WASHINGTON: Narendra Modi's denial that discrimination against minorities exists in India contradicts thorough documentation by rights advocates, according to activists disappointed by President Joe Biden's embrace of the Indian prime minister. Asked at a press conference with Biden on Thursday what steps he was willing to
Pristina: Former Kosovo president Hashim Thaci, considered a hero by compatriots for leading the 1998-99 insurgency against Serbian rule that led to independence, will go on trial on Monday for alleged war crimes during the conflict. A special Kosovo court set up in The Hague indicted
London: Pro-Khalistan group Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) and its leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun have issued proceedings at the London High Court (LHC) against Indian-origin Tory Party's Lord Rami Ranger for making false allegations that they are agents of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and are receiving
London: Britain's Prince Harry arrived at London's High Court on Monday for a hearing against the publisher of the Daily Mail newspaper over alleged phone-tapping and other breaches of privacy. Harry, the younger son of King Charles, has brought a lawsuit against Associated Newspapers alongside other
United Nations: Humanity is facing a “difficult truth”, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned in a message marking World Meteorological Day, saying that the damage already being caused by climate change is “making our planet uninhabitable.” He laid down the challenge to governments worldwide, to make
Seoul: North Korea has tested a new nuclear-capable underwater attack drone, state media reported on Friday, as leader Kim Jong Un warned joint military drills by South Korea and the US should stop. During the test, the new North Korean drone cruised underwater at a depth
Washington: In his U.S. Capitol office, Rep. Jason Crow keeps several war mementos. Sitting on a shelf are his military identification tags, the tailfins of a spent mortar and a piece of shrapnel stopped by his body armor. Two decades ago, Crow was a 24-year-old platoon
Ahmedabad: A court in western India found opposition leader Rahul Gandhi guilty of defamation on Thursday for a speech he made in 2019 in which he referred to thieves as having the surname Modi, and sentenced him to two years in prison. Gandhi was present at
United Nations: The United Nations has issued a report warning that the world's water resources, which it describes as humanity's "lifeblood," are under increasing threat due to "vampiric overconsumption and overdevelopment." The report was published just hours before a major summit on the issue was
New Delhi: As many as 1,89,945 cases of crime against Dalits were registered in four years beginning 2018, the Union government told Parliament on Wednesday, citing a National Crime Records Bureau report published in 2021. Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Kumar Mishra shared