Madhya Pradesh: A shockingly brutal video clip of a young man, said to be Muslim, being beaten up by a Hindu vigilante mob in India's Madhya Pradesh state has gone viral and drawn condemnation from human rights organisations from around the world. In the short video
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded internet shutdowns 24 times last year – the highest in a single region in the world – a study by Surfshark, a virtual private network provider, showed on Thursday. The company said that in 2022, the Indian authorities censored the internet
Uttar Pradesh: Muslims are facing wide discrimination, and prejudice under Narendra Modi-led government in India and now another historical mosque has been bulldozed in northern state of Uttar Pradesh. The latest incident occurred on the heels of a campaign launched by Hindutva inspired ruling party to
Melbourne: The delegate of the Yidindji Nation of aboriginal Australians has expressed solidarity and support for Sikh people’s right to self-determination through Khalistan Referendum. In a well-attended press conference held in downtown Melbourne, the delegate of the Yidindji Nation of aboriginal Australians expressed support for the
New Delhi: The Editors Guild of India urged the government to “expunge” the draft amendment to the IT Rules asking social media companies to take down news articles that have been deemed "fake" by the Press Information Bureau (PIB). "The Guild urges the Ministry to expunge
Uttar Pradesh: The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday opposed the bail plea filed in the Supreme Court by Union minister Ajay Mishra’s son Ashish Mishra, who has been accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, reported Press Trust of India (PTI). At Thursday’s hearing, the Supreme
New York: United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) stated in its latest report that children from poorest households were benefitting the least from national education spending thus fueling the learning crisis in the world. The report titled “Transforming Education with Equitable Financing” found the disparity
Manama: Dr. Sanduk Ruit, a Nepali ophthalmologist, received the $1 million Isa Award for Services to Humanity from Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa during a ceremony at Isa Cultural Center at Al-Fateh Compound in Manama. He is the award’s fifth laureate. Trustees considered 139 people
Mauritania: President Muhammadu Buhari in Nouakchott, Islamic Republic of Mauritania, called on African leaders to place a premium on promoting democratic principles that will deliver good governance as a panacea for peace. The Nigerian leader stated this at the African Conference for Peace, 2023, where he
Washington DC: United States President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held “very productive” talks last week on semiconductor-related export controls on China, White House Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell said on Wednesday. The Biden administration in October published a sweeping set of export controls,