New Delhi: Hours after the publication of the latest list of public figures who were allegedly targeted using the Pegasus spy software, Opposition parties hit out at the Narendra Modi government accusing it of “anti-national” acts and “treason”. Opposition leaders such as Congress’ Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi: India’s coronavirus death toll is up to 10 times higher than the nearly 415,000 fatalities reported by authorities, likely making it the country’s worst humanitarian disaster since independence, a US research group said Tuesday. The Center for Global Development study’s estimate is the highest

Islamabad: India was among a number of countries using an Israeli company's spyware in attempted and successful hacks of smartphones belonging to journalists, government officials and human rights activists around the world. At least one number once used by Prime Minister Imran Khan was on

New Delhi: Delhi Police has refused to permit farmers from the Singhu border to hold protests outside the Parliament, and have increased deployment at the capital’s borders, Red Fort, and New Delhi district. Delhi Police PRO Chinmoy Biswal said more than 30,000 police personnel have

Srinagar: Slaughter of cows, calves and camels on Muslim festival Eid al-Azha has been banned in the Indian administered Kashmir An order issued by the Animal Husbandry Department and addressed to the police chief for 97% Muslim Kashmir valley, and its divisional commissioner, has asked officials

Moscow: President Vladimir Putin in June offered U.S. counterpart Joe Biden the use of Russian military bases in Central Asia for information gathering from Afghanistan, the Kommersant newspaper reported, as American troops leave the country. Taliban fighters have made major advances as U.S. forces pull out

New York: Women's rights advocates and religious leaders are calling for the creation of a United Nations peacekeeping force in Afghanistan to protect hard-won gains for women over the past two decades against the Taliban's obstacles, as the United States and NATO forces complete their

Washington: US President Joe Biden will host Jordan's King Abdullah, a key US ally in a volatile region, in what will be the first of three face-to-face meetings with leaders from the Middle East expected soon. Abdullah, who faced down a challenge to his authority in

Geneva: The UN will select Swedish diplomat Hans Grundberg to be the next envoy to Yemen, diplomats have said, marking the fourth attempt by the international body to help end the devastating conflict and deepening humanitarian crisis. While the UN has not publicly announced the appointment,

London: The British government on Monday lifted pandemic restrictions on daily life in England, scrapping all social distancing rules in a step slammed by scientists and opposition parties as a dangerous leap into the unknown. From midnight (2300 GMT Sunday), night clubs reopened and other indoor