London: A summit to commemorate the Good Friday Agreement’s 25th anniversary will take place in Derry next month. The Peace Summit 2023 will be hosted by the John and Pat Hume Foundation and Community Dialogue in partnership with the Glencree Peace and Reconciliation Centre, Youth Action
London: Health workers in Britain began their largest strike, as tens of thousands of nurses and ambulance workers walk out in an escalating pay dispute, putting further strain on the state-run National Health Service (NHS). Nurses and ambulance workers have been striking separately on and off
United Nations: United Nations (UN) chief Antonio Guterres warned nations Tuesday that he fears the likelihood of further escalation in the Russia-Ukraine conflict means the world is heading towards a "wider war." The secretary-general laid out his priorities for the year in a gloomy speech to
Darkush: A steady stream of injured flowed into an overwhelmed hospital in the town of Darkush, in rebel-held northwestern Syria, after a deadly earthquake struck the region. Mothers hovered over crying children. Amid the chaos, one man sat with a dazed expression, his face covered
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed journalist Rana Ayyub’s plea challenging summons issued against her by a Ghaziabad court in a money laundering case initiated by the Enforcement Directorate, Live Law reported. The Ghaziabad court, which deals with cases filed under the Prevention of
New Delhi: Indian authorities have abolished the VIP quota for pilgrims and allowed single women to apply as well, in a step they said on Tuesday was aimed at making the country’s pilgrimage policy more inclusive. With more than 200 million Indians professing Islam, the Hindu-majority
Despite explicit constitutional provision and guidelines, the suffering of Dalits and Adivasi communities across India remains the worst, according to newly released National Crime Records Bubreau (NRCB) data. Data on crimes against Dalits and Adivasis draws a distinct pattern of similarity between rural and urban spaces.
Srinagar: The Modi-led fascist Indian regime has started snatching Kashmiris’ land and properties in the name of anti-encroachment drive in Indian Administered Kashmir. Recently. Legal Forum for Kashmir (LFK) has released a fact sheet report, titled, ‘The Great Land Grab: Disempowering People in Indian Administered Kashmir.
New Delhi: Amidst the opposition backlash in the parliament against the Union government’s silence on alleged stock manipulation by the Adani group, the Congress decided to pose three questions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi every day on the purported financial scandal. The party’s decision to intensify
New Delhi: Authorities in the Indian southern state of Tamil Nadu have asked a pharma firm to halt the manufacturing of ophthalmic products after US health officials issued an alert regarding possible contamination of eye drops with adverse events in patients. This week, the Chennai city-based