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At least 19 people have been killed in various rain-related incidents in Pakistan’s Karachi which was hit by heavy showers, thunderstorms and heavy winds. The casualties on Wednesday night were the result of roofs and walls collapsing, electrocution, trees and signboards falling due to the heavy rain and gusty winds. The Pakistan Meteorological Department has

Heavy social media use contributes to a stark decline in well-being among young people, with the effects particularly worrying in teenage girls in English-speaking countries and Western Europe, according to the World Happiness Report 2026 published Thursday. The annual report, published by the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford, also found that Finland

Geneva [Switzerland], March 19 (ANI): On the sidelines of the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), voices from India's desert communities and cross-border asylum seekers echoed as representatives of the Sambhali Trust highlighted issues of displacement, dignity, and grassroots empowerment. Govind Singh Rathore, founder of the Sambhali Trust, highlighted the organisation's

Tehran [Iran], March 19 (ANI): Iran's UN envoy, Amir Saeid Iravani, has formally notified the UN Secretary-General and Security Council that the UAE is "internationally responsible" for providing its territory to the US for attacks, reported state Media. According to Press TV, Iran is demanding full compensation for all damages from the UAE. Meanwhile, Iranian

An annual threat assessment report by the US Director of National Intelligence has said India and Pakistan don’t seek to return to conflict, however, conditions exist for terrorists to continue creating conditions for crises. The report, put out on Wednesday night in the US, added: “We assess that neither country seeks to return to open

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 19 (ANI): At the Russian-Indian Forum titled "From The Volga to The Ganges" organised by the National Stock Exchange (NSE), Sergey Glazyev, State Secretary of the Union State of Russia and Belarus, emphasised the strategic importance of strengthening economic and financial ties between India and Russia. Glazyev said, "India is a

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], March 19 (ANI): As tensions continue to rise in West Asia and the Gulf amid the developing security situation, the Foreign Ministers of key Arab and Islamic countries held a consultative ministerial meeting in Riyadh regarding the Iranian attacks, as per a statement by Saudi Arabia's Foreign Ministry. As per the statement

Washington DC [US], March 19 (ANI): The decision to start the US-Israel-Iran confrontation was heavily influenced by Israel, former Director of the US National Counterterrorism Centre Joe Kent told Tucker Carlson in a detailed discussion on the perceived nuclear threat from Iran, on the Tucker Carlson Show. "The Israelis drove the decision to take this

Washingon DC [US]/ Tokyo [Japan], March 19 (ANI): Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday landed in the United States for high-stakes talks with US President Donald Trump in Washington, aiming to cement Japan's position as America's indispensable partner in Asia even as Trump turns his focus to West Asia amid the war with Iran

New Delhi [India], March 19 (ANI): Vikram Doraiswami, currently serving as the High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to China, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement on Thursday. In an official statement, the MEA said, "Vikram K. Doraiswami (IFS:1992), presently High