SRINAGAR: Thousands of Shiite Muslims marched through Indian-administered Kashmir's largest city on Thursday for a major religious procession permitted in the restive territory for the first time since a ban was imposed decades ago. The Islamic calendar is currently in the month of Muharram, the holiest
ANKARA: Authorities in the Indian Railways have issued notices to two prominent mosques in the national capital New Delhi, asking them to remove "encroachments" within 15 days. Local news broadcaster India Today said in a report that notices were issued to two prominent mosques over the
By Mussawar Safi, LIPR Ambassador of Peace The UN Special Rapporteur on enforced disappearances, human rights defenders, freedom of expression, and inhuman treatment sent a draft letter to the Indian government expressing concern about the detention and alleged terrible treatment of human rights defender Muhammad Ahsan
WEST AFRICA: West Africa recorded over 1,800 terrorist attacks in the first six months of the year resulting in nearly 4,600 deaths with dire humanitarian consequences, and a top regional official has said that’s just "a snippet of the horrendous impact of insecurity." Omar Touray told
NEW YORK: The United Nations, with Pakistan as a co-sponsor, adopted a resolution titled "promoting interreligious and intercultural dialogue and tolerance in countering hate speech. The resolution has urged the global community to counter all forms and dimensions of hate speech. It was adopted by consensus
LONDON: The star of Britain's crown jewels, the Koh-i-Noor diamond, is back on view after a notable absence from Charles III's coronation that highlighted the nation's awkward ties with its colonial past. The massive stone has appeared at formal occasions for over 150 years, but Charles's
TAMIL NADU: The Tamil Nadu Police have booked over 36 men after they allegedly forced a Dalit man from the Adi Dravidar community to lie down in front of them, reported The Indian Express. The incident took place in the Ariyalur district’s Valarakurichi village on July
NEW DELHI: India has suspended a drugmaker's manufacturing licence after the World Health Organization flagged contamination in its cough syrups found in the Mashall Islands and Micronesia in April, the government told the parliament on Wednesday. Indian regulators are inspecting drugmakers after cough syrups made in
UNITED NATIONS: United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres highlighted the need to address global hunger, promote cooperation between businesses and governments, and mitigate the damaging impact of continuing climate change on food production. Addressing the ‘UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment’, in Rome, the UN
WAD MADANI SUDAN: One Sudanese child has been killed or wounded every hour on average during the country's brutal war that has now raged for 100 days, the UN children's agency said Tuesday. The army led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitary forces of Mohamed