The International Monetary Fund hit Pakistan with 11 fresh conditions, linked to its $7-billion bailout programme. The latest directives, revealed in the Fund’s staff-level report for the second review released on Thursday, push the total number of conditions to 64 across the span of 18 months, according to the Express Tribune.The new measures target long-standing […]
The UAE’s Rashid Rover 2, launching in 2026, will explore the Moon’s far side/Image: X The UAE is moving forward for its historic moment of space exploration. Rashid Rover 2, the country’s second lunar rover, has passed an important round of tests in the US. These checks mean it’s now one step closer to heading […]
US President Donald Trump pardoned Colorado’s former Mesa County clerk, Tina Peters, for her “attempts to expose Voter Fraud” in the 2020 presidential election in a Truth Social post on Thursday eveningTrump has been vocal about his intentions to free Peters — one of the nation’s most prominent 2020 election deniers — from her prison […]
Chief election commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin announced the poll schedule in a pre-recorded televised address, setting Dec 29 as the last date for filing nomination papers. Election campaign will begin on Jan 22 and will end on Feb 10 at 7.30am. Voting in all 300 parliamentary constituencies will take place on Feb 12, he said.Hasina’s […]
TOI Correspondent from London: Thieves have stolen more than 600 valuable colonial artefacts, including items from the British Raj, from Bristol Museum. On Sept 25, between 1am and 2am, four men gained entry to a warehouse in Bristol which houses the museum’s British Empire and Commonwealth collection. They made off with “a high-value burglary of […]
Donald Trump’s press secretary offered a new explanation for the bandages and sticking plasters that have recently appeared on the president’s hands, after weeks of speculation about his health. Social media and observers in general noticed dark purple bruising on Trump’s right hand, which he often tries to hide with makeup concealer that rarely matches […]
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem faced a heated session on Capitol Hill as Democratic lawmakers pressed her on deportations, immigration enforcement and the treatment of US military veterans. Among the most memorable exchanges came from Indian-origin Congressman Shri Thanedar, who, without hesitation, asked Noem whether she would resign. Thanedar even brought a board with “Kristi […]
Valkyrae, one of the most prominent figures in the streaming community, recently opened up about her future in a special YouTube segment titled “questions she’s never been asked.” In the video, she revealed her ambitious vision of continuing to stream well into her 70s, emphasizing that her passion for gaming shows no signs of fading. […]
The massive reality competition series created by Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, is gearing up for an even bigger return as Beast Games season 2 hits Prime Video. Following the explosive success of its debut run, which became Prime Video’s most-watched unscripted show with more than 50 million viewers, the series is raising the […]
A political commentator and top US pollster, Mark Mitchel, stirred a row after saying he wants to launch a consultancy to help major American companies “de-Indianise,” raising questions about what the term actually means.Mitchell of Rasmussen Reports frequently appears on Steve Bannon’s (former Trump loyalist) War Room. The anti-immigrant preacher criticised the presence of Indian […]
