London: The United Kingdom (UK) is to establish a two-tier asylum system to speed up claims from people fleeing war-torn countries such as Syria and Afghanistan, in plans set to be announced next week.
Bangkok: Myanmar’s military-installed government has sentenced more critics to death, bringing the total to 139, and is using capital punishment as a tool to crush opposition, the UN high commissioner for human rights said.
Manila: The bodies of 70 inmates from the Philippines largest prison were laid to rest in a mass burial, weeks after their decomposing remains were discovered in a Manila funeral home.
Moscow: Ex-United States (US) intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, who exposed the scale of secret surveillance by the National Security Agency (NSA), has sworn an oath of allegiance to Russia and received a Russian passport.
Vatican City: Migrant deaths in the Mediterranean are "unacceptable and almost always avoidable," Pope Francis said, renewing a call for policymakers across the region to address the issue in a manner "beneficial to all."
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge asked the Modi government what will it gain by "snatching away" the money from poor students after it stopped scholarships for minority students of classes 1 to 8.
For years, whenever observers lamented the decline of press freedom in India, especially in its broadcast media, the country’s defenders could point to a welcome exception. New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV), a news channel with national reach, has long been a stalwart voice of independent
Washington, D.C.: The Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC) joined 14 civil rights and faith-based organizations in co-signing a letter to the US Senators, Representatives, State Governor, and other elected officials demanding the FBI, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and Department of Justice investigation into Texas-based organization
Bengaluru: A Dalit youth committed suicide by hanging himself after he was tied to a tree, severely thrashed and humiliated by upper caste Hindus in Kolar district of the Indian state of Karnataka.
New Delhi: The year 2022 has witnessed the highest number of hate crimes against the Christians in India recording 511 incidents of violence against members of the minority community.