London: Britain’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss hit the ground running at Downing Street by announcing some of the senior-most cabinet posts, including Indian-origin Suella Braverman as her home secretary. A former rival who stood against Truss in the Conservative Party leadership election before being knocked
Toronto: Canadian Sikhs registered a new record in support of the Khalistan movement by taking out a car rally, consisting of more than 2,000 vehicles, that stretched to several kilometres. The Khalistan Referendum voting will be held on September 18 at Gore Meadows Recreation Centre in
Islamabad: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Indian charge d’affaires in Islamabad and registered a strong protest over the “extrajudicial killing” of a “mentally challenged” Pakistani national in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu Kashmir (IIOJK). A press release issued by the Foreign Office (FO) said that
New Delhi: The Income Tax Department on Wednesday raided the offices of think tank Centre for Policy Research in Delhi and non-governmental organisation Oxfam India, The Quint reported. Tax officials arrived at the Chankyapuri office of the think tank around noon, according to NDTV. The Income
New Delhi: Last week, the Union government told the Supreme Court that a public interest litigation urging action against attacks on Christian was based on “self-serving reports”. Data gathered by a non-governmental organisation based on distress calls it received on a helpline number, however, records
New Delhi: Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai on Wednesday, September 7 said the production, sale and use of all types of firecrackers will be banned in the national capital till January 1. He said the ban extends to online sale of firecrackers. “Production, storage, sale and use
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday launched the party’s Bharat Jodo Yatra from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu. The Congress has said that the march is aimed at countering the “environment of hate” prevalent in the country, besides flagging the problems of increasing unemployment, rising
Kotli: Speakers at a seminar hosted in Kotli Azad Jammu and Kashmir said the Indian government’s nefarious designs in illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir are a direct violation of the UN Security Council resolutions and international law, including the 4th Geneva Convention. Addressing the gathering they
London: Liz Truss on Tuesday officially became Britain's new prime minister, at an audience with head of state Queen Elizabeth II after the resignation of Boris Johnson. The former foreign secretary, 47, was seen in an official photograph shaking hands with the monarch to accept her
Seoul: South Korea is expected to become the world's most aged country in 2044 amid rapid ageing, statistical office data. The proportion of South Korean people aged 65 or higher is forecast to account for 36.7% of the country's total population in 2044, according to Statistics