Washington:: Reported hate crimes in the US, in particular targeting African Americans and Asian Americans, surged in 2020, according to statistics released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). In a year that saw huge Black Lives Matter protests which helped force a reckoning on racism,
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that the United States' 20-year campaign in Afghanistan ended in “only tragedies, only losses”. The Russian leader has a track record of criticising Western countries for trying to impose their values on non-Western nations. Moscow has regularly slammed the
Andhra Pradesh: Deputy Director of the Bible Open University International (BOUI), one E Santhosh Kumar, in a viral video can be heard saying “Under the leadership of our beloved leader Mr PD Sundara Rao, we, on behalf of All India True Christian Council demand that
London: The British government is unhappy at the “arbitrary detention” of one of its nationals, Christian Michel, in Delhi for 33 months without a trial. It will, from indications, persist in diplomatically drawing the attention of the Narendra Modi government to the alleged violation of
Srinagar: Women, men and children living in Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK) have "faced pellet guns, sexual assault, electrocution, and physical and mental torture" by Indian forces. The genocide in IOK continues unabated leaving a blotch on India’s face of a 'so-called champion of human rights'. The 76th UNGA
New Delhi: Messaging platform WhatsApp banned over three million Indian accounts to prevent harmful behaviour and spam during the 46-day period from June 16 to July 31, 2021, according to the company’s monthly transparency report released on Tuesday. “WhatsApp is an industry leader in preventing abuse,
Gurgaon: A 13-year-old Dalit girl from north Delhi’s Narela area was raped and killed at Gurgaon in Haryana by a relative of her landlord. Police said landlady’s brother Praveen Verma has been arrested on the complaint of the girl’s father who made a call to police
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia’s new prime minister, Ismail Sabri Yaakob, should commit to respect the rights to free speech and peaceful assembly, which have long been suppressed in the country, Human Rights Watch said today. Malaysia’s king appointed Ismail prime minister on August 20, 2021, four
Kabul: The United States has pulled all its troops out of Afghanistan, ending its longest war to cries of shame at home and celebratory gunfire from its victorious Taliban enemies in Kabul. The last of the American troops overseeing a desperate evacuation effort flew out of
