BEIJING: A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wednesday rejected India’s protest over the release of standard map and hoped that the Indian side could stay objective and calm and refrain from over interpreting. India on Tuesday lodged a strong protest with China over its release of standard
WASHINGTON: Air pollution is more dangerous to the health of the average person on planet Earth than smoking or alcohol, with the threat worsening in its global epicenter South Asia even as China fast improves, a study showed on Tuesday. Yet the level of funding set
NEW DELHI: A school in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, where a school teacher reportedly encouraged students to slap a Muslim student, has been ordered shut until an investigation against the school authorities is completed. The schoolteacher has been booked and an investigation into
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis has lamented what he called a “reactionary” Catholic Church in the United States, where he said political ideology has replaced faith in some cases. In the 10 years since his election, Francis has been criticized by conservative sectors of the US Church
ISLAMABAD: The Indian High Commission in Islamabad is set to welcome Geetika Srivastava as its first-ever female chargé d’affaires. Another addition to the “Female Diplomatic Club,” Srivastava's appointment comes soon after Great Britain posted its first woman high commissioner to Pakistan. Srivastava is expected to take up
UNITED NATIONS: A new global environmental fund marks a major step towards securing the wellbeing of biodiversity in developing countries and will help to ensure sustainable utilization of their natural resources, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), a Rome-based UN agency, has said. The Global Biodiversity
CHENNAI: The Hindutva Brahmin goons ruthlessly assaulted a 14-year-old Dalit student and his grandmother in Tamil Nadu state in India. The Brahmin upper caste Hindutva men beat up the Dalit boy when the Dalit boy entered into a verbal spat with an intermediate caste boy leading
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Human Rights Minister Mushaal Hussein Mullick Monday urged that the international community should hold India accountable for human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir. While talking to a private news channel, she said, “Kashmiris must be given the right to decide for their fate
UTTAR PRADESH: While incidents of religious intolerance persist in India, a viral video representing hate against Muslims has raised questions about the nominally secular state. A teacher at a school in Uttar Pradesh — India’s most populous state —was seen telling Hindu kids to hit one
PANAMA CITY: The drought-hit Panama Canal will maintain restrictions on the passage of ships for one year, a measure that has already led to a marine traffic jam as boats line up to enter the waterway linking two oceans. The canal is facing a shortage of