Cairo: Egypt and the UK have committed to tackling climate change in a “critical decade” following a ministerial meeting. Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, president-designate of COP27, and COP26 President Alok Sharma, discussed climate change issues, priorities and areas of cooperation as part of a post-COP26
Qaisar Mansoor Soon after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stormed to power in India in May 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the unprecedented step of celebrating his victory on the banks of the Ganga in the holy city of Varanasi. The city was the parliamentary
New Delhi: A senior DRDO scientist has been arrested for allegedly planting an improvised explosive device (IED) in a tiffin box with an intention to kill his neighbour in the Rohini district court here earlier this month. The IED that triggered a low-intensity explosion in courtroom
New Delhi: A Sweden-based institute has said that India is no longer an ‘electoral democracy’, classifying the country as an ‘electoral autocracy’ instead, noting that much of the decline in democratic freedoms occurred after the BJP and Narendra Modi’s victory in 2014. The V-Dem Institute, an
New Delhi: Far-right Hindu groups in India have been openly calling for violence against Indian Muslims, Christians and Sikhs, with many demanding a “repeat” of the 1984 genocide of Sikhs. Nationalist populism: A Hindutva event in Haridwar last December and the cancellation of a visit to
Qaisar Mansoor World Religion Day is celebrated on 16 January every year. It is a reminder of the need for harmony and understanding between religions and faith systems. Under BJP’s leadership, India has become one of the most dangerous country for Muslims and Christians in the
New Delhi: The income of 84% Indian households declined in 2021 while the number of billionaires in the country grew from 102 to 142 during the last year, non-profit group Oxfam said in a report released on Monday. In its report titled “Inequality Kills”, Oxfam said
Male: Opposition leader, former President Abdullah Yameen Abdul Gayyoom has said that everything in the Maldives is being decided today by the Indian High Commission to the Maldives. Visiting Funadhoo (Shaviyani Atoll) to raise support for the grassroots "India Out" movement that he and the opposition
Male: Opposition leader, former President Abdullah Yameen Abdul Gayyoom declared that the Indian military will have no choice but to leave the Maldives, and the Solih administration will come to an end with their departure. The opposition leader had begun a series of trips to the
Srinagar: Indian Police arrested Mohammad Ahsan Untoo, chairman International Forum for Justice & Human Rights Jammu & Kashmir (IFJHRJK), for raising concerns against human rights violations committed by the Indian army in IOJ&K. “It was bought to attention that Mohd Ahsan Untoo son of Late Ghulam