New Delhi: Prominent accounts to face temporary suspension online in India included The Caravan magazine, Kisan Ekta Morcha as well as journalists covering the farmers' protests. All were back up nearly six hours later. Other prominent accounts on the list belonged to some opposition leaders, an
Suraj Yengde Muslims, Dalit organisation and other political party members are seen on road as they stopped traffic in their mass protest against government’s new policy on CAA, NRC and other citizenship acts in the eastern Indian state Odisha’s capital city Bhubaneswar on 30 January 2020.
Srinaga: The High Court has quashed the draconian Public Safety Act (PSA) slapped on Jamaat-e-Islami chief Dr Abdul Hameed Fayaz saying that the detaining authority did not apply its mind while passing the detention order, and ordered his immediate release. A Division Bench of Justice Rajnesh
ISLAMABAD: Prof Zafar Nawaz Jaspal from the Quaid-i-Azam University has expressed concerns over the aggressive regional policy of India under Modi. Dr Jaspal was speaking at a panel discussion on “India under Modi” organised here by the Institute of Regional Studies. He said the Indian regional
Muzaffarabad: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider Khan has appealed to Kashmiri diaspora and all other stakeholders including AJK government, opposition leaders, politicians and All Parties Hurriyat Conference leadership to play their due role in devising common strategy to meet future
New York: This week's peace discussions were a disappointment, stated UN special envoy on Syria. Journalists quoted Geir Pedersen the UN Syria envoy after the week-long discussions ended, leaving the plan of a new round uncertain as saying that "To me, it has been a disappointment,"
Muscat: Oman has released its government budget for 2021, revealing that 2020 defence and security spending is anticipated to have been reduced by 9% during the year and 2021 spending would be reduced by 14.6% year on year. The budget documentation, released on 1 January, showed
Dubai: Iran has hosted the political leader of Afghanistan's Taliban during the past week, offering Tehran's own help as a mediator in peace talks between the insurgents and the Afghan government that have become stalled in Qatar. Shi'ite Muslim Iran has been a foe of the
Myanmar: The government of elected Myanmar leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi was toppled by the military after she was arrested along with other leaders of her National League for Democracy (NLD) party in early morning raids. The army said it had carried out
New Delhi: Several senior Indian journalists are facing charges of sedition over their reporting and online posts about a protest by farmers last week, sparking criticism of the legal action from media associations. The cases have been filed with police in at least five states against