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New Delhi: Here are the latest updates on the new coronavirus variant: India currently has 200 cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, the Union health ministry said on Tuesday. Cases of the new variant have been reported from 12 states and Union Territories. Maharashtra and
London: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s reiteration of support for Kashmir cause at the special OIC summit held in Islamabad to discuss situation in Afghanistan is welcome and encouraging. President Tehreek-e-Kashmir TeK United Kingdom Raja Fahim Kayani said in a statement that reiteration of the right
Odisha: In yet another example of police brutality, villagers from Dhinkia in Odisha were beaten up by the state police on December 20, 2021 during a mass demonstration, where the villagers were condemning institutional oppression. Gathering near the Mahala villager border at 2 PM on Monday
New Delhi: In utter violation of right to freedom of expression, India has blocked two Kashmir related websites — Kashmir Global and Kashmir Watch —and 20 YouTube channels. Indian ministry of information and broadcasting ordered blocking of two Kashmir related websites and 20 YouTube channels. In
Washington: Newly obtained Pentagon documents show that the US air wars in the Middle East have been marked by "deeply flawed intelligence" and resulted in thousands of civilian deaths, including many children, the New York Times reported. It said a trove of confidential documents covering more
London: A new photo showing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson not following government advice on socializing back in 2020, when only two people were allowed to meet in public due to coronavirus pandemic, sparked a fresh controversy in the UK. The photograph exclusively shared by The
London: Women around the world will take turns fasting for 24 hours in a show of solidarity with detained British-Iranian national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and to pressure the British government to do more to secure her release. The campaign, led by women’s rights group FiLiA, follows a
Islamabad: Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers has agreed to establish a humanitarian trust fund and launch a food security programme to help the people of Afghanistan, facing a dire situation. Addressing
London: New figures have revealed that the number of Afghans claiming asylum in the UK has doubled since the Taliban seized the country in August this year. More than 4,000 Afghans are now waiting for the Home Office to make a decision on their asylum applications,
London: Only a fortnight after Indian media reported that the London Metropolitan Police had cracked down on and closed down the Khalistan Referendum Voting by Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), another voting event for the Khalistan Referendum took place in Slough, London. Around 10,000 British Sikhs attended
Qaisar Mansoor 20th December marks as an International Solidarity Day across the world. The day also aims to observe solidarity with the Kashmiri people and encourage widest support and publicity of member states for observance of solidarity. India is carrying out genocide of Kashmiris by systematically killing
New York: United Nations Special Rapporteurs expressed deep concern over the “apparent unnecessary and excessive use of force” against journalists and human rights defenders. Among the three journalists mentioned by the Special Rapporteurs, two are from Kashmir’s Anantnag district and the third one belongs to the