New Delhi: India has some of the highest farmer suicide rates in the world but the trend has increased since Narendra Modi came to power in the country. The suicide rate among Indian farmers rose by 40 percent after Modi became Prime Minister in 2014. Political
Islamabad: According to a report prepared by an international investigation agency the ‘Anti-terrorism squad’, in India’s Maharashtra state, the recently confiscated nuclear material is worth around $2.9 million and an investigation into the case is under way. “We had received information that one person identified
New Delhi: The mother of a woman who was raped and murdered in India has been left "devastated" after her daughter's alleged killer applied for bail citing Covid-19 delays. Danielle McLaughlin, from Buncrana in Co Donegal, was found dead in a secluded spot in Canacona, an
Brussels: Water scarcity and drought are set to wreak damage on a scale to rival the Covid-19 pandemic with risks growing rapidly as global temperatures rise, according to the United Nations. “Drought is on the verge of becoming the next pandemic and there is no vaccine
New York: COVID-19-related deaths worldwide passed a grim milestone of 4 million on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, as many countries struggle to procure enough vaccines to inoculate their populations. While the number of new cases and deaths have abated in countries like the United
Ottawa: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has nominated Justice Mahmud Jamal as the next member of the Supreme Court of Canada – the first Muslim judge to take the seat. He will replace Justice Rosalie Abella, who retires from the top court on Canada Day, according to
IN February 2021, Covid-19 numbers started rising again in South Asia with official daily case counts rising beyond 400,000 in India, 6,000 in Pakistan and 7,500 in Bangladesh, straining health systems. The massive surge in India soon spilled over across the border into Nepal, leading
Washington: The Democratic-led House, with the backing of President Joe Biden, passed legislation on Thursday to repeal the 2002 authorisation for use of military force in Iraq, a step supporters said was necessary for Congress to reassert its constitutional duty to weigh in on matters
Marwan Bishara The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is trying to find its way back to “normalcy” after four years of drama under the fitful leadership of former US President Donald Trump. This will prove a challenging task. NATO seems to have lost its mojo after Trump deformed
Kuala Lumpur: The United Nations climate chief said that a “significant amount of work” remains to be done ahead of November’s COP26 summit in Britain, with developing nations warning issues of finance and vaccine inequity could derail a successful outcome. At the end of three weeks