Nairobi: African governments should not tolerate or legally permit child marriage, denial of education, or other human rights abuses against girls, Human Rights Watch said today on the African Union’s Day of the African Child. The 2022 theme is “Eliminating Harmful Practices Affecting Children.” African
London: Russia has already "strategically lost" its war with Ukraine, suffering heavy losses and strengthening NATO, the UK s chief of defence staff said in an interview published on Friday. "This is a dreadful mistake by Russia. Russia will never take control of Ukraine," said Tony
Paris: The European Space Agency and Nasa talked up the prospect of putting the first European on the Moon, as they signed a deal strengthening collaboration for future lunar exploration. The space agencies had already agreed that three European astronauts would fly on the Orion spacecraft
Istanbul: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will visit Turkey next week, a Turkish official said Friday, as Ankara and Riyadh heal a bitter rift following the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul. It is Prince Mohammed’s first visit to Turkey since the brutal
New York: An African-American teen executed in 1931 for the murder of a white woman was exonerated by a Pennsylvania court this week, after decades of lobbying by his only surviving sister. Alexander McClay Williams, age 16, was convicted by a white jury in just four
Washington: The United States (US) condemned the derogatory remarks of BJP's members against Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) which has sparked outrage around the Muslim world and demanded an apology from the Indian government. The condemnation from the US government came days after India’s ruling party BJP’s spokesperson
Lucknow: Protesters in India threw stones at police and set fire to train coaches on Friday as demonstrations against a new military recruitment process raged for a second day, police said. Earlier, angry crowds in India set ablaze an office of BJP. Prime Minister Modi’s government
New Delhi: Indian Congress alleged that Delhi Police personnel forcibly entered its headquarters (HQ) and beat up party workers and leaders, on a day the party staged protests against the questioning of Rahul Gandhi by Enforcement Directorate. The party has demanded that an FIR for "criminal
Dhaka: Around 10,000 Muslims demonstrated in the Bangladeshi capital in the second protest in a week over remarks about the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) by an Indian official that sparked anger across the Islamic world. Authorities in India have meanwhile ordered heightened security in several regions for
New Delhi: Funds deposited by Indian nationals and firms in Swiss banks rose to a 14-year-high of 3.83 billion Swiss francs (over Rs 30,500 crore) in 2021, PTI reported, citing the annual data from Switzerland’s central bank. This is the second consecutive year that funds deposited