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Serampore, India – It is a warm morning in March, and 65-year-old Ashish Bandopadhyay has cycled the 10 minutes from his home to a tea shop in the Chatra neighbourhood of Serampore, about 30km (19 miles) from Kolkata. Dressed in a pastel pink polo shirt, Ashish takes charge of the shop, declaring it’s his “turn” to run it today. “I don’t work here,” he explains with a smile while tearing open a packet of milk as he prepares to brew a fresh pot of cha (the Bengali word for tea). “I’m just an old-timer and a customer who loves volunteering.”…
His Highness Sheikh Rashid bin Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla, Crown Prince of Umm Al Quwain, yesterday evening, offered condolences for the death of the late Rashid Suhail Saeed Mohammed Al -Barghoumi …
DPM visits Kabul for improving Pakistan Afghanistan bilateral ties.Dar highlights terrorism, security as reasons behind diplomatic coldness.FM emphasises economic, regional cooperation through rail links.ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar departed for a one-day official visit to Kabul on Saturday, accompanied by a high-level delegation, amid strained relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan over security concerns and deportation issues.“The DPM/FM is leading a high-level delegation, comprising of Special Representative for Afghanistan Ambassador Sadiq Khan, Special Assistant of Prime Minister Tariq Bajwa, federal secretaries for commerce, railways and interior, as well as other senior officials”, Foreign Office spokesperson said in…
Move targets students who participated in pro-Palestinian protests.Affected universities include prominent private institutions.Some students lost their visas due to past traffic violations.The United States immigration authorities have revoked the visas of nearly 1,500 international students, according to Al Jazeera and other media reports, corroborated by the American higher education journal, Inside Higher Education (IHE).The move is reportedly targeting students who participated in pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses across the US.The reports suggest that the visa revocation extend beyond direct participation in protests to include individuals indirectly involved with the Palestinian cause.The Gulf media states that the US government alleges these…
Aliya Hamza in this undated photo. — Facebook/@aliyahamzamalikofficialAliya Hamza arrested for holding youth convention: Seemabia Tahir.Situation tense as workers gather outside Civil Lines Police Station.Police say former ruling party was holding event sans permission.RAWALPINDI: A tense situation erupted in Rawalpindi around midnight after police arrested Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Chief Organiser for Punjab Aliya Hamza and several workers and shifted them to multiple police stations in the city.With the police sources citing a PTI convention sans necessary permission from authorities as the rationale behind the arrests, Hamza along with eight other workers was shifted to the Civil Lines Police Station.PTI leader…
Brooklyn Beckham reveals why he couldn’t mom Victoria’s birthdayBrooklyn Beckham recently addressed why he and his wife Nicola Peltz Beckham did not attend his mom’s 51st birthday.Brooklyn, the son and firstborn of retired footballer David Beckham and fashion designer Victoria Beckham, was not only not in attendance at the family’s Thursday gathering, he also did not commemorate his mother’s 51st birthday online.As fans raised concerns, the former model and aspiring photographer, 26, then addressed his absence indirectly in a now-deleted Instagram post by dropping several photos of him and his wife from their time at Coachella.”Made amazing memories this year x,”…
Chinese president visits three Southeast Asian nations amid global uncertainty.Chinese President Xi Jinping has been on a three-nation tour of Southeast Asia. Xi is seeking to woo the region by projecting China as a source of stability in the face of global uncertainty caused by United States President Donald Trump’s tariffs on 185 countries. Southeast Asia is China’s largest trading partner. But many countries, including Vietnam and Cambodia, also have strong business relations with the US. Some have already reached out to the White House, hoping to negotiate a deal during the 90-day pause on tariffs. Experts say that by…
The Happiness Department of the Volunteer Al -Watan team visited the senior inpatient citizens in the city of Tahnoon bin Mohammed Medical ….
(From right) Saba Talpur and Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. —Facebook/AFP/FileSaba Talpur gets over 148,000 votes in Umerkot by-election.CM Murad Ali Shah says the win reflects trust in PPP leadership.ECP urged to act on reported attacks on PPP workers.HYDERABAD/KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the people of Umerkot for electing PPP’s Saba Talpur in the NA-213 (Umerkot-I) by-election held on Thursday, The News reported.According to unofficial results from 448 out of 498 polling stations, Talpur secured 148,965 votes, defeating her rival Lal Malhi, who received 74,515 votes. Vote counting was…
Stage 4 cancer victim Teddi Mellencamp was ‘cleared’ to get tattoosTeddi Mellencamp got her brand-new tattoo only after getting “medically cleared” for it.The reality star, 43, discussed her new tattoo with Erika Jayne, 53, in a recent episode of Diamonds in the Rough podcast.”So, always, I’ve wanted this tattoo, and I never got it,” said Mellencamp, who is battling stage 4 cancer and five tumours removed from her lungs and brain.Before she could continue, Jayne addressed any growing concerns about the threats a tattoo might pose to her body. “Before everybody has a full mental break, she was allowed. She…