New Delhi: Film producer Nadav Lapid, head of the jury at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), criticized controversial film The Kashmir Files – calling it a “propaganda, vulgar movie, inappropriate for an artistic competitive section of such a prestigious film festival”.
Amritsar: An Indian Border Security Force (BSF) officer misbehaved with a married Sikh woman in the Indian state of Punjab, and threatened her with dire consequences against failing in fulfilling his ‘demand’.
Srinagar: An India army captain died due to drowning under suspicious circumstances during training in a pond located at Samelpur, Badi Brahmana in Samba district of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).
Mexico City: The government of Nicolas Maduro and the Venezuelan opposition broke a political stalemate with a broad social agreement, and the Biden-administration responded by allowing a major United States (US) oil company to resume operations in Venezuela.
Vatican City: Pope Francis appealed Israeli and Palestinian authorities to make greater efforts to seek dialogue following recent deadly bomb attacks in Jerusalem and clashes in the West Bank.
Qamishli: Thousands of Kurds protested in the Syrian city of Qamishli against days of deadly Turkish cross-border strikes targeting Kurdish groups.
Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country aimed to have the world’s most powerful nuclear force as he celebrated the launch of its newest intercontinental ballistic missile at a ceremony.
Kochi: Over 36 policemen were badly injured in clashes with protesters in Indian state of Kerala who were demanding the release of a person arrested during a protest against a $900-million port project of the Adani Group.
Melbourne: The pro-Khalistan secessionist group Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) started Khalistan Referendum Campaign in Melbourne with thousands participating in Nagar Kirtan calling upon Australian Sikhs to vote on January 29 with the aim of “Haryana Banay Ga Khalistan".
Dr Farooq Abdullah who is considered pro India Kashmiri leader has raised questions on the Indian government claims of normalcy in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.(IIOJK). He asked the Modi regime whether the abrogation of Articles 370, 35-A has brought normalcy in Indian Illegally