London: The UK’s counter-extremism strategy Prevent is failing to tackle “incel” culture due to its focus on Islamist extremism, an MP for the main opposition Labour Party has warned. “Incels,” or “involuntarily celibate,” are men who consider themselves unable to attract women and resultantly express hostility
Zurich: Ukraine’s western allies might bridge delays in implementing a 10-point peace plan that the country has put forward, if each country takes responsibility for one part, the first lady in Kyiv said in an interview published on Saturday. Olena Zelenska spoke from the World Economic
Srinagar: Indian National Congress has said that the Article 370 of India’s constitution, which granted special status to Indian Administered Kashmir, was revoked in an undemocratic way. Narendra Modi-led fascist Indian government had unilaterally illegally repealed the special status of IIOJK on August 05, 2019. The Congress
Faridabad: Ravi Verma, hired by an electrical parts manufacturing firm early last year as India’s economy surged, was fired in November when the company lost several export orders. He has since remained unemployed, unable to pay back a 100,000 rupee loan he took to buy
New Delhi: Incarcerated Kashmir human rights activist Khurram Parvez has been named one of the three recipients of the 2023 Martin Ennals Award. The award, named after a famed British human rights activist, recognises “outstanding activists who pioneered human rights”. The two other winners are Delphine
New Delhi: India’s aviation regulator has fined Air India Rs 30 lakh and suspended the licence of its pilot for three months in connection with their handling of an incident where a passenger urinated on another on a November flight from New York to Delhi. The
New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Association formed a seven-member committee to investigate the allegations of sexual harassment against Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, PTI reported. A group of wrestlers, including Olympic bronze medal winners Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia along with Commonwealth
Haridwar: The administration in Haridwar city in the Indian state of Uttarakhand has fined seven mosques over azan on loudspeakers. Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM), Puran Singh Rana, has taken this action on charges of causing “noise pollution with loudspeakers”. Under certain conditions, the Nainital High Court and
Abuja: President Muhammadu Buhari urged leaders to place a premium on youth development, with more seriousness and actionable ideas in promoting skills acquisitions, while discouraging idleness. Speaking at the African Conference for Peace, in 2023, the President said the idleness of youths and non-inclusion in discussing
Lima, Peru: Police fired tear gas to try to subdue thousands of protesters who poured into the Peruvian capital Lima, many from remote Andean regions, calling for the ouster of President Dina Boluarte and the return to power of her predecessor, whose removal last month