Kolkata: Protests erupted in West Bengal after three Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders, including two Cabinet ministers and an MLA, and a former minister were arrested this morning by the CBI in connection with the Narada sting case. In a dramatic move, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee landed

Srinagar: As the whole country grapples with an increase in COVID-positive cases, Jammu and Kashmir is also witnessing a huge increase in COVID-related cases as well as deaths. And the government has said that to defeat this deadly second wave, vaccination is the only way

New Delhi: The Government of India has made numerous claims about India’s COVID-19 vaccination drive. In order to ‘boost the nation’s spirits’, Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi even announced a three day ‘Tika Utsav’ last month. The ground reality spells a different story with appointments not available

New Delhi: Asif Khan, a Muslim gym trainer from Mewat district, Haryana, was lynched to death by Hindu vigilante groups, after forcing him to chant “Jai Shree Raam”. Khan’s relatives said that he was travelling with his friends from Khalilpur, his home village, to Sohna to

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 cases have seen a significant drop the past weeks, with Mumbai reporting 70% fewer cases after becoming the epicenter of a devastating outbreak, but experts argue that the number is misleading. India has been hard hit by the novel coronavirus in recent

Geneva: Global human rights organizations have sounded the alarm over the new Swiss counterterrorism law, which gives the police broad powers to prevent future attacks, arguing that the new bill threatens Switzerland's legacy as a human rights leader. Shocked by the deadly terror attacks in neighboring

Cairo: A group of five Egyptian human rights organizations released a list of seven first steps to address and begin making efforts against the increasing human rights violations. These first steps are meant to provide immediate relief should the Egyptian government choose to adopt them,

New York: The UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Israel and Palestine to “immediately end fighting” and return to negotiations. “Rockets and mortars and aerial and artillery bombardments from all sides must be stopped immediately. The United Nations is actively engaging all sides towards an immediate