A bus crash in northern Pakistan killed 26 people on Sunday after its brakes failed on a winding mountain road, police said. Another 20 passengers were injured when the bus smashed head-on into a dirt embankment, said Abdul Wakil, a local police officer. Such road accidents are common in Pakistan, where motorists largely disregard traffic […]
The United States on Monday called a U.N. Security Council meeting this week on the risk of North Korean “provocation” as Pyongyang demands U.S. concessions by a year-end deadline. The United States, which holds this month’s presidency of the Security Council, is scheduling the session instead of a planned meeting on human rights in North […]
Banking details of Indians with accounts in Switzerland will be available to tax authorities here from Sunday as the automatic exchange of information regime kicks off between the two countries. The move, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said, is a significant step in the government’s fight against black money and the era of […]
