Brussels: Participants of a protest camp in Brussels called upon the European Parliament to play its role in ending the atrocities committed by the Indian forces in the Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJK), especially violence against the Kashmiri children. The protesters handed over a petition
Firozabad: In a shocking incident, a Dalit youth was allegedly beaten up by upper caste men when he tried to stop one of them from rashly driving a tractor in an inebriated condition in Uttar Pradeshs Firozabad district. A video clip of the incident went viral
As China celebrated 100 years of the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) it was also celebrating the nation’s rise from a humiliated colony subjugated by Western imperialism to a global power. In just the last 21 years of the 21st century, China has transformed from
Nayantara Sahgal Father Stan Swamy did not die in the normal course. He was killed. Here is how the story as we know it goes: His house is raided for evidence of sedition and subversion. No evidence of any wrongdoing is found. Next, this frail Jesuit
London: An international climate change summit will demand that the Government gives local and regional authorities more power in order to achieve a net-zero UK. The International Net Zero Local Leadership Summit will see 32 cross-party mayors and local leaders from across the UK call for
New York: The Covid pandemic caused an estimated 18 percent increase in the number of people facing hunger, a UN report finds, dealing a massive setback to efforts to ensure everyone has access to food. - ´Freedom Day´ - Britain´s government confirms it will press ahead with
Geneva: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet called nations to do more to address systemic racism, end impunity for police officers that violate human rights, and confront the legacies of colonialism and slavery. Bachelet said that the murder of George Floyd “was a tipping
Yangon: Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi is facing four additional criminal charges, filed in a court in the country’s second-biggest city Mandalay, according to her lawyer, as the United Nations called for reconciliation in the violence-wracked Southeast Asian nation. Aung San Suu Kyi’s legal
Islamabad: The European Union has announced renewed support for those most in need in Iran and Pakistan with 22 million euros in humanitarian aid. The package, announced from the EU headquarters in Brussels will assist those hit by man-made crises, Covid-19 pandemic and climate-induced and other
Beijing: China’s military said it “drove away” a US warship that illegally entered Chinese waters near the Paracel Islands, the anniversary of an international court ruling that held Beijing had no claim over the South China Sea. The USS Benfold entered the waters without China’s approval,