Islamabad,  Telenor has been reviewing its operation in Pakistan in the wake of worsening macroeconomic situation in the country. However, the company has ruled out any possibility of moving towards a merger or closing down in Pakistan, local media reported.

Owing to writing down the value of its assets

Colombo,  Sri Lanka's Supreme Court on Wednesday extended the overseas travel ban till August 2 on former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and former Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa.

The order was passed during hearing of a petition filed by former Chairman of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) Ch

New York,  The lives of women and girls in Afghanistan are being devastated by the Taliban's crackdown on their human rights, Amnesty International said.

Since they took control of the country in August 2021, the Taliban have violated women's and girls' rights to education, work and free move

Mogadishu,  At least 10 people were killed and several others wounded on Wednesday when a suicide bomber blew himself up in Marka town, Lower Shabelle region, southern Somalia, a military official said.

Marka District Commissioner Abdullahi Ali Wafow was among those killed in the latest attack, Somali Na

London,  More than 40,000 railway workers across Britain are taking a 24-hour strike on Wednesday, bringing another day of widespread delays and cancellations.

The action by workers from Network Rail, 14 train companies, and members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), has left only one out o

Kiev,  One person was killed and four others injured in Russian shelling in Donetsk Oblast in Ukraine on Wednesday.

The Russian forces struck a two-storey hotel in Bakhmut, Pavlo Kyrylenko, Head of the Donetsk Oblast Military Administration said.

The hotel has been partially destroyed, Pav

Beijing,  Tibetans returning from exile to their home regions in Tibet are being summoned for questioning by Chinese authorities watching for signs of disloyalty or separatist sentiment, Tibetan sources say, a report said.

Returnees living in Golog (Chinese, Guoluo) and Ngaba (Aba) counties, Tibetan-popu

Birmingham,  Of all the competitions that Indian gymnasts have taken part in the last two decades, they have achieved the maximum success in the Commonwealth Games.

India have won three medals so far in the Commonwealth Games in gymnastics. In the 2010 edition, Ashish Kumar won a silver and bronze medal in va

Goa,  FC Goa have completed the signing of defender Marc Valiente, the club confirmed in a statement on Wednesday.

Having penned a one-year deal with the Gaurs, the Spaniard will represent them till the summer of 2023.

Speaking to fcgoa.in following completion of formalities, Valiente said

Birmingham,  India's teenage squash sensation Anahat Singh is raring to go at some of the top players at the Commonwealth Games, hoping to test her reputation as a world-beating junior on squash's biggest stage.

The 14-year-old is the youngest member of the Indian contingent and the only Indian g