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Rights body urges Pakistan government to end enforced disappearances Islamabad, Sep 1 (IANS) The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has urged the Pakistan government to take measures to end enforced disappearances in the country, calling it a practice that constitutes a crime against humanity under international law. HRCP has urged Pakistan government to recover all victims of enforced disappearance promptly and safely and present them before courts of law. It urged Pakistan government to introduce legislation against enforced disappearance as a priority, making the practice a criminal offence. “On this International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, HRCP…

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced a staggering increase in the prize money for the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025, which will be played in India and Sri Lanka. With less than a month until the start of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025, the world cricket governing body has unveiled a four-fold increase in the prize money for the mega event.  The overall prize money at the eight-team marquee tournament totals $13.88 million (US Dollars) – a monumental rise of 297 percent from $3.5 million from the the last edition of Women’s ODI World Cup  held in…

North Koreas Kim departs for China aboard train: Report Seoul, Sep 1 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un departed Pyongyang on Monday afternoon aboard a train, a source familiar with the matter said, with Kim expected to make his debut on the multilateral diplomatic stage at a military parade in Beijing. It will be the first time for Kim, who assumed power in late 2011, to attend a multilateral diplomatic event. His grandfather and the North’s founder Kim Il-sung attended a military parade in Beijing in 1959. Kim’s presence at the military parade, set for Wednesday in Beijing, would set…

Five killed as Pakistani Army helicopter crashes in Pak-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan Islamabad, Sep 1 (IANS) A Pakistani government helicopter crashed in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan’s Diamer district on Monday, killing all five crew members on board, local media reported, quoting officials. According to officials cited by the leading Pakistani daily, Dawn, the helicopter belonged to the Pakistani Army and went down in Chilas town of Diamer district. “Reportedly, five casualties occurred due to a crash,” Diamer Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Abdul Hameed said in a statement. The SSP added that the helicopter was carrying out a test landing on a newly-proposed helipad…

The Bengaluru police Sunday arrested a 60-year-old man who allegedly set fire to his former live-in partner on a busy Bengaluru road the day before. The victim, who had sustained 60 per cent burns in the incident, succumbed to her injuries on Monday. The police identified the deceased as Vanajakshi, 35, a resident of Bilwaradahalli in Bannerghatta, where the accused, Vittal, also resides. Vittal works as a cab driver. Officers said the incident took place at around 12.30 pm on Saturday when Vanajakshi was traveling with her relative, Muniyappa, in a car. Vittal, who was following the car, blocked them…

In Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer, a case of kidnapping and gang rape of a minor girl belonging to a Hindu family from Pakistan has come to the fore. The minor Hindu girl was allegedly kidnapped and raped by Mohammad Fazal l and his accomplices Qurban Khan, Sabir Khan and another accused. On the complaint of the victim, a case was registered in the women’s police station, Jaisalmer on 5th August 2025. On 25th August, Vishwa Hindu Parishad activists, joined by local Hindus and Pakistani Hindu refugees belonging to the Bhil community, sat on a dharna in front of the Jaisalmer District Collectorate…

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A flotilla headed to Gaza that had departed Barcelona under much fanfare was forced back to port after a storm hit parts of Spain overnight. The Global Sumud Flotilla, consisting of around 20 boats with participants from 44 countries, chose to return and delay its departure to “prioritize safety,” a statement said Monday. Facing winds of over 56 kilometers per hour (35 miles per hour), some of the smaller boats taking part in the mission would have been at risk, it said. The flotilla is the largest attempt yet to break the Israeli blockade of the…

Pakistan also suspends mail delivery to United States Islamabad, Sep 1 (IANS) Pakistan has temporarily suspended mail delivery to the United States following the new taxes and duties imposed by the Donald Trump administration, local media reported on Monday. The Pakistan Post has also stopped delivering booked mail to the US due to its fears that it will be returned as per the new rules announced by Washington. The US government has suspended the previous duty-free facility under an executive order issued on July 25. The new decision taken by the Trump administration has severely impacted postal communications to the…

Bengaluru South MP stresses urgent delivery of train sets for Yellow Line to cut delays, improve frequency, and ease commuter woes.In a push to resolve mounting commuter concerns, Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya revealed he held detailed discussions with the Managing Director of Titagarh Rail Systems regarding the urgent delivery of trains for Namma Metro’s Yellow Line. He was informed that while eight train sets are almost ready for supply, bogies from CRRC remain the final missing component.I had a detailed conversation with the MD of Titagarh on the speedy supply of more trains for the Yellow Line Metro. He…

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — A plane carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was hit by GPS jamming over Bulgaria in a suspected Russian operation, a spokesperson said Monday. The plane landed safely at Plovdiv airport in central Bulgaria and von der Leyen will continue her planned tour of the European Union’s eastern frontline nations, said commission spokesperson Arianna Podestà. “We can indeed confirm that there was GPS jamming,” said Podestà. “We have received information from the Bulgarian authority that they suspect that this was due to blatant interference by Russia.”The incident with von der Leyen’s plane is the…