Smugglers offer slashed Christmas discounts to cross Channel on overcrowded boats
London: People smugglers have slashed prices of Channel crossings to as little as £435 ($528) by cramming migrants on boats, the Mirror reported.
Ex US diplomat Henry Kissinger calls for a negotiated peace in Ukraine
New York: Veteran United States (US) diplomat Henry Kissinger said the time is approaching for a negotiated peace in Ukraine to reduce the risk of another devastating world war.
North Korea fires two medium-range ballistic missiles
Seoul: North Korea fired two medium-range ballistic missiles, days after South Korea announced a successful test of a solid-fuel motor for a new weapons system.
New UN report warns against ‘dehumanizing’ migrants looking for work
United Nations: No one should have to surrender their human right to migrate in order to find a living wage, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said in a new report, highlighting the importance of temporary migratory labour programmes.
India is in danger of becoming a Hindu nationalist state: US Congressman
New Delhi: United States Democrat Andy Levin has said that India is facing the danger of becoming a Hindu nationalist state rather than a secular democracy, Press Trust of India (PTI) reported.
Next polls will be fought for identity in J&K: Omar Abdullah
Srinagar: The ex- chief minister and National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah has said that future polls in Jammu and Kashmir will be fought not for roads, electricity and water but for identity.
Congress MPs walk out after discussion on India-China border clashes not allowed in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: Indian Congress members of Parliament (MPs) walked out of the Rajya Sabha in protest after their demand for a discussion on India’s border conflict with China was not allowed.
Air quality plummets in India’s capital New Delhi as temperatures cool
New Delhi: Air pollution worsened in New Delhi on Monday to the “very poor” category after a few days of clear skies, as lower temperatures and calmer winds trapped pollutants.
India’s e-bus ambition hits financing speed bump
New Delhi: Indian banks are reluctant to lend to electric-bus makers for supply to ailing state transport operators over concerns on recovery of dues, hurting the country's goal of curbing vehicle emissions.
BJP MLA who called Bilkis Bano convicts “Sanskari” elected as Rajya Sabaha member
Gujarat: A BJP leader Chandrasinh Raulji who was involved in the decision to release Bilkis Bano's rapists and, amid a huge backlash, had described them as "Sanskari Brahmins" is recently elected as Member of Rajya Sabha from Gujarat.