The Indus Waters Treaty was signed in 1960 after nine years of negotiations between India and Pakistan with the help of the World Bank, which is also a signatory. The negotiations were the initiative of former World Bank President Eugene Black. But Indian PM Modi during
New Delhi: Opposition members of parliament came together in both Houses of Parliament on the issue of allegations against the Adani group and raised slogans terming the Narendra Modi government an “Adani Sarkar”. They also demanded that the prime minister tell the nation what his
Will he or won't he? Last year, at the same time, this question was on everyone's lips. Russian President Vladimir Putin had massed nearly 200,000 troops on Ukraine's borders. US intelligence had warned that Russia was preparing for all-out war. All the clues pointed to
Ankara: A major earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck central Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday, killing more than 500 people and injuring hundreds as buildings collapsed across the region, triggering searches for survivors in the rubble. The quake, which hit in the early darkness of a
Singapore: Polluting single-use plastic production rose by 6 million tonnes per year from 2019 to 2021 despite tougher worldwide regulations, with producers making "little progress" to tackle the problem and boost recycling, new research showed on Monday. Single-use plastics have emerged as one of the world’s
Quito: Ecuadorans voted in a referendum that will decide whether or not to allow extradition of citizens linked to organized crime in a country rocked by a dramatic increase in violence. The extradition of Ecuadorans is prohibited by the South American country's constitution. Ecuador votes
New Delhi: Several Hindutva groups held events at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar where calls were made for Muslims and Christians to be killed. Members of the audience told Scroll that there were several stages from which speakers made offensive remarks about minority communities. In one of the
By Muhammad Wasama Khalid Again, bloodshed in the city of flowers, with more than 90 martyrs and at least 250 injured in a suicide attack by the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan in Peshawar. India’s backing for the TTP and its participation in the group’s avowed jihad against Pakistan
Mumbai: Investors dumped more Adani stock as India's opposition staged protests calling for a full enquiry into allegations of major accounting fraud at the country's biggest conglomerate. The group owned by tycoon Gautam Adani has lost around $120 billion in value since the claims were levelled
Kaula Lumpur: Dr. Mahathir Bin Mohamad, former Prime Minister of Malaysia and a renowned global statesman Sunday said the Kashmir Solidarity Day reminded the world that the plight of people of Kashmir had worsened since India’s unilateral revocation of article 370 and 35A of its