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Messi out of U.S. tour with calf strain

Sports Desk: Barcelona skipper Lionel Messi will not travel to the United States for the club’s pre-season tour after sustaining a calf problem on his return to training from a close season

India scraps Article 370 which grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir

Shawdesh Desk: In a landmark decision, the Bharatiya Janata Party government headed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced that Article 370 of the Constitution, which grants special status

Tax, duties on dengue test kits lifted

Shawdesh Desk: National Board of Revenue has lifted import tax, value added tax, advanced tax and advanced income tax on dengue test kits to ease the diagnosis and treatment of

Minni files plea seeking HC bail over Rifat murder

Shawdesh Desk: Aysha Siddika Minni, wife of Rifat Sharif, filed a petition with the High Court on Monday seeking bail in a case filed over the killing of her husband.

Air strike on south Libyan town kills 43

Shawdesh Desk: A drone air strike by eastern Libyan forces on the southern Libyan town of Murzuq has killed at least 43 people, a local official said on Monday. The

19 dead, 30 hurt in Cairo car explosion

Shawdesh Desk: At least 19 people died and 30 were injured in an explosion resulting from a car crash in central Cairo, Egypt’s health ministry said on Monday. There was

Commuters in chaos as protesters shut Hong Kong transports

Shawdesh Desk: Hong Kong braced for major disruptions to business on Monday as a general strike threatened to paralyse parts of the Asian financial centre, with more than 200 flights

Pakistan says India has taken ‘illegal steps’ in scrapping special status for Kashmir

Shawdesh Desk: Pakistan said on Monday it ‘strongly condemns’ India’s decision to revoke the special status for its portion of the Kashmir region claimed by both countries. India on Monday