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Opposition questions India gov't on doubling vaccine dosing gap
"India needs quick & complete vaccination," Gandhi said in a tweet
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Flash floods kill 10 people in Bhutan, seven missing in Nepal
“It is believed they were washed away by the flood coming down the stream”
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China to launch high-stakes crewed mission to space
The first of four in a bid to complete the country’s space station by the end of next year
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China says no leak at nuclear plant, no change to detection standards
The Ministry of Ecology and Environment says increase in radiation levels within the parameters for safe operations
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Israel strikes Hamas sites in Gaza in first attack since May fighting
Following a march in East Jerusalem by Jewish nationalists, drawing Palestinian anger and condemnation
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Pakistan takes India’s IIOJK move to UNSC
Islamabad apprises Security Council of New Delhi’s possible plans seeking division and bifurcation of disputed valley
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Forced child labour: China holds up mirror to US
Chinese FM spokeswoman says US has ratified only two of eight ILO conventions, ranking among world’s bottom
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Pakistan holds ground-breaking ceremony for 4th Turkish corvette
Turkey's state-run defense company manufacturing 4 corvettes for Pakistan Navy
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Front-runner for Iran presidency is hardline judge sanctioned by US
Raisi was appointed by Khamenei to the high-profile job of judiciary chief in 2019
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Twin orphaned bear cubs given shelter near Pakistan-India border
Sharda and Narda were discovered last year by villagers at an altitude of 14,000 feet
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French Muslims pay heavy price in Covid pandemic
France is estimated to have the European Union's largest Muslim population
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Five Afghan polio vaccinators shot dead
The workers were gunned down in three separate locations within hours in a 'coordinated attack'
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Pakistan allows AstraZeneca shot for under 40s to help its expatriates
Country has received 1.2 million doses of AstraZeneca under the COVAX facility
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Astra antibody cocktail fails to prevent COVID-19 symptoms in large trial
Five more trials are ongoing, testing the antibody cocktail as treatment or in prevention
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Alarm rises in India over Covid-19 risks as crowds return to malls and rail stations
Delhi's top mall saw a footfall of 19,000 people last weekend- as soon as it reopened
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China urges NATO to stop exaggerating 'China threat theory'
NATO leaders on Monday had taken a forceful stance towards Beijing
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Israeli nationalists to march in East Jerusalem, Palestinians plan 'Day of Rage'
Far-right Israeli groups will march in East Jerusalem in a flag-waving procession
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Khamenei set to tighten grip in Iran vote as frustrations grow
Iranians elect a new president on Friday in a race dominated by hardline candidates
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Outgoing UN aid chief slams G7 for failing on vaccine plan
Describes G7 pledge to provide 1 billion doses over the next year as a small step
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UAE airline extends ban on ‘travellers from Pakistan until July 7’
'Those who visited Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka past 14 days won't be able to enter UAE'
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US FDA asks J&J to discard millions of Covid-19 vaccine doses
Two sources familiar with situation told Reuters that the agency had cleared about 10 million doses
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Pakistan is not advocate of Taliban: FM Qureshi
The foreign minister reiterates that Islamabad has no favourites in war-torn country
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UK's Johnson delays lockdown easing by a month, citing Delta variant risk
Warns that the more infectious Delta variant meant if he did nothing thousands more people might die
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China nuclear plant operators release gas in bid to fix issue
The gas leaked after the coating on some fuel rods had deteriorated
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Delta variant doubles risk of Covid hospitalisation - Scottish study
Delta coronavirus variant doubles the risk of hospitalisation compared with the previously dominant variant in Britain
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Canadian man accused of killing Muslim family members to face terror charges
Nathaniel Veltman, 20, was arrested shortly after the June 6 attack in a parking lot in London, Ontario
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India’s Taj Mahal reopens as Covid-19 restrictions ease
The monument was closed down for tourists two months ago after deadly surge in coronavirus cases
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NATO designates China as ‘systemic’ challenge, security risk to Western alliance
Beijing stated ambitions, assertive behaviour present challenges to rules-based international order, reads communiqué
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NATO approaches Qatar to seek training base for Afghan forces after withdrawal
NATO's mission in Afghanistan is set to pull out of country in coordination with a US troop withdrawal by Sept 11
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Women allowed to perform Hajj without male guardian
This year’s Hajj will be ‘open for nationals and residents of the kingdom, limited to 60,000 pilgrims’
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Full hospitals in Afghanistan close doors to new patients as Covid-19 surges
The official says two hospitals, both in Kabul, were facing persistent shortages of oxygen & other medical supplies
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Man with 39 wives, head of ‘world’s largest family’, dies in India
Despite his family's huge size, Ziona told media in a 2011 interview that he wanted to grow it even further
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Man beaten to death in India's Rajasthan over alleged 'cow smuggling'
Another man thrashed in attack under treatment; Police claim arrest of some suspects
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S.Korea eases COVID-19 restrictions on concerts, sports games
Sports stadiums will be able to operate at a 30% to 50% capacity, depending on the districts, up from 10% previously
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A 'new day' in Israel after Netanyahu unseated
Israel awoke Monday with Jewish nationalist Naftali Bennett at the head of a precarious coalition government
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NATO welcomes Biden in ‘pivotal’ post-Trump summit
Agreeing to focus on tackling climate change for the first time as well as facing up China’s military rise
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Israel’s new government begins, Netanyahu era ends
A combative Netanyahu, 71, said he would be back sooner than expected
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Russia reports 13,721 daily COVID-19 cases, 371 deaths
New cases took the total number of infections in Russia to 5,222,408
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Nuclear arms decline stalls as nations modernise arsenals
"We're seeing very significant nuclear modernisation programmes all around the world"
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Suu Kyi’s trial set to start in Myanmar, junta rejects UN rights chief’s statement
The first trial is expected to run until the end of July, lawyer of the country's ousted leader say
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Biden says Queen Elizabeth asked about Putin and Xi
Biden: "she reminded me of my mother, the look of her and just the generosity"
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UK’s Johnson set to announce delay to end of Covid restrictions
Following concern about the rapid rise of infections of the Delta variant of the coronavirus
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‘We must capitalise on our cooperation’, Qureshi tells Russian counterpart
Foreign minister says gas pipeline project between the two countries would commence soon after fresh agreement
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Two children and an old man killed in shooting incident near Rome
The attacker, a man in his 30s, was later found dead in a nearby house
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WATCH: US fisherman says swallowed by humpback whale
I was in his closed mouth for about 30 to 40 seconds before he spit me out, says Michael Packard
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G7 commits to donating globally 1 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses
I'm pleased to announce that this weekend leaders have pledged over one billion doses, says British PM Boris Johnson
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Putin says Russia would accept conditional handover of cyber criminals to US
Putin made the comments ahead of a June 16 summit with US President Joe Biden in Geneva
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Erdogan says US can count on Turkey after Afghanistan troop pullout
The United States is in the final stages of completing a military drawdown, alongside NATO forces, by September 11
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Pakistani, Indian exporters agree to share Basmati rice ownership
2 countries at loggerheads over issue since 2006 although EU under its rules recognises Basmati as common product
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India holds vaccination drive for people with disabilities
Organisers aim to vaccinate 500 disabled people over the weekend
















































