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India has reported a sudden rise in COVID cases, starting from late May. Authorities said the number of active cases of the disease has surpassed 5,000. India is the latest of a number of countries to report an uptick in COVID cases this year as, more than five years after the virus was declared a global pandemic, waves of new strains continue to emerge. Here is what we know about the new variant of COVID and where it has spread: How many COVID cases are there in India? As of Thursday this week, there are 5,364 active cases in India,…
Dubai – The Gulf received His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, Chairman of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Dubai, and next to him, His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the National Olympic Committee, this morning, “Friday” at the Zabeel Council in Dubai, congratulating the blessed Eid Al -Adha. Their Highness accepts congratulations and blessings on this blessed occasion from a group of elders, notables of the country, ministers, and senior state officials, including civilians and military personnel.…
An undated image of Senator Abbas Khan Afridi (late). — Facebook@SenatorAbbasKhanAfridiSenator Afridi injured in blast on ThursdayTwo others also wounded in the explosion.PM Shehbaz, KP governor convey condolences. PESHAWAR: Former federal minister Abbas Afridi passed away on Friday after succumbing to injuries sustained in a gas explosion at his residence in the Azam area of Kohat district.Afridi, as per police and family sources, was severely injured in the blast, which occurred on Thursday, and was receiving treatment at a hospital where he later died. Two other individuals also sustained injuries in the incident.Reacting to the ex-minister’s demise, Prime Minister Shehbaz…
US President Donald Trump talks to the media next to Tesla CEO Elon Musk, with Tesla cars in the background, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on March 11, 2025. — ReutersWASHINGTON: When Donald Trump met privately with White House officials on Wednesday, there was little to suggest that the US president was close to a public break with Elon Musk, the billionaire businessman who helped him win a second term in office.Two White House officials familiar with the matter said Trump expressed confusion and frustration in the meeting about Musk’s attacks on his sweeping tax and spending…
Sabrina Carpenter reveals real inspiration behind single ‘Manchild’Sabrina Carpenter has finally revealed the real inspiration behind her song Manchild after fans suspect it’s a dig at her ex.Taking to her Instagram handle on Thursday, the 26-year-old singer explained how her latest single came about. As per the Busy Woman hitmaker, she penned Manchild on “a random” Tuesday with Amy Allen and Jack Antonoff.“It ended up being the best random Tuesday of my life,” Carpenter wrote. “But this song became to me something I can look back on that will score the mental montage to the very confusing and fun young…
Photo: Billy Joel gets candid about hidden guilt in new documentaryBilly Joel recently recalled the time when he wanted to end his life. The musician made the shocking confession in the first part of the new documentary Billy Joel: And So It Goes. The documentary premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City earlier this week. Billy Joel has recalled how he attempted suicide and fell into a coma “for days” after having an affair with his friend’s wife when he was in his early twenties.Reflecting on why he fell victim to depression, he revealed that he had an…
As pressure mounts from the EU and his domestic rivals, Hungary’s prime minister is rallying allies to paralyse European institutions.A “Trump tornado” has swept the globe, bringing with it a wave of “hope” for a return to “normalcy and peace.” So declared Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in a strikingly blunt keynote speech at this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Budapest. Originally a platform for United States Republican Party politicians and theorists, CPAC has, in recent years, evolved into a global forum for radical right-wing forces. Its arrival in Europe was facilitated by the Foundation for Fundamental Rights…
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, “may God protect him”, received, on Friday, his brothers, His Highness the members of the Supreme Council of the Federation, the rulers of the Emirates, His Highness the Awlia, and the representatives of the rulers and the elderly on the occasion of Eid al -Adha.
Bohra community members gathering at Eid congregation in Karachi on June 6, 2025. — Screengrab/YouTube/Geo NewsMuslims in Saudi Arabia, UAE, other countries celebrating Eid.Afghan refugees residing in Peshawar also mark Eid festival. Pilgrims will stay in Mina on Zil Hajj 11, 12 for Rami.KARACHI: The Bohra community in Karachi is celebrating Eid ul Adha on Friday (today), with special congregations held in areas including Saddar, Pakistan Chowk, Haidery, and other localities across the metropolis.The biggest gathering of the community took place at the Tahiri Mosque near Zahid Nihari in Saddar. Special security arrangements were made at all the Bohra mosques around…
A crowd of Hajj pilgrims can be seen moving towards Mina valley to stone the devil in this still taken from a video. — Screengrab/Makkah Live websitePilgrims perform the last major ritual of Hajj pilgrimage.Muslims worldwide celebrate beginning of Eid ul Adha holiday.Thinner crowds, heavy security presence at holy sites in Makkah.Pilgrims performed the last major ritual of Hajj — the “stoning of the devil” — on Friday, as Muslims around the globe celebrated the beginning of the Eid ul Adha holiday.Starting at dawn, the more than 1.6 million Muslims taking part in the pilgrimage threw seven stones at each…