New Delhi: 22 july,2024 , Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan today dismissed reports that he was arrested in Dubai. "Not true," said Mr Khan in a video posted on X. "I am Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, your Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. I came here (to Dubai) to record songs... Everything is fine.

Washington, Jul 14 (IANS): Former US President Donald Trump was shot at an election rally in a possible assassination attempt just a day before the Republican Party is scheduled to begin its convention to formally declare him its nominee for the White House. Trump touched the right side of his

Reformist Massoud Pezeshkian has been elected as Iran's new president, beating his hardline conservative rival Saeed Jalili. The vote was declared in Dr Pezeshkian's favour after he secured 53.3% of the more than 30 million votes counted. Mr Jalili polled at 44.3%. The run-off came after n

The Israeli leader said in a lengthy TV interview that while the army is close to completing its current ground offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, that would not mean the war against Hamas is over. But he said fewer troops would be needed in Gaza, freeing up forces to battle Hezbullah. &

What is ‘All eyes on Rafah’? Decoding a viral social trend on Israel’s war An image with the text “All eyes on Rafah” is on every other Instagram story, dominating social media discourse on Israel’s war on Gaza. Here’s more about the trend and the image,

The leaders of Norway, Ireland and Spain have said their countries will formally recognise Palestine as a state next week for the sake of “peace in the Middle East“, prompting Israel to immediately recall its envoys. Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said on Wednesday tha

Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 from Heathrow was forced to make an emergency landing in Bangkok. Seven people have serious head injuries, according to the head of the Bangkok airport, while the airline said 30 people had been taken to hospital. The plane left London on Monday night but divert

The prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) is seeking arrest warrants for top Hamas and Israeli figures on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity over the October 7 attacks on Israel and the subsequent war in Gaza. If approved by a panel of judges, the arrest warrants wou

Dubai, May 20 (IANS): All passengers and the crew of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter are feared dead in the crash, head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society Pir-Hossein Kolivand announced. "No signs of alive passengers have been found after the discovery of the crashed h

Jakarta, April 20 (IANS): Indonesia's Bali regional government has called on foreign tourists in the resort island to get dengue jabs as the dengue fever cases are currently increasing in the country. Bali Health Agency's Acting Head of Disease Prevention and Control (P2P), Gusti Ayu Raka

Gaza, Apr 18 (IANS): The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 33,970, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement on Thursday. During the past 24 hours, the Israeli army killed 71 Palestinians and wounded 106 others in the coastal enc

Tel Aviv, Apr 17 (IANS): The Israel Air Force has attacked a building in Rafah in southern Gaza, killing seven people. According to Israeli media, the attack occurred early Wednesday morning. The US and other allies of Israel had asked Israel not to attack Rafah as there was a high civili

  Iran has launched an unprecedented drone and missile attack on Israel after pledging retaliation for a strike on its consular building in Syria.  Iran launched over 200 drones and missiles at Israel as its proxies and allies also carried out coordinated attacks on Israeli positions

Tens of thousands of Israelis took to the streets on Saturday to protest against Benjamin Netanyahu, as Israel’s war in Gaza reached its half-year mark. Organisers said about 100,000 people converged at a Tel Aviv crossroads renamed, Democracy Square, since mass protests against controversi

The Israeli parliament has approved a law giving the government the power to ban broadcasts of TV channels including Al Jazeera, the Qatari-owned network. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would "act immediately" to close the network's local office. The US expressed conce

NEW YORK — The United States was the lone veto against a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza on Tuesday, marking the third time Washington has opposed such a measure. The vote on the resolution drafted by Algeria was 13-1, with the U.K. abstaining, on the 15-me

Mecca: Special instructions have been issued for visitors of Masjid al-Haram, as stated by the guardian of Masjid al-Haram’s gates, Saif al-Salami, that water coolers and large bags will no longer be allowed inside Masjid al-Haram. According to foreign sources, Saif al-Salami stated that vi

Hamas has demanded that Israel release 3,000 Palestinian prisoners during their indirect talks on a fresh pause to fighting in the Gaza Strip, Al Arabiya news channel reported on Saturday, citing sources familiar with the talks. Hamas wants the three-stage truce to include the release of Palestin