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At least nine children were killed and 20 others were severely injured after a fire swept through a village in Dadu district in Pakistan’s Sindh province that reduced houses to rubble and caused livestock to perish, eyewitnesses said. The tragic incident took place on Monday at 9 pm after a fire reportedly broke out in the kitchen of a hut in Faiz Mohammad Daryani Chandio village, according to eyewitness accounts. Due to the sweltering heat, the fire raged in no time, reducing all the 50 houses in the village to rubble, and severely injuring at least 20 others. More than…

Bahrain :  The Forum of Young Global Leaders, an initiative by the World Economic Forum, selected Hamad Al Mahmeed, the undersecretary for Research & Strategic Studies at the Prime Minister’s Office, as a member of the Young Global Leaders Class of 2022. The forum goes through an annual rigorous selection process to identify, select, and commemorate exceptional leaders under 40 years with outstanding professional work experience and a personal commitment to serve society at local and global levels. Hamad Al Mahmeed, the youngest undersecretary in Bahrain’s government, was recognized for his excellent leadership. He led and managed the COVID command and…

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson agreed to a new defence and security co-operation deal with India at a meeting with his “special friend” Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Friday. Western countries, led by the US, have been attempting to lure India away from its long-time ally Russia, its main arms supplier, since the invasion of Ukraine that New Delhi has refused to condemn. “We’ve agreed to a new and expanded Defence and Security Partnership, a decades-long commitment that will … forge tighter bonds between us,” Mr Johnson said in a joint press statement in which he also called Mr Modi his “special…

India :Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing the nation on the 400th birth anniversary of Sikh Guru Tegh Bahadur. A multi-layered security ring comprising over 1,000 Delhi Police personnel and those from various agencies has been deployed at the Red Fort, PM Modi will  release a commemorative coin and a postage stamp on the occasion. Chief ministers from many states and various prominent personalities from across the country and abroad will be a part of the celebrations.

Model Sruthy Sithara, who won Miss Transgender Global and Daya Gayathri are the ones who came out publicly in a pathbreaking decision for the LGBTQ+ community in the state. The two fell in love with each other over two years ago.  Their love blossomed through all the uncertain times. According to Sruthy, this is a major step in their life. “I was moving on after a major breakup. She was the support throughout that period. This love had grown into something more. We realised our love for each other. And now we are living together for a while,” she said.

Yemenia Airways announces one flight per week from Sanaa to Amman and back, beginning on April 24,” the airline announced. These will be the first commercial flights from the Yemeni capital in six years, due to the war there.

Former US president Donald Trump has accused Piers Morgan of deceptively editing a video that appears to show the two men sparring over Mr Trump’s continued false claims he won the 2020 election. Morgan posted brief excerpts on Wednesday of his interview with Mr Trump in a promotion for his new show, Piers Morgan Uncensored. It appears to show the two men in a clash over the former president’s false claims that the last US election was rigged. “It was a free and fair election. You lost,” Morgan says. “Only a fool would think that,” Mr Trump responds. When Morgan…

Bahrain :  The Ministry of Works said that the resurfacing works on Saar Interchange necessitate the closure of one lane on stages at the loop leading from Shaikh Isa Bin Salman Highway to Shaikh Khalifa Bin Salman Highway for southbound traffic going to Madinat Hamad. The closure will be effective from Friday midnight to Sunday 6:00 a.m.

Bahrain : Labour and Social Development Minister, Jameel bin Mohammed Ali Humaidan, has asserted that the positive employment indicators for the first quarter of this year prove that the initiatives of the Economic Recovery Plan at the level of the labour market are on the right track. In this regard, he commended the ongoing interest and follow-up of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, as well as HRH’s keenness to continuously create promising opportunities for the citizens and make them the first option at the labour market. The minister indicated that…

Bahrain : His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa has today sent a cable of condolences to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud over the passing of Her Royal Highness Princess Lolwa bint Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. In the cable. HM the King prayed to Allah the Almighty to rest the soul of the deceased in eternal paradise and to grant the Royal Family solace and fortitude.