Male: During the debate in the Majlis on a motion submitted by MP Ahmed Saleem (Hoarafushi) calling for docking services to be provided for cargo ships in the Ihavandhippolhu region; the far north of the Maldives; MP Thoriq said that such motions had been submitted
Srinagar: India’s top anti-terrorism investigation agency arrested a prominent human rights activist from the Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJK) during a raid at his home and office, his wife said. Personnel from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Khurram Parvez in the main city of
Masud Ahmad Khan Tripura is an Indian state in North East India which is encircled from three sides, the North, South and West by Bangladesh, Assam and Mizoram. The state shares an 856 kilometers border with Bangladesh. Agartala, one of the largest cities in North East
Saad Khan For a few weeks now, hundreds of people in the Maldives have participated in rallies calling for the expulsion of the Indian military personnel from their tiny island state spread over hundreds of atolls. The peaceful demonstrations, which are mostly concentrated in Male, the capital,
Dr Syed Nazir Gilani A tweet of 19 November from PSF has quoted India’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat that “it is a good thing that Hindu vigilante groups that are prevalent throughout India and have now been sent to occupied Kashmir, would be
Sydney: Australia formally embarked Monday on a hotly-contested programme to equip its navy with nuclear-powered submarines in a new defence alliance with Britain and the United States. Defence Minister Peter Dutton joined US and Australian diplomats in signing an agreement allowing the exchange of sensitive "naval
Tehran: Iran hoped a visit by the chief of the UN’s atomic watchdog would be "constructive", the Iranian foreign ministry said Monday, just days ahead of the resumption of talks seeking to revive the 2015 nuclear deal. Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency
London: A taxi driver injured when his passenger’s homemade bomb exploded in the northwest England city of Liverpool a week ago said Sunday that it’s a “miracle” he is alive. In a message issued through the police, David Perry said he was “so thankful that no
Kabul: Underscoring the need for urgent actions to prop up Afghanistan's banks, the United Nations Monday warned that a spike in people unable to repay loans, lower deposits and a cash liquidity crunch could cause the financial system to collapse within months. In a three-page report
London: The British government is investigating whether built-in racial bias in some medical devices led to Black and Asian people getting sick and dying disproportionately from Covid-19. Health Secretary Sajid Javid said on Sunday that the pandemic had highlighted health disparities along race and gender lines.