Washington, The US Congress has passed a two-day stopgap funding bill to avert a government shutdown and provide more time for lawmakers to negotiate on a much-awaited coronavirus relief package, as many Americans are set to lose pandemic relief benefits by the end of the year.

On Friday, the Democrat-led Hou

Islamabad, The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has admitted a petition filed against the recently enforced social media rules in Pakistan, for regular hearing, it was reported on Saturday.

The petition was filed by the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and was admitted on Friday by IHC Chief Justice Ath

Islamabad, Asad Umar, Pakistan's Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, announced that he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, joining a list of top politicians to be infected with the disease.

In a tweet late Friday night, the Minister said: "Just got my Covid test result a

Kabul,  Multiple rockets were fired at the Bagram Airfield, a major US airbase in Afghanistan's Parwan province, on Saturday, officials said, adding that there were no immediate reports of damages or casualties.

"Five rounds of rockets were fired onto Bagram Airfield from an abandoned truck parked in

Washington, US President-elect Joe Biden's transition team has appointed Indian-American Vedant Patel as the Assistant President Secretary.

The announcement was made by the Biden-Harris transition team on Friday.

According to a post on the team's website, Patel previously served as Regional

New Delhi, India and the UK are all set to revamp their relationship after momentous changes in both countries. The UK is set out to rebuild a new identity post-Brexit while India is recalibrating relationships in the wake of the unexpected Chinese aggression.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accepted British

Kolkata,  To strength the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) organisational support in the rural outskirts before the high-voltage 2021 Assembly polls, Union Home Minister Amit Shah is slated to arrive in Kolkata on Friday night on a two-day visit to the state on Saturday and Sunday.

"I am arriving

Srinagar, At minus 6.6 degrees Celsius on Saturday, Srinagar recorded the coldest night of the season so far, while the temperature in Ladakh's Drass town to minus 29.

"Srinagar recorded minus 6.6 as the minimum temperature today which is the coldest recorded so far this season. This record was surpassed

Panaji,  President Ram Nath Kovind will inaugurate a cultural event to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Goa Liberation day in Panaji on Saturday.

Goa was liberated from 451 years of colonial Portuguese rule on December 19, 1961.

Kovind is scheduled to arrive in Goa at 12.55 p.m. at the state&#

Jammu, Despite bone chilling cold wave surging through Jammu and Kashmir, the eighth and last phase of the District Development Council (DDC) elections on Saturday recorded a voter turnout of 8.93 per cent across several districts in the first two hours.

Since polling began at 7 a.m., officials said Anantnag has r