New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi slammed the central government over the rising prices of LPG cylinders. The Congress MP in his Twitter post said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s "development vehicle is in reverse gear". "Far away from the words of development, Millions of families

Islamabad: People from the different walks of life across the globe congratulated former Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Sardar Masood Khan for his new assignment as ambassador to United States of America (USA). Afzal Khan MP and Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons

Brussels: The European Union warned Britain of "serious consequences" if London makes good on a threat to try to suspend part of the Brexit treaty dealing with Northern Ireland. The two sides are locked in talks seeking to resolve problems caused by the trading arrangements for

United Nations: The head of the UN body investigating the most serious crimes in Myanmar said that preliminary evidence collected since the military seized power on Feb. 1 shows a widespread and systematic attack on civilians “amounting to crimes against humanity.” Nicholas Koumjian told UN reporters

Glasgow: Glasgow was on Saturday bracing for a second day of protests against what campaigners say is a lack of urgency to address global warming after Greta Thunberg labelled the crunch UN climate summit there a "failure". From Paris to Sydney, from Nairobi to Mexico, more

New York: Armed conflicts, wars and heavy military concentration have very serious and damaging effects on the environment. During military conflicts forests are damaged and crops destroyed. Water resources / glaciers are also under direct threat in conflict zones. UN has declared 6th November as International

Copenhagen: Danish authorities said that a Russian science vessel, currently held in Denmark, had been detained due to a legal dispute in Canada. A judge at the district court in the city of Hjorring told AFP she had ordered the seizure of the ship on Monday,

Brussels: A confidential Israeli dossier detailing alleged links between Palestinian human rights groups and an internationally designated terrorist organisation contains little concrete evidence and failed to convince European countries to stop funding the groups. The 74-page document appears to have been prepared by Israel’s Shin Bet

Chhattisgarh:  “In Chhattisgarh, a recent spike in persecution can be attributed to a series of public rallies put on by radical Hindu nationalists where hate speeches against Christians are common. In one speech, a nationalist leader even called for the beheading of Christian evangelists in

New Delhi: India on Saturday recorded 10,929 fresh coronavirus cases that took its infection tally to 3,43,44,683, while 392 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 4,60,265, according to Indian health ministry data. The number of active cases came down to 1,46,950 from 1,48,922 on Friday,