India can’t say it wants US help against China
By Sushant Singh The conflict between China and India in the Himalayas has been less active over the frozen winter months, even though the troops remain deployed at 15,000 to 18,000 feet in temperatures that drop to minus 31 degrees Fahrenheit. But as the snows melt,
Malala signs Apple TV deal
London: Activist Malala Yousafzai, who won the Nobel Peace Prize as a teenager after surviving a Taliban assassination attempt, has signed a deal with Apple TV+ that will see her produce dramas and documentaries that focus on women and children. The multi-year partnership would “draw on
Nun kneels in front of police to stop Myanmar violence, but in vain
Myitkyina: A nun went down on her knees in front of policemen in a northern Myanmar town and pleaded with them to stop shooting protesters agitating against last month’s coup. Ultimately, however, she did not succeed. A video showed Sister Ann Rose Nu Tawng in a white
UN envoy in Doha to push on Afghan peace process
Dubai: The United Nation's envoy for Afghanistan is due to arrive in Qatar on Tuesday (March 9) to meet Afghan government and Taleban representatives this week in a fresh push on the fractious Afghan peace process, two sources familiar with the talks said. The visit comes
Indian generals fight with each other
New Delhi: Indian Army officials are finalizing the case which happened last year between the two Lt General Alok Kher and Lt General K K Repswal as they withdrew their complaints against each other on Tuesday. They got into a bitter tussle and they both belong
Australian Senator flags issue of violence by extremist, right-wing Hindu nationalists
New South Wales: Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) State Senator David Shoebridge, who has earlier spoken out against the threat posed by far-right Hindu organisations, has raised the issue in NSW State assembly. “How did Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), right-wing Hindu organisation that is considered a
Female farmers protest India’s agricultural laws
New Delhi: International Women’s Day has been marked by sit-ins and hunger strikes led by female farmers against the country’s new agricultural laws. Nearly three-fourths of rural women in India who work full time work in farming, according to Oxfam India, making up a substantial share
US tests push for sweeping change in Afghanistan as pullout nears
Washington: President Joe Biden is testing whether he can bring sweeping changes in Afghanistan, including a potential government involving the Taliban, in a high-risk strategy as he weighs whether to honor a May deadline to end America s longest war. In a letter leaked to Afghan
Indian soldier Trived Prakash commits suicide in IIOJK
Srinagar: An Indian soldier committed suicide in Kupwara district of Indian illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) today. The soldier, Trived Prakash, committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle at an army camp in Kachhal area of the district. The investigation has been started to