Pakistan’s media regulatory authority on Wednesday decided to enforce a complete ban on Indian TV and radio contents from Friday and warned that the licences of those found guilty of violating the ban will be suspended. Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) decided to ban airing of Indian content from October 21 at the request of the federal government, it […]
» Read moreIslamist militants killed 12 members of Egypt‘s military in North Sinai province and wounded six more in an attack on a checkpoint on Friday, the military said, adding that it killed 15 militants in return. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident, which took place 40 km from the town of Bir al-Abd, making it the first major attack in […]
» Read moreThe 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to Bob Dylan “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition”. Dylan, 75, was born on May 24, 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota.
» Read morePortugal’s former Prime Minister Antonio Guterres was on Thursday appointed as the next Secretary-General of the United Nations by the General Assembly.
» Read moreSeven Tamil fishermen were injured when they were allegedly attacked by Sri Lankan Naval personnel for fishing near Katchatheevu islet early today. “Seven persons were injured, one seriously, in the attack,” President of the Ramanathapuram District Country Boat Fishermen’s Association, SP Rayappan said. The naval personnel allegedly pelted stones forcing more than 500 fishermen from Pamban near here to flee […]
» Read moreAn Afghan official says at least 17 people including a policeman are dead after a militant attack on a Shia shrine in the capital Kabul late Tuesday. Sediq Sediqqi, the Interior Ministry’s spokesman said on Wednesday that another 62 people, including 12 policemen were wounded in the attack. The attack on the Sakhi Shrine, Kabul’s biggest, happened as Shia Muslims […]
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