WASHINGTON: The US Coast Guard has launched an investigation to identify the factors involved in the underwater implosion of the tourist submersible that killed all five people aboard amid a dive to see the century-old wrecks of the Titanic. The announcement comes a day after the
JEDDAH: Hundreds of thousands of Muslims from around the globe walked solemn circles around the Kaaba at Makkah’s Grand Mosque on Sunday to begin the biggest Hajj pilgrimage in several years. Islam's holiest site is expected to host more than two million faithfuls from 160 countries
Manipur: The Indian Army “released” at least 12 militants after they were surrounded by a 1,500-strong “women-led mob” in the northeastern state of Manipur that has been experiencing ethnic violence for about two months. The security forces confirmed they were forced to release the militants belonging
NEW DELHI: Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the communal cauldron in Maharashtra is heating up. Recall that Maharashtra has the second highest number of Lok Sabha seats (48) after Uttar Pradesh (80). In both states, BJP is running the ruling government. Maharashtra, which is being
New Delhi: Sabrina Siddiqui, the White House correspondent of the Wall Street Journal who asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi a question on alleged discrimination of minorities in India during his visit to the US, came under a targeted attack from pro-Hindutva social media users, particularly
Srinagar: Indian Home Minister, Amit Shah’s visit to Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir was a smokescreen aimed at diverting international attention from India’s grave human rights violations in the territory. Amit Shah addressing a gathering in Jammu at-tempted to mislead the Indian people by claiming
Srinagar: India is using physical, mental and psychological torture at a large scale as a tool to prolong its illegal hold on Kashmir and to suppress the Kashmiris’ righteous and just demand for right to self-determination. A report released on the International Day in Support of
Srinagar: In blatant violation of fundamental rights and sanctity of religious places Indian Army soldiers entered a grand mosque in Pulwama, vandalized it before forcing the muazzin along worshipers to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogans in the mosque’s on loudspeakers in Zadoora of the area
LONDON: Charities have accused the UK Home Office of abandoning 55 asylum-seekers with severe disabilities and life-limiting conditions at a former care home in Essex County after one died. One resident at the home, an Iranian with restricted mobility caused by a series of strokes, had
UNITED NATIONS: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk warned that this week’s violence in the Occupied West Bank risks spiralling out of control, fueled by strident political rhetoric and an escalation in the use of advanced military weaponry by Israel. “These latest killings and