Srinagar: Religious minorities, particularly Muslims, are feeling insecure in India as attacks on them by Hindu mobs have increased manifold since fascist Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party came into power in the country. A report released by media, deplored that persecution of Muslims, Christians and low-caste

New York: The United Nations in Myanmar said on Thursday it was alarmed by recent acts of violence in the country that illustrated a sharp deterioration in the human rights environment there. “The United Nations in Myanmar calls for those responsible for human rights violations to

Kabul: The COVID-19 pandemic is spiralling out of control in Afghanistan, with cases rising 2,400% in the past month, hospitals filling up and medical resources quickly running out, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Thursday. More than a third of tests last

Geneva: US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed at their first summit to return ambassadors to each other's capitals after they were withdrawn earlier this year. The summit at the lakeside Villa La Grange in Geneva lasted less than four hours — far

New Delhi: The feud between India and social media giant Twitter escalated on Wednesday after the Narendra Modi-led government accused the microblogging website of deliberately ignoring the new IT rules, as reports indicated that the US company can now be prosecuted for users' tweets. Currently social

The Hague: Britain’s Karim Khan took office as the new prosecutor of the International Criminal Court with a promise to “revive” the troubled tribunal after several high-profile failures. Khan, who inherits a bulging file of tough cases including in the Palestinian territories, Afghanistan and the Philippines,

Cairo: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs held Thursday a ceremony in Cairo on the occasion of the International Day of the United Nations Peacekeepers marking May 27. In his speech, Minister Sameh Shokry expressed appreciation for the men and women on the frontlines, and for the

' Paris: France said that "time is on no one s side" in talks aiming to bring the United States back into the 2015 deal on Iran s nuclear programme, two days ahead of an Iranian presidential election expected to be won by a hardliner. The French

Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday warned India to refrain from any further steps regarding Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), saying that it could “imperil the regional peace and security”. Addressing weekly press briefing in Islamabad on Thursday, Foreign Office Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said India

Botswana: A 1,098 carat diamond believed to be the third largest gem-quality stone ever to be mined, has been discovered in Botswana. The stone was presented to President Mokgweetsi Masisi by Debswana Diamond Company’s acting managing director Lynette Armstrong. It is the third largest in the