Film director challenged his conviction before SHC in defamation case involving fellow director Sohail Javed The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday granted bail to filmmaker Jamshed Mehmood Raza, famously known as Jami, in a defamation case involving fellow director Sohail Javed. SHC approved the bail plea against surety bonds worth Rs50,000 and ordered the…

Six vehicles, including two trucks, plunge into Mahisagar River after Gambhira-Mujpur bridge crumbled At least nine people have been killed after multiple vehicles plunged into India’s Mahisagar River following the collapse of the Gambhira-Mujpur bridge in India’s Gujarat, NDTV reported on Wednesday. As per reports, as many as six vehicles including two trucks and a pickup van…

Jaguar fighter jet crashes near Bhanuda village in Churu district; IAF says inquiry has been ordered Two Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots were killed after a Jaguar fighter jet crashed near Bhanuda village in the Churu district of Rajasthan, according to Indian media reports. The aircraft had taken off from the Suratgarh airbase. “The aircraft was…

Any unilateral hike in tariff to be addressed in light of Law of Economic Reciprocity, says Brazilian leader WASHINGTON/BRASILIA: US President Donald Trump has announced a sharp 50% tariff on all goods coming from Brazil, just days after a public war of words with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.  The sudden move follows…

Seasoned diplomat resigned voluntarily, citing personal reasons, say sources Mikhail Bogdanov, a veteran Russian diplomat and long-time aide to President Vladimir Putin, has stepped down from his role as deputy foreign minister, the country’s news agency has said. The 74-year-old, who also served as Putin’s special envoy to the Middle East and Africa, left the…

Opposition lawmakers say it will impact minorities hardest, including Muslims and Dalit communities NEW DELHI: Indian election officials have given voters in Bihar state just weeks to prove their citizenship, requiring documents few possess in a registration revamp set to be applied nationwide, triggering disenfranchisement fears. The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the revision…

Over the past five years, African billionaires have seen their wealth soar by 56% LAGOS: The four richest Africans are wealthier than about half of the continent’s 750 million people, anti-poverty charity Oxfam said in a report published on Thursday, warning widening inequality was hampering democracy. Oxfam named only Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, the continent’s…

Kerr County suffered the most damage with at least 95 fatalities including 36 children; death toll rises to 119 HUNT: The Texas flash floods death toll rose to 119 on Wednesday, as worries grew that the figure could more than double with over 160 people still reported missing. Workers in central Texas continued to comb…