Monthly Archives: January 2026
Karachi street crime remains high in 2025 despite police claims of decline
KARACHI: Despite police claims of an overall decline in crime, street criminals continued to pose a serious threat to residents of Karachi...
California puts off revoking 17,000 commercial driver’s licences after Sikh group sues
CALIFORNIA: A week after a group of immigrant truckers sued California’s Department of Motor Vehicles, the US state said Tuesday that it...
Indian-origin Zohran Mamdani sworn in as NYC’s first Muslim mayor at historic subway station
NEW YORK: Indian-origin Zohran Mamdani became mayor of New York City just after midnight on Thursday, taking the oath of office at...
Xi says $170-bn Brahmaputra hydropower project on course
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping, in his New Year address on Wednesday, said that Taiwan’s reunification with China was “unstoppable”, while projecting...
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un attends New Year celebrations with daughter
SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended New Year's celebrations in Pyongyang that included fireworks, patriotic songs and dances and a...