Washington: Terming Chinese “occupation of contested areas” on the Sino-Indian border last year a “most serious escalation in decades”, a United States intelligence report said border tensions between New Delhi and Beijing “remain high” despite some force pullbacks early this year. In an unclassified annual report

 “Will a lockdown happen again?” Over a grainy video call last week from a grotty little room in the western Indian city of Mumbai, the Sethi brothers repeatedly asked me this question, their voices trembling in nervousness. More than a decade ago, Santosh and Tunna Sethi left

Vienna: Talks to save the Iran nuclear deal resume in Vienna Thursday amid new tensions, with Tehran preparing to ramp up uranium enrichment in response to an attack on a facility it blamed on arch-foe Israel. After a positive first round of negotiations aimed at resurrecting

London: As the afternoon call to prayer reverberated through the East London Mosque, local residents of all beliefs flocked in to put their faith in science and receive their Covid-19 vaccine. Medical staff and volunteers escorted patients to their appointment at a temporary vaccination centre in

New York: US State department released the 202 country report on Human Rights. The report includes 68 page chapter on India highlighting the harassment of media outlets, declining press freedom and extra-judicial killings in Kashmir. ·         US State department released the 2020 country report on Human

Brussels: NATO allies agreed to start withdrawing their forces from Afghanistan by May 1 after the United States announced it would pull its troops out by September, an alliance statement said. "This drawdown will be orderly, coordinated, and deliberate," the NATO statement said after talks involving

Cairo: The ship stuck in Suez Canal, Ever Given, was used by the Taiwan-based company Evergreen Marine. It is important to note that all 25 ship crew members were Indians. On 18th March the ship lodged sideways blocking the traffic across Suez Canal. It was a

Kampala: The United States Mission in Uganda announced to launch $12.8 million Civil Society Strengthening Activity (CSSA) in Uganda, to support the contribution of Ugandan civil society organizations (CSOs) to development outcomes across four areas:  health; education, youth, and child development; agriculture; and democracy, rights,

Christchurch: The mass shooter who killed 51 people in New Zealand in 2019 has launched a legal challenge seeking a review of his prison conditions and his status as a “terrorist entity”. White supremacist Brenton Tarrant was sentenced in August to jail for life without parole