New Delhi: Various student groups protested outside Jamia Millia Islamia here against the violence on the campus of Jawaharlal Nehru University over serving non-vegetarian food on the occasion of Ram Navami. The protesting students said "widespread anti-Muslim violence was witnessed during Ram Navami processions across the

New Delhi: A recent private dispute between two families in an eastern Uttar Pradesh village assumed a communal colour in what is a telling reminder of the impunity enjoyed by Hindutva activists in India’s most-populous state. What appeared to be a case of forceful encroachment of

New Delhi: A man passed away after having been beaten by a crowd of cow vigilantes in New Delhi’s Dwarka, on April 11. PTI has reported that the victim, Rajaram, was a 40-year-old caretaker at a farmhouse. Indian Express has reported that the man is 25

Brussels: The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned the re-arrest of Kashmiri journalist Aasif Sultan, saying the draconian law Public Safety Act (PSA) is being misused to harass and detain journalists. Aasif Sultan was held for nearly four years under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act

Jharkhand: Indian military rescuers with helicopters lifted to safety the last of almost 50 passengers who had been trapped mid-air since a fatal cable-car collision two days earlier, police said. The collision on the pilgrim cableway directly killed one person, and another fell to his death

Colombo: Sri Lanka defaulted on its $51 billion foreign debt Tuesday as the island nation grapples with its worst economic crisis in memory and widespread protests demanding the government’s resignation. Acute food and fuel shortages, alongside long daily electricity blackouts, have brought widespread suffering to the

United Nations: Nearly two-thirds of all Ukrainian children have fled their homes in the six weeks since Russia’s invasion, and the United Nations has verified the deaths of 142 youngsters, though the number is almost certainly much higher, the UN children’s agency said Tuesday. Manuel Fontaine,

London: A UK minister warned Tuesday any use of chemical weapons by Russia in its attacks on Ukraine “will get a response and all options are on the table.” The stark warning came hours after London said it was trying to verify reports Moscow used chemical

Baghdad: Garbage clogs the banks of Iraq’s Tigris River in Baghdad but an army of young volunteers is cleaning it, a rare environmental project in the war-battered country. With boots and gloves, they pick up soggy trash, water bottles, aluminium cans and muddy styrofoam boxes, part