London: Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised to cut crime by tackling drug misuse and using electronic tagging on more burglars after release. The government is also proposing that every neighbourhood in England and Wales should have a named police officer for residents to contact. Mr
Shoaib Daniyal Judicial independence is a necessary condition for democracy since it acts as a check to authoritarian power. However, a hallmark of the Narendra Modi years has been the inability of the courts to review even egregious acts of the Union government, such as Kashmir’s
Washington: US President Joe Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi sealed an agreement formally ending the US combat mission in Iraq by the end of 2021, more than 18 years after US troops were sent to the country. Coupled with Biden’s withdrawal of the last
Paris: Heatwaves that obliterate temperature records as in western Canada last month and Siberia last year are caused by the rapid pace, rather than the amount, of global warming, researchers said on Tuesday. The findings, reported in Nature Climate Change, suggest that humanity is likely to
Islamabad: Hailing Pakistan’s role in mitigating environmental degradation at global level, United States (US) Presidential Envoy for Climate Senator John Kerry has said that Washington is ready to join hands with Islamabad for collectively working on addressing the issues of climate change. John Kerry made these
Dhaka: Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ito Naoki has said Japan will seize the opportunity to find a “long-term and lasting solution” to the Rohingya crisis with the Myanmar side, noting that the issue is very relevant to the future stability of the entire region. “What we
Berlin: Five people were missing and several injured after an explosion rocked an industrial park in the western German city of Leverkusen on Tuesday, sending up plumes of smoke and prompting police to ask nearby residents to remain in their homes. The explosion happened at 9.40
Moscow: Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin visited the disputed Kuril Islands and said authorities wanted to establish a free economic zone there, sparking a protest from Japan. The Kurils, which lie north of Japan’s Hokkaido island, have been controlled by Moscow since they were seized by
New Delhi: The U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will raise concerns around human rights in India, according to a U.S. official. Mr. Blinken is expected to arrive in New Delhi late on July 27 and will meet with his counterpart S. Jaishankar and Prime
New Delhi: Human Rights Watch said the Indian government failed to stop or credibly investigate vigilante attacks against minority religious communities in 2017 which killed 10 people. Many senior leaders of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) publicly promoted Hindu supremacy and ultra-nationalism at the expense