Noakhali, Bangladesh, protested against the arson and vandalism of their temple by…
Deadly mosque bombing in Kandahar hinders Afghan peace: Tashkent
Tashkent, Oct 16 (UNI/Sputnik) The Uzbek foreign ministry denounced on Saturday the bombing at a Shia mosque in the Afghan city of Kandahar, saying it hinders peace in Afghanistan.
Three suicide bombers set off the blast on Friday, while…
Iran, Pakistan agree to cooperate on marine industry
Tehran, Oct 16 (UNI/Xinhua) Iranian and Pakistani military commanders have agreed to cooperate in manufacturing military vessels and submarine maintenance, Tasnim news agency reported on Saturday.
In a visit to Pakistan Navy's shipyards…
