Geneva: The United Nations said it wanted the whole world covered by weather disaster early warning systems within five years to protect people from the worsening impacts of climate change. A third of the world’s people, mainly in the least-developed countries and developing small island states,
United Nations: The UN General Assembly is expected to vote Thursday on a new non-binding resolution which, if adopted by a majority of member states, will "demand" that Russia stop the war in Ukraine "immediately". The vote comes after 141 countries approved an earlier resolution on
Myanmar: The US decision to brand a crackdown by Myanmar's military against the Rohingya minority as genocide is a victory for human rights campaigners but will do little to alleviate the suffering of those still languishing in camps, activists say. Hundreds of thousands of the mostly
Sanjay Kumar There is a saying in journalism: “If your mother says she loves you, question it.” For journalists in India, this question has taken on a whole new meaning of late: does ‘Mother India’ still love a free press? Nation states around the world have always had
New Delhi: Since the reading down of Article 370, the ouster of journalists from government-allotted accommodation has been used as a lever to pressure those journalists “who the administration felt did not see eye to eye with the government,” a report by a fact-finding committee
Islamabad: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir in its meeting here on Wednesday took stock of gross and widespread human rights violations in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). The meeting was held on the sidelines of the 48th
Qaisar Mansoor Each year, on 24 March, International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims is observed. Indian atrocities in IIOJK can well be defined as war crimes as per international law as the Kashmiris
Islamabad: The Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) member states have praised Pakistan for playing a pivotal role as an anchor of stability in South Asia and its efforts for promoting regional peace in the subcontinent. The 48th session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM)
Male: Maldives Police Service has announced that it would not allow for the opposition’s “India Out” mega-rally to take place in the capital city. This comes after the Home Minister Sheikh Imran Abdulla stated within the Parliament that the “India Out” rally is “illegal” and
Pune: Pune Police arrested a 19-year-old woman in connection with the murder of Dalit man Pradhunya Prakash Kamble (22), who was having a love affair with her. The woman has been identified as Prajakta Vijay Paigude, a resident of Shivane. Police had earlier arrested her father