United Nations:: Some 1.8 billion people on the planet are threatened by flood risks, the United Nations General Assembly President, Csaba Korosi, warned, at a water management event in Tokyo, Japan. “This is a challenge that we can master with ingenuity and determination,” he said, while
Moscow: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022 not only brought war to Europe once again but saw Sweden and Finland formally apply for NATO membership, a decided shift away from the long-standing policies of neutrality cherished by several European countries. When Sweden and Finland
New Delhi: Members of the Christian community in Delhi-NCR held a protest at Jantar Mantar against what they said is an escalation of hate and violence against Christians in several states in the country. About 100 churches and organisations participated in the protest. Dr Michael William,
New Delhi: India’s foreign exchange (forex) reserves declined by $8.31 billion to $566.94 billion for the week ended on February 10 in the biggest slump in over 11 months, according to the latest figures of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The decline, which is equivalent
London: Questions are being raised over the silence maintained by the Britain Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on the ongoing raids by tax authorities on the offices of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in Delhi and Mumbai in the wake of a documentary that exposed Indian
Srinagar: Indian media is notorious as world’s largest propaganda machinery, exploiting and twisting the facts to suit Indian government’s narratives. India had to face severe criticism and condemnation after illegal abrogation of Article 370. Commenting on this issue Amarjit Singh Dulat, former head of the Research
New Delhi: As the World Day of Social Justice is being celebrated across the globe, minorities are being persistently hounded under Narendra Modi government in India where, only this week, two Muslims were burnt alive by a Hindutva gang in Haryana state. The day is marked
New Delhi: Amnesty International India has responded to the ongoing demolition of homes and businesses in parts of Kashmir that started on February 5 demanding it is stopped immediately. Amnesty International has pointed out numerous demolitions only taking place in Jammu and Kashmir, India’s only Muslims-majority
Altaf Hussain Wani Kashmiris have been heavily bearing the brunt of Modi regime’s onslaught since the day it revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir guaranteed to it under article 370 of the Indian constitution. It is utterly shocking that this sickening double-edged onslaught with
Washington: A gunman killed six people in the southern US state of Mississippi, prompting President Joe Biden to call again for tightened gun restrictions only days after he pleaded for action following a deadly university shooting. Police in Mississippi said a man shot and killed a