UN seeks 20% cut in staff to help deal with funding shortfall
More than 60 United Nations offices, agencies and operations have been ordered to submit proposals by mid-June to cut 20%.
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- May 31, 2025
- by Associated Press
After Tharoor delegation’s disappointment, Colombia retracts statement for Pak
NEW DELHI: After the Shashi Tharoor-led delegation to the US expressed disagreement over Colombia‘s statement supporting Pakistan, the state withdrew.
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- May 31, 2025
- by Associated Press
Can’t trade with people shooting at each other: Trump again claims credit for India-Pakistan ceasefire
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday (May 30, 2025) repeated his claim that he stopped India and Pakistan from fighting.
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- May 31, 2025
- by Associated Press
Meerut drum case: Ex-merchant navy officer’s wife plans to study law in jail
MEERUT: Muskan Rastogi, 28, the main accused in the murder of her husband, ex-merchant navy officer, has approached the jail.
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- May 31, 2025
- by Associated Press
Alf Clausen, Emmy-winning composer for ‘The Simpsons,’ dies at 84
LOS ANGELES — Alf Clausen, the Emmy-winning composer whose music provided essential accompaniment for the animated antics of “The Simpsons”.
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- May 31, 2025
- by Associated Press
Smokey Robinson was accused of sex assault in 2015, but officials had insufficient evidence for charges, DA says
LOS ANGELES — A sexual assault allegation was made against Motown legend Smokey Robinson in 2015, but no charges were.
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- May 31, 2025
- by Associated Press
4 dead, 2 fishermen missing as 30cm rain pounds Dakshina Kannada district
MANGALURU: Four persons, including three children, died and two fishermen are reported missing as nearly 300mm rain pounded several parts.
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- May 31, 2025
- by Associated Press
Trump administration targets Harvard with tougher visa screening measures
Harvard University The US state department ordered all its consular offices around the world to carry out extra checks on.
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- May 31, 2025
- by Associated Press
Hanging neck exercise: Bizarre workout trends among China’s aging population
Just when you think the internet can’t surprise you anymore, something wild pops up. Imagine strolling through a park in.
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- May 31, 2025
- by Associated Press
Cops get swift promotions in Chhattisgarh for anti-Maoist ops
Cops get swift promotions in Chhattisgarh for anti-Maoist ops RAIPUR: The Chhattisgarh government has granted out-of-turn promotions to 295 police.