N. Korea test-fires ballistic missile
Rahnuma:North Korea fires nearly dozen ballistic missiles after South Korea’s dialogue offer Seoul, Oct 29 (IANS) North Korea fired about a dozen short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Thursday, the South Korean military said, in an apparent cold rebuff to Seoul’s offer for talks aimed at easing border tensions sparked by a recent […]
Khanna, Tandon clash on ICE, billionaire tax in Silicon Valley Congressional debate
Rahnuma:Khanna, Tandon clash on ICE, billionaire tax in Silicon Valley Congressional debate Washington, Oct 29 (IANS) Indian American Congressman Ro Khanna called for abolishing US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, while his Republican challenger Ritesh Tandon pressed for ending country caps on green cards, in a debate between the two Indian American candidates for California’s 17th […]
Hindu man stabbed to death in Bangladesh; homes of 3 Hindu families vandalised
Rahnuma:Hindu man stabbed to death in Bangladesh; homes of 3 Hindu families vandalised Dhaka, Oct 29 (IANS) Amid escalating attacks on minorities across Bangladesh, a Hindu man was allegedly stabbed to death, while three homes belonging to Hindu families were vandalised and looted in a separate incident, local media reported. These latest incidents raised fresh […]
Pakistan’s economic recovery narrative based on fudged figures: Report
Rahnuma:Pakistan’s economic recovery narrative based on fudged figures: Report New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) The latest figures released by Pakistan’s National Accounts Committee contradict the government’s earlier narrative that the country’s economy has stabilised, according to a new report. The National Accounts Committee recorded a growth of 2.0 per cent in the final quarter in […]
(161119) PAKISTAN-LAHORE-AIR POLLUTION
Rahnuma:Lahore world’s most polluted city as air pollution blamed for cutting life expectancy in Pakistan Islamabad, Oct 29 (IANS) Lahore was named the world’s most polluted city on Thursday with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 419 as reports reveal that air pollution is cutting life expectancy in Pakistan by an estimated 3.9 years and […]
Davos: WEF Annual Meeting 2026
Rahnuma:Christine Lagarde resigns as European Central Bank President New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde on Thursday informed the Governing Council and the President of the European Council Antonio Costa that she will step down from her position on February 7, 2027. President Lagarde’s successor will be appointed by the […]
(081119) CHINA-SHANGHAI-CIIE-HEALTHCARE
Rahnuma:Growing financial strain leads to salary cuts, debt burden in China’s healthcare system New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) China’s healthcare system is facing mounting financial pressures, evident by rising hospital debt burdens, delayed wage payments, salary reductions and growing public dissatisfaction, a report has said. The report from Myanmar-based Ayeyarwady Times said that hospitals across […]
The funeral of the victims killed in a suicide bomb blast in Rawalpindi
Rahnuma:Pakistani forces and army-backed ‘death squads’ suffer major casualties in Balochistan Quetta, Oct 29 (IANS) Pakistani forces and government-backed elements, including the ‘death squads’ outsourced by the Pakistan Army and intelligence agencies, have suffered heavy casualties during armed attacks carried out on them in various areas of Balochistan province, local media reported on Thursday. The […]
Pakistan court sentences human rights lawyer couple to 10 years in jail
Rahnuma:Pakistan court sentences human rights lawyer couple to 10 years in jail Islamabad, Oct 29 (IANS) A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Thursday handed down 10 years of imprisonment each to human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, in connection with a security breach case, local media reported. The case was […]
Peshawar: School Roof Collapses in Pakistan
Rahnuma: Pakistan: Structural collapses bring physical condition of educational premises into public scrutiny Islamabad, Oct 29 (IANS) The death of five men after a wall of the government school building collapsed in Orangi town of Pakistan’s Karachi this September has exposed a failure of public infrastructure, a report has detailed. A few weeks later, another school […]