Sanjay Kumar There is a saying in journalism: “If your mother says she loves you, question it.” For journalists in India, this question has taken on a whole new meaning of late: does ‘Mother India’ still love a free press? Nation states around the world have always had
Ottawa: Catastrophic floods that swamped much of southern British Columbia last fall were at least twice as likely because of climate change, suggests new research from Environment Canada. The study, now undergoing peer review, concludes that the likelihood of similar events in the future will only
London: Britain said it would co-host a virtual UN summit aimed at raising billions to avert a “devastating” humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan after the Taliban seized power. With the fundamentalist regime now denied access to Western funds, the United Nations says more than 24 million Afghans
Moscow/Kyiv: Russia said more of its forces surrounding Ukraine were withdrawing on Wednesday but NATO urged Moscow to prove it was pulling back, saying there were signs that more troops were on the way. In Ukraine, where people raised flags and played the national anthem to
United Nations: Underlining UN’s peacekeeping’s key role in promoting peace and security in world’s hotspots, Pakistan has called for advancing political solutions to long-running conflicts and disputes, including Jammu and Kashmir. “Member states, particularly the UN Security Council, can support political solutions through sustained attention, especially
Brunswick, Georgia: Neighbors of the three white men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery testified at their hate crimes trial Tuesday that they were shocked to hear shotgun blasts ring out in their neighborhood and to see a young man’s body sprawled in the street. “I felt
Karnataka: Several colleges in Karnataka on Wednesday denied entry to Muslims students wearing hijabs and burqas, leading to protests in some places, PTI reported. Pre-university and degree colleges reopened after being shut for a week as the demonstrations over dress code took a violent turn
Qaisar Mansoor Two Indian nationals Upendra Kumar Mishra and Raju Thakur have been amongst eight individuals arrested for possessing Uranium-like substances, which have been introduced from India to be offered illegally in Nepal. India ranked 19th in “theft ranking’ for countries with weapons usable nuclear materials. In
Kathmandu: Two Indians were among eight persons arrested in Kathmandu, for possessing uranium-like substances, which were brought from India to be sold illegally in Nepal, police said. Nepal police said that based on a tip-off, a team of police officers arrested the eight persons after they
Mumbai: The former head of India's largest stock exchange shared confidential information with a yogi and sought his advice on crucial decisions, a probe by the market regulator has found, ahead of the bourse's much-awaited public listing. In a case of "bizarre misconduct" that was a