New Delhi: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was on a three-day visit to European countries, has faced protests over the incarceration of human rights defenders and violence against minorities in India. When the Indian Prime Minister was receiving guard of honors by the German National
London: London´s much-delayed east-west Crossrail route, to be known as the Elizabeth line, will partially open on May 24, Transport for London (TfL) said on Wednesday. The line will initially only operate Monday to Saturday, TfL said, with testing and software updates to be carried out
Vatican City: Pope Francis has told an Italian newspaper that he has offered to travel to Moscow to meet with President Vladimir Putin to try to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, but that he hasn’t yet heard back. Francis said he made the offer about three
By Egidio Inguscio – LIPR Ambassador Of Peace based in Italy As Ukrainians flee the Russian invasion in search of safety, what is Italy's part in handling the emergency? Here's what we know so far. Since a handful of the first refugees arrived from Ukraine into
Brussels: The EU proposed its toughest sanctions yet against Russia on Wednesday, including a phased oil embargo, as Ukraine came under further heavy Russian bombardment and nervously monitored large-scale army drills in neighbouring Belarus, a close Moscow ally. Nearly 10 weeks into a war that has
Dubai: A Swedish-Iranian national sentenced to death in Iran on charges of spying for Israeli intelligence is to be executed this month, Iran’s semi-official ISNA news agency said on Wednesday, citing sources. Ahmadreza Djalali, a disaster medicine doctor and researcher, was arrested in 2016 on an
Pyongyang: North Korea fired a ballistic missile Wednesday, Seoul said, a week after Kim Jong Un vowed to boost Pyongyang's nuclear arsenal and just days before the South inaugurates a new, hawkish president. Pyongyang has conducted 14 weapons tests since January, including firing an intercontinental ballistic
New Delhi: Communal tension broke out in Jalori Gate area of Jodhpur, which led to stone pelting, leaving at least 16 people, including four policemen injured in the early hours of Wednesday. Curfew has been imposed till midnight of May 4 in areas under the jurisdiction
New Delhi: India registered about 475,000 more total deaths in 2020 than the previous year, government data released months ahead of schedule showed, as the World Health Organization readies its estimates of excess COVID-19 deaths whose methodology New Delhi has opposed. Some experts estimate India's actual
Qaisar Mansoor A sharp increase in attacks on religious gatherings, churches and educational institutions of Christian community has been witnessed in India ever since fascist Narendra Modi came into power in 2014. According to research report, 2021 ended as the most violent year in the history for