Srinagar: The decades-long conflict in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) that has cost human lives also has not spared the fragile environment of the region, experts say. For International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict falling on

Srinagar: India has sent thousands of more paramilitary troops into occupied Kashmir, already one of the world´s most militarised zones, after a string of targeted killings by suspected rebels in recent weeks, officials said. New Delhi has for decades stationed at least 500,000 soldiers in

Tripura: The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a petition challenging the Tripura Police’s decision to file first information reports against journalists, lawyers and activists under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for social media posts about communal violence in the state, Live Law reported. Earlier

Lucknow: A 22-year-old Muslim youth was found dead inside a police station in Kasganj district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India. English daily Indian Express in a report said, Altaf, a labourer, was brought to the Kotwali police station for questioning in a case. A

Nairobi: The family of a young Kenyan mother allegedly murdered by a British soldier almost a decade ago is planning to sue the British army to demand answers over her death, their lawyers said on Wednesday. The body of Agnes Wanjiru, 21, was found in 2012

Beijing: China is ready to properly manage differences with the United States, President Xi Jinping has said, ahead of a virtual meeting with US President Joe Biden. In a letter read by China's ambassador to the United States, Qin Gang, at a dinner of the National

Geneva: The World Health Organization’s chief scientist said she was looking forward to the "second generation" of COVID-19 vaccines, which could include nasal sprays and oral versions. Soumya Swaminathan said such vaccines could have advantages over the current crop as they would be easier to deliver

Baku: Dilara Bagiyeva's face grew pale as she recounted how, after suffering abuse from her husband for a decade, he turned on their eight-year-old daughter in a drunken fit last year. That evening in November, he returned home intoxicated to their 13th-floor apartment in Azerbaijan's capital

Male: Dhiyares, the sister-newspaper of The Maldives Journal, has acquired a copy of the agreement made between the Indian and Maldivian governments regarding the military helicopters stationed in Addu City, as well as several other related documents. Among the documents is a letter sent by the