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Karnatka: Anti-Christian activities and attacks seem to be at an all-time high in Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) governed Karnataka as Christmas nears. Even though citizens have been protesting the Karnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Bill, 2021 that was tabled on December 21,
London: Rising voices against India’s war crimes in Indian Illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIoJK) is welcome and day is not far when India will be held accountable before the international community, Tehreek-e-Kashmir UK President Fahim Kayani said. The statement by Kayani came after 29 cross-party
Qaisar Mansoor Indian government led by BJP promotes Hindu nationalist policies resulting in systematic, and egregious violations of religious freedom which negatively impact non-Hindu religious communities, including Muslims, Christians and Sikhs. Religious minorities in India have faced increased level of discrimination and violence. Activists said there have
London: Four Iranian men who crossed the English Channel in small boats have had their convictions for immigration offenses overturned in an appeal court hearing. The court ruled that it had not been proven that the men intended to enter the UK illegally. The four individuals, who
Sanaa: The World Food Programme said Wednesday it was "forced" to cut aid to Yemen due to lack of funds, and warned of a surge in hunger in the war-torn country. "From January, eight million will receive a reduced food ration, while five million at immediate
Beirut: The conflict in Syria killed 3,746 people in 2021, a monitor said Wednesday, significantly fewer than in 2020, which had already seen the decade-old war s lowest death toll. According to figures compiled by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, 1,505 of them were civilians
Moscow: President Vladimir Putin warned that Russia was prepared to take military steps in response to “unfriendly” Western actions over the Ukraine conflict, in a sharp escalation of rhetoric. The Russian president has for weeks accused the United States and the Washington-led Nato military alliance of
Male: MP Ahmed Shiyam (PPM-Naifaru) stated that former President Abdullah Yameen had submitted a complaint to the United Nations, reporting the case of the India's noncompliance with his administration's request that the military evacuate all its personnel and assets from the Maldives. MP Shiyam said this
Lahore: Indian Hindu pilgrims who had been on a visit to Pakistan to participate in the religious rituals at the historic Katas Raj Temple near Chakwal, Punjab, blamed Indian media for wrongly portraying Pakistan saying the reality was quite opposite to what the Indian media
New Delhi: India stands out as a “poor and very unequal country, with an affluent elite”, where the top 10 per cent holds 57 per cent of the total national income while the bottom 50 per cent’s share is just 13 per cent in 2021,
Qaisar Mansoor The 2022 World Inequality Report was published on December 7th 2021 and was authored by economic and inequality experts Lucas Chancel, Thomas Piketty, Emmanuel Saez, and Gabriel Zucman. The latest World Inequality Report flags India as a poor and very unequal country, with the top
London: Britain's House of Commons on Wednesday expressed alarm at human rights violations, including fake encounters by Indian forces, in Indian-occupied Kashmir and sought a response from the Indian High Commission over the maltreatment of Kashmiri citizens. As many as 28 MPs of the British Parliament