Washington: Federal prosecutors have obtained evidence that John R. Allen, the retired four-star Marines general who commanded all U.S. forces in Afghanistan and now heads a venerable Washington think tank, secretly lobbied the government of Qatar, lied to investigators about his role and tried to

Vienna: The United States, Britain, France and Germany have submitted a motion to the UN atomic energy watchdog to censure Iran over its lack of cooperation with the agency, two diplomats said on Wednesday. “The text was submitted overnight” from Monday to Tuesday, a European diplomat

Doha: The Arab world has reacted strongly to the defamatory remarks about the Holy Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) made by a top official in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and launched an online campaign calling for a boycott of the Indian products. Arab world has reacted strongly

Islamabad: Pakistan said that it has summoned the Indian charge d'affaires to convey its categorical rejection and condemnation of the controversial remarks by two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders against Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). The Indian diplomat was told that these remarks are totally unacceptable and have

Jakarta/Kuala Lumpur: Indonesia and Malaysia summoned India’s envoys to protest over derogatory remarks made about the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) by two members of the Bharatiya Janata Party. The move came as anger spread across the Muslim world, with various Middle Eastern nations summoning

Jaipur, India: Before the three sisters and their children were found dead in a well, they left a message blaming the family they had married into. Kalu, Kamlesh and Mamta Meena were victims of a dispute over dowries, the often hefty sums Indian parents pay to

Bangaluru: Twenty-four students studying in a college in Dakshina Kannada district in the Indian state of Karnataka have been banned for a period of seven days from attending classes for wearing hijab. The decision was taken by authorities of the Uppinangadi Degree College in Puttur Taluk

Lucknow: Police in northern India arrested a youth leader from the Hindu nationalist ruling party for posting anti-Muslim comments on social media after derogatory remarks by another party official about the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) led to a diplomatic furore, officials said on Wednesday. Harshit Srivastava, a

New Delhi: A fresh petition has been filed in the Indian Supreme Court challenging the validity of certain provisions of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991. Encouraged by the demolition of historic Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, the Hindutva workers are claiming that many mosques