Washington: The US State Department has approved a potential $1.1 billion sale of military equipment to Taiwan, including 60 anti-ship missiles and 100 air-to-air missiles, with China threatening to take countermeasures. The Pentagon announced the package in the wake of China's aggressive military drills around Taiwan
Maiduguri: Gunmen kidnapped dozens of worshippers attending Friday afternoon prayers at a mosque in Nigeria's northwestern state of Zamfara, police and witnesses said. Armed gangs are rife across Nigeria's northwest where they rob or kidnap for ransom, and violence has been increasing, where thinly stretched security
Birmingham: Kashmiri, Pakistani diaspora and their allies on Friday commemorated the first martyrdom anniversary of Shaheed Syed Ali Geelani in the UK and across Europe as ‘Youm-e-Baba-i-Hurriyat’ or ‘Day of Father of Freedom Movement’ in Indian Illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIoJK). People in Birmingham, Glasgow,
Islamabad: The Institute of Regional Studies (IRS), Islamabad, organized a webinar, entitled: “An appraisal: Kashmir’s struggle for self-determination. The panelists included Dr. Farhan Chak, Dr. Mujahid Gilani, Altaf Wani and Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai. Ambassador Nadeem Riyaz, President, IRS made moving remarks about Syed Ali Geelani.
Kunal Chattopadhyay Introduction Any discussion on communalism in India has to be situated in the wider South Asian context. This is particularly important for two reasons. In the first place, ever since the attacks on the twin towers in New York, Muslim communalism, (often labelled as
Bengaluru: WhatsApp banned 2.39 million Indian accounts in July, the highest so far this year, the Meta-owned popular instant messaging app said in its monthly report. India’s stricter IT laws have made it necessary for large digital platforms to publish compliance reports every month. Draft rules circulated
Porbandar: An ex-Army jawan was arrested for allegedly abusing and threatening a ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA in Gujarat on social media, police said on Saturday. Based on a complaint filed by MLA Babubhai Bokhiria, the former minister of agriculture and fisheries, one Lakhanashi Odedara
Guwahati: AIUDF Chief and Lok Sabha MP Badruddin Ajmal said that ahead of the 2024 general election, BJP and RSS are targeting Muslims, Madrasas and mosques. “Attacks on Muslims, Madrasas, Mosques have been increasing ahead of 2024 general election. They think that their votes will be
New Delhi: The Supreme Court asked the Ministry of Home Affairs to call for reports from Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Bihar and Jharkhand on alleged attacks on members of the Christian community, rejecting the Union government’s argument. The top court said though
Paris: Iran and Turkiye are preventing entry of Afghan refugees or forcibly returning them to face life-threatening risks under the Taliban regime, in violation of international law, Amnesty International said in a report. Hundreds of thousands fled Afghanistan in August 2021 after the US left the