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07 Mar 2019
Steve Jobs5 successful people who had dyslexia
Recently, PM Narendra Modi, while responding to a student's question via video conference at IIT-Roorkee's Smart India Hackathon, made a remark on dyslexia.
06 Mar 2019
Pakistan NewsPakistan to send envoy Sohail Mahmood back to India: Qureshi
Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi today said that his country is sending its envoy, Sohail Mahmood, back to India and is ready to engage with New Delhi to reduce tensions, which are "de-escalating" due to diplomatic efforts by countries like the US, China, and Russia.
06 Mar 2019
North KoreaAfter Hanoi summit collapse, is N Korea rebuilding rocket site?
Activity has been detected at a North Korean long-range rocket site suggesting Pyongyang may be pursuing the "rapid rebuilding" of a test facility after the collapse of the Hanoi summit, according to the analysis of satellite imagery from a US think tank.
06 Mar 2019
Pakistan NewsPakistan SC bars private channels from airing Indian films, TV-shows
Pakistan's Supreme Court yesterday barred private channels from airing Indian films and television shows, amid escalating tensions between the two countries following the Pulwama terror attack.
06 Mar 2019
AustraliaIndian-origin dentist murdered in Australia, body found in suitcase
A 32-year-old Indian-origin woman dentist's body has been found dead with stab wounds in Australia, days after she went missing from Sydney's busiest area under mysterious circumstances.
06 Mar 2019
Pakistan NewsPakistani Minister makes derogatory remarks against Hindu community; gets sacked
The Information and Culture Minister of Pakistan's Punjab, Fayyaz ul Hassan Chohan, has reportedly been sacked from the post after making derogatory remarks against the Hindu community.
06 Mar 2019
United States of AmericaUS: 4-year-old wanted to play, dog 'eats' his entire hand
In a ghastly incident, a dog is said to have bitten off an entire hand of a four-year-old boy recently in the US.
05 Mar 2019
IndiaJeM chief Masood Azhar's brother among 44 arrested in Pakistan
The Pakistani Government today claimed that it has arrested as many as 44 members belonging to banned outfits, including Mufti Abdul Rauf, the brother of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar.
05 Mar 2019
Donald TrumpSaudi authorities strip US-Saudi doctor, torture him with electric shocks
In a hair-raising news, a US-Saudi doctor was tortured in Riyadh using electric shocks.
05 Mar 2019
LondonLondon man becomes second patient to be cured of HIV
In a major breakthrough, a London-based patient became the second person to be cured of the AIDS virus.
05 Mar 2019
Xi JinpingChina hikes defense budget by 7.5% to $177.61 billion
China, the world's second largest military spender after the US, announced a 7.5% increase in its defense budget for this year, hiking it to a whopping $177.61 billion.
05 Mar 2019
IndiaUS-President Trump says he might end India's preferential trade treatment
Arguing that New Delhi had failed to assure America that it would provide equitable and reasonable access to its markets in numerous sectors, US President Donald Trump yesterday said he might end GSP designation of India.
05 Mar 2019
IndiaTrump wants to terminate trade benefits for India
On Monday, in a letter to Congress, President of United States Donald Trump wrote he intended to end trade benefits for India.
05 Mar 2019
New JerseyBoy, who got vaccinated against parents' wishes, to address Senate
Ethan Lindenberger from the US turned a rebel when he questioned his parents' anti-vaccine acts, and then got himself vaccinated, grabbing eyeballs from the national media.
04 Mar 2019
TexasAmerican Airlines kicks off mom and baby over skin condition
In a shocking incident, American Airlines kicked off a mother and her baby from its flight last week after seeing a "strange rash"; when in reality, the duo was suffering from a rare genetic skin disorder called Ichthyosis.
04 Mar 2019
San JoseIndian-origin man sentenced to 33 months in US-prison over embezzlement
An Indian-origin man has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison and ordered to pay $2.6 million in restitution for being convicted of mail fraud and embezzlement (theft of employer's funds).
04 Mar 2019
IndiaSamjhauta Express, with 150 on board, leaves Lahore today
Pakistan authorities today restored the Samjhauta Express services between Lahore and Delhi, days after the train was suspended due to tense bilateral ties following the Pulwama terror attack.
04 Mar 2019
IsraelUS shuts down its consulate in Jerusalem, Palestinians infuriated
The United States has officially shuttered its consulate in Jerusalem, downgrading the status of its main diplomatic mission to the Palestinians by folding it into the US Embassy to Israel.
04 Mar 2019
IndiaMasood Azhar is alive: Pakistani media rejects death rumors
Rejecting widespread rumors about his death, a Pakistani news portal confirmed on Sunday that Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar is alive.
04 Mar 2019
SyriaAnsar al-Tawhid jihadists kill 33 regime forces in northwest-Syria: Monitor
At least 33 pro-regime fighters were killed yesterday in attacks mounted by jihadist groups near Idlib province, in the deadliest day in six months for loyalist forces, a monitor said.
03 Mar 2019
SyriaSyrian jihadist group kills 21 regime forces in Idlib: Monitor
A Syrian jihadist group linked to al-Qaeda killed 21 regime and allied forces today near Idlib province, in one of the deadliest breaches of a six-month-old truce deal, a monitor said.
03 Mar 2019
Pakistan NewsDomestic, international flight operations resume at Pakistan's Lahore airport
Flight operations resumed at Lahore airport today after being suspended for over 72 hours as Pakistan's airspace was closed in the wake of escalating tensions with India after the Pulwama terror attack.
03 Mar 2019
XTrevor Noah defends racist jokes on Indo-Pak conflict, fails miserably
US comedian Trevor Noah cracked an insensitive joke about ongoing Indo-Pak tensions earlier this week.
03 Mar 2019
IndiaOIC passes resolution on Kashmir "atrocities", India says "matter internal"
On Saturday, India rejected a resolution by Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) on Jammu and Kashmir, saying the matter was internal.
03 Mar 2019
South KoreaSouth Korea, US to end their large-scale joint military exercises
The US and South Korea today said they will end their annual large-scale joint military exercises as Washington pursues efforts to improve ties with North Korea.
03 Mar 2019
IndiaIndia 'very high-tariff nation'; they charge us a lot: Trump
India is a very high-tariff nation, US President Donald Trump alleged yesterday, stating that he wants a reciprocal tax or at least some kind of tax.
02 Mar 2019
Imran Khan (Pakistan PM)Pakistani minister wants Nobel Peace Prize for Imran Khan
On Saturday, Pakistan's Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry moved a motion in National Assembly, calling for a Nobel Peace Prize for the country's Prime Minister Imran Khan for the efforts he took to "deescalate tensions" with India.
02 Mar 2019
Pakistan NewsPakistan uses F-16 against India, US seeks more information
After Pakistan used F-16 jets to target military installments in India earlier this week, the United States is seeking more information.
02 Mar 2019
IndiaUS seeks information from Pakistan on potential misuse of F-16s
The US is seeking more information from Pakistan on the potential misuse of American-made F-16 fighter jets by it against India in violation of the end-user agreement, the State Department has said.
02 Mar 2019
Pakistan ArmyMasood Azhar, afflicted with renal failure, being treated in Army-hospital?
Masood Azhar, the founder of the dreaded terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), is suspected to be afflicted with renal failure and is under regular dialysis at an army hospital in Rawalpindi in Pakistan, officials in New Delhi said today.
02 Mar 2019
Pakistan NewsPakistan's foreign minister hints government is in touch with Jaish-e-Mohammed
A day after he said Jaish-e-Mohammed's Chief Masood Azhar was in Pakistan and "unwell", Shah Mehmood Qureshi has now said the country's government was in touch with the terrorist outfit.
02 Mar 2019
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia strips Osama bin Laden's son Hamza of citizenship
Saudi Arabia announced yesterday it has revoked the citizenship of Hamza bin Laden, the son of the late al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, who has become an increasingly prominent figure in the terror network.
02 Mar 2019
AfghanistanTaliban attack joint US-Afghan base, kill 23 Afghan security forces
At least 23 Afghan security forces were killed in a Taliban attack on a joint US-Afghan base in southwestern Afghanistan, officials said yesterday, as fighting continued during a pause in peace talks between the insurgents and American negotiators.
01 Mar 2019
AustraliaAustralia: Second case of semi-identical twins, a rare phenomenon, found
In Australia, a pair of twins have been identified as semi-identical or sesquizygotic twins, which is a rare phenomenon, in which two sperms fertilize the same egg.
01 Mar 2019
George HW BushSully, late George HW Bush's service dog, joins US Navy
In a commendable gesture, the US Navy has allotted a new job to Sully HW Bush, the former service dog of late George HW Bush to "support, comfort and cure" warriors and their families.
01 Mar 2019
Pakistan NewsAmid Indo-Pak tension, Beijing cancels all flights to, from Pakistan
China has canceled all flights to and from Pakistan and rerouted its international aircraft flying over the Pakistani airspace due to the regional tensions, official media in Beijing reported today.
01 Mar 2019
Pakistan NewsPakistan: Petition filed to stop the release of Abhinandan Varthaman
A Pakistani citizen today filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court to stop the imminent release of the captured Indian Air Force pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, saying he committed crime against the country and should be put on trial.
01 Mar 2019
North KoreaPyongyang made 'realistic proposal' at summit: N Korea Foreign Minister
North Korea today said it had offered to dismantle its Yongbyon nuclear plant in exchange for partial sanctions relief at Kim Jong-un's summit with US President Donald Trump, after the meeting ended without agreement.
01 Mar 2019
Indian Air ForceMike Pompeo 'hopeful' India-Pakistan tension would come down
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he had "good conversations" with Indian and Pakistani leaders and was hopeful that the rising tension will come down between the two nuclear-armed neighbors.
01 Mar 2019
India"Woke" Trevor Noah jokes about Indo-Pak tensions, angers many
Comedian Trevor Noah, who hosts The Daily Show, made a crass joke about the prevailing Indo-Pak tensions irking netizens in India.
