New Delhi: Social media has intensified religious intolerance in India, says a report by the NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights which highlights the “targeting of Muslims” by backers of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and other right-leaning Hindu nationalist groups as the

Lahore: A delegation of 133 Sikh yatrees reached Darbar Sahib Kartarpur from Nanakana Sahib to perform rituals and pay their respects at the resting place of the founder of Sikh religion Dev Ji Guru Nanak. Sikh Yatrees were warmly welcomed at Darbar Sahib Kartarpur by Sardar

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate in New Delhi for the third consecutive day of questioning in connection with a money-laundering case related to the National Herald newspaper. He arrived at the agency’s headquarters in Central Delhi’s APJ Abdul

London: The Court of Appeal in London has refused to grant an injunction to block Britain from sending its first flight of asylum seekers to Rwanda, a plan the United Nations’ refugee chief described as “catastrophic.” Britain has agreed to a deal with Rwanda to send

Washington: US President Joe Biden will make history next month with a direct flight between Israel and Saudi Arabia where he will meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, abandoning efforts to ostracise the oil kingdom’s de facto leader over the murder of a dissident. The White

Penuelas, Chile: The Penuelas reservoir in central Chile was until twenty years ago the main source of water for the city of Valparaiso, holding enough water for 38,000 Olympic-size swimming pools. Water for only two pools now remains. A huge expanse of dried and cracked earth

Washington: The United States and South Korea warned of a swift response if North Korea conducts a nuclear test, including US military "adjustments," but again offered talks as a way out. The two allies say that North Korea could at any time test its first nuclear

Khartoum: Clashes in Sudan s Darfur between Arab and non-Arab groups have killed more than 100 people, adding to a toll of hundreds in the region over recent months. The latest fighting broke out last week between the Arab Rizeigat and non-Arab Gimir tribes in the

Tehran: A chemical blast at a factory in Iran has left more than a hundred people injured, Arab News reported, quoting the country's state TV. A leak from an ammonium tank reportedly caused the explosion on Monday evening in the city of Firouzabad, which is 770km

Colombo: Sri Lanka has approved a four-day work week for public sector workers to help them cope with a chronic fuel shortage and encourage them to grow food, the government said on Tuesday, as it struggles with its worst financial crisis in decades. The island nation,