New Delhi: The farmers’ agitation completed 200 days of protest June 7, 2021 at the borders of the national capital, making it unprecedented in the history of post-Independence India when farmers assembled and mobilised on such a large scale on a singular agenda of compelling
Washington: Big Tech critic Lina Khan has been picked by US President Joe Biden to chair the Federal Trade Commission. Khan was sworn in on June 15 as the FTC chair for a term that expires September 25, 2024, Khan was born to Pakistani parents on
Islamabad: Political experts and analysts have said that deliberate targeting of innocent civilians in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir manifests that Indian forces are highly unprofessional and unethical. According to a report, the experts and analysts said that displaying extreme cowardice, Indian army is often
Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi has said that the right to dignity of Muslims is being snatched from them since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power in New Delhi. Talking with media persons, AIMIM Chief strongly condemned the thrashing of
Beirut: 53 Lebanese, regional, and international rights groups and individuals, as well as 62 survivors and families of victims and firefighters called on member states at the UN Human Rights Council to dispatch a mission to investigate the 4 August 2020 Beirut port explosion. Despite initial
New York: The United Nations is preparing for the expected displacement of more civilians in Afghanistan after troops belonging to the US and other nations leave the country in September, the global body’s refugee agency chief has told Reuters news agency. Violence has been rising as
Naypyidaw: The trial of deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi got under way more than four months after a military coup, with junta witnesses testifying the Nobel laureate flouted coronavirus restrictions and illegally imported walkie-talkies. Near daily protests have rocked Myanmar since the generals’ Feb
United Nations: Outgoing UN aid chief Mark Lowcock slammed the Group of Seven wealthy nations for failing to come up with a plan to vaccinate the world against COVID-19, describing the G7 pledge to provide 1 billion doses over the next year as a “small
Beijing: Beijing on Tuesday accused Nato of exaggerating the threat from China and “creating confrontation”, after a vow from the Western allies to work together to counter the “systemic challenges” posed by its policies. Nato leaders made the commitment on Monday, as US President Joe Biden
Kabul: The two main hospitals treating people with COVID-19 in Afghanistan have had to close their doors to new patients because of a lack of beds, a senior health official and doctors said on Tuesday. Afghanistan is grappling with a third wave of the pandemic, with