New Delhi: The Karnataka-Maharashtra border dispute became an issue at a college festival in Belagavi recently, when a student was allegedly beaten up after raising a Karnataka flag. This has led to protests by pro-Karnataka groups in the district.
Tamil Nadu: Police officials in southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu are looking for school officials, including the principal, who allegedly forced six children from a marginalised community to clean a toilet in the premises, leading one of them to contract a mosquito-borne viral infection.
Tamil Nadu: A school principal in Tamil Nadu's Erode district was allegedly forcing six Dalit students to clean a school toilet.
United Nations: Pakistan told a briefing session at the United Nations the work of the ISIL and al-Qaida Sanctions Committee has been politicised by “a non-permanent member” — a reference to India — who blocked measures to blacklist Tehreek-i-Taliban (TTP) militants carrying out attacks inside
New Delhi: India witnessed the highest level of religious hostilities during the Covid-19 pandemic during 2020, according to Pew Research Center report.
London: Students at universities across the United Kingdom (UK) and beyond have called on their institutions to divest from companies complicit in Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestine.
Brussels: European Union (EU) head Ursula von der Leyen floated the idea of a "specialized court" to put Russian top officials on trial over the war in Ukraine.
Geneva: The United Nations (UN) appealed for record funds for aid next year, as the Ukraine war and other conflicts, climate emergencies and the still-simmering pandemic push more people into crisis.
Paris: France this year experienced the hottest year since records began, the country s national weather service said, as global warming stokes temperatures worldwide.
New Delhi: China has warned the United States to not interfere in its relationship with India following deadly border skirmishes between the Asian giants in 2020, the Pentagon said in a report.