New Delhi: More than 4,300 Indian women have registered to perform this year’s Hajj on their own, in what authorities say will be the country’s largest female contingent to embark on the pilgrimage without a male guardian. With over 200 million Indians professing Islam, the Hindu-majority
Islamabad: Chairperson of Peace and Culture Organization, Mushaal Hussein Mullick has said that the fascist Indian government’s belligerent policies had put regional and international peace and security at risk. Mushaal, who is the wife of jailed Hurriyat leader Yasin Malik, said in a statement that the
Jeddah: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Wednesday criticised the violence against Muslims during Ram Navami festivities in several states, saying it was a “vivid manifestation of mounting Islamophobia” in India. The bloc has 57 mostly Muslim-majority nations as its members. It is one of
New Delhi: The manufacturer of eye drops that have been linked to an outbreak of serious bacterial infections in the US, including at least three deaths, did not follow proper protocol to prevent contamination of its products, according to an inspection report by the US
New York: Donald Trump, the former US president and front-runner for the 2024 Republican nomination, arrived at a Manhattan courthouse to be formally charged on Tuesday in a watershed moment as his supporters and detractors noisily rallied outside. Trump, 76, is the first sitting or former
Jonathan Gornall The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recently released its latest alarming report, warning that “there is a rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a liveable and sustainable future for all.” Few journalists read past this apocalyptic warning, especially those committed to the demonisation of
United Nations: Landmines still lay hidden in nearly 70 countries that continue to kill or maim innocent people, despite the destruction of millions of booby traps globally by UN personnel over the past two decades, the world body said Tuesday. Marked annually on April 4, the
Moscow: Russia's commissioner for children's rights on Tuesday dismissed International Criminal Court (ICC) allegations that she was responsible for unlawfully deporting children from Ukraine as false. The Hague-based ICC on March 17 issued arrest warrants for President Vladimir Putin and Children's Commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova for the
Sahel: Reporters Without Borders published an investigation into the colossal dangers journalists face while working in the Sahel, the vast, semi-arid region beset by jihadism, armed groups and instability. The NGO fears this part of West Africa is becoming a no-go area for journalists. In its
Hong Kong: China is for the first time keeping at least one nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine constantly at sea, according to a Pentagon report – adding pressure on the United States and its allies as they try to counter Beijing's growing military. The assessment of China's