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
Moscow: The Russian military reported another successful test launch of a new Zircon hypersonic cruise missile on Monday. Russia’s Defense Ministry said the missile was launched from an Admiral Groshkov frigate located in the White Sea, in the north of Russia. The ministry said the missile successfully
Dubai: Iran insisted that a prisoner swap deal has been agreed with the United States, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said, a day after Washington denied such an agreement had been reached. “Outrageous = the US denying simple fact that there IS an agreed deal on
Ankara: Turkey slammed a ruling by a top European Union court allowing the banning of headscarves under certain conditions as a “clear violation of religious freedoms”, adding the move would exacerbate prejudices against Muslim women in Europe. The Luxembourg-based EU Court of Justice (CJEU) ruled on
Islamabad: The Foreign Office (FO) on Monday slammed Indian minister’s statement, admitting that it played role in keeping Pakistan on the grey list of Financial Action Task Force (FATF). “Indian statement not only exposes its true colors but also vindicates Pakistan’s longstanding stance on India’s negative
Arun Srivastava At the height of the Kashmir insurgency in the 1990s, the then prime minister Narasimha Rao was irritated by criticism of the Indian security forces’ harsh counter-insurgency tactics. But he did not create any hindrance in the functioning of Amnesty International or any other
New Delhi: Ex-Indian Ambassador MK Bhadrakumar in an interview talked about how Pakistan's recent foreign policy and geopolitical approach can endanger Indian standing in the region, as Pakistan follows a more rational approach while India sticks to the good old "Greek game". In an interview, ex
New Delhi: India was among a number of countries using an Israeli company's spyware in attempted and successful hacks of 37 smartphones belonging to journalists, government officials and human rights activists around the world, according to an investigation by 17 media organisations. According to media reports,
New Delhi: Russia is not in favour of a military alliance with India to help out the Government in Kabul, but is interested in close coordination while the Afghan issue seems to be acquiring new dimensions with the rise of the Taliban, a senior Russian
Islamabad: Justice continues to elude struggling Kashmiris even as International Justice Day is being commemorated across globe, today. According to an analytical report, when International Justice Day is being observed across the world, the Kashmiris continue to suffer under Indian colonialism. It said Kashmiris continue to
