Shillong: Meghalaya chief minister Conrad K Sangma moved the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) over the loss of lives in firing by Assam officers at the inter-state border, calling it a “clear violation of human rights”.
Srinagar: The world is observing the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, today, while women in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) continue to be haunted by Indian state terrorism, injustice, and agony inflicted by India troops.
Kabul: Afghan women protested in Kabul, calling for their rights to be recognized on the eve of the UN’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
New York: The United Nations (UN) special envoy for Yemen told media that any bid to settle the country’s conflict through violence is “unhelpful,” and that a long-term settlement can only be achieved through direct talks.
Vienna: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed that Iran has started enriching uranium up to 60 percent at its Fordo plant.
Geneva: Climate change will end up killing people by fuelling infectious diseases, the head of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria said.
Kyiv: Russia unleashed a missile barrage across Ukraine, forcing shutdowns of nuclear power plants and killing at least six civilians as Moscow pursued a campaign to pitch Ukrainian cities into darkness and cold as winter sets in.
London: United Kingdom's (UK) highest court rejected a bid by the devolved Scottish government in Edinburgh to hold a new referendum on independence without London’s consent.
Rawalpindi: The Pakistani Army Thursday castigated an officer of the Indian army for his statement about "taking back" Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) from Pakistan.
Lahore: A total of 97 Hindu pilgrims from India have arrived in Pakistan through Wagah border to participate in 314th birth anniversary celebrations of Shiv Avtari Satguru Saint Swami Shadaram Sahib.