New York: In recognition of all those including the 13th July 1931 martyrs who laid down their lives so that the people of Kashmir may live with their heads held high, a peaceful protest march took place at historic Times Square, New York. Hundreds of
New Delhi: India has redirected at least 50,000 additional troops to its border with China in a historic shift toward an offensive military posture against the world’s second-biggest economy. Over the past few months, India has moved troops and fighter jet squadrons to three distinct areas
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said Pakistan stands with the Kashmiris in their just struggle and will not compromise till they get their right to self-determination guaranteed by resolutions of the UN Security Council. “We stand with Kashmiris on the Kashmir Martyrs’ Day and
New Delhi: The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) has asked the Uttar Pradesh government to remove the one-child policy norm from its draft population control bill, saying it is likely to lead to furthering of the imbalance between different communities and contraction of the population. The VHP
Odhisa: The BrahMos supersonic cruise missile failed to take off during a test-firing, which was conducted off the Odisha coast on Monday. The missile fell soon after it took off, ANI reported. The missile has the capability to strike targets upto 450km. ANI quoted sources as
Baghdad: At least 44 people were killed and over 67 injured in a fire likely caused by an oxygen tank explosion at a coronavirus hospital in Iraq's southern city of Nassiriya, health officials and police said. As rescuers combed the smoke-charred building in search of more
London: High-profile global philanthropists, including Bill Gates, have pledged to provide almost $140 million to make up for losses created by the UK government’s cut to foreign aid. The cut, which involves the country’s foreign aid budget falling from 0.7 percent of national income to 0.5
Srebrenica: Nineteen newly identified victims were honoured and buried in Bosnia as thousands gathered to commemorate the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, Europe’s only acknowledged genocide since World War II. The slaughter of more than 8,000 Muslim Bosniaks, most of them men and boys, by Bosnian Serb forces
New Delhi: Lightning has killed at least 38 people across two Indian states over the past 24 hours, officials said on Monday. A majority of the deaths occurred in the western state of Rajasthan, where 11 people died after being struck by lightning near a watchtower
Brussels: The European Union is set to take the lead in climate policy action among the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitters this week, with a raft of ambitious plans designed to cut emissions drastically over the next decade. The policies, if approved, would put the bloc