The Hague: The International Criminal Court gave its chief prosecutor the go ahead signal to continue investigation into atrocities committed in Afghanistan, saying Kabul “showed no interest” in a domestic probe. The deposed Afghan government in early 2020 asked the Hague-based ICC to pause its investigation
Mogadishu: Over 100 people were killed and 300 injured in two car bombs that exploded outside the education ministry in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, the country's president said in a statement. "Our people who were massacred
Islamabad: Pakistan strongly rejected India’s baseless propaganda directed against Pakistan at the meeting of UN Counter Terrorism Committee (CTC), held in Mumbai. Foreign Ministry statement said, it is regrettable that India chose to misuse an important Committee of the UNSC to mislead the international community about
Gujarat: Indian opposition parties slammed RSS-backed Modi government over the collapse of Morbi bridge killing atleast 141 people while 177 people were rescued. Morbi bridge collapse is one of the worst accidents in India in recent years. The British-era bridge had reopened for the public after
New Delhi: India's right-wing boycott trendsetters didn't spare Cadbury — one of the world's leading multinational confectionery companies — on social media after it claimed to have used gelatin in their products which were "derived from beef", hurting sentiments of devotees as a result. Boycotts based
Toronto: Around 8000 Sikhs participated in “1984 Sikh Genocide” Remembrance Truck and Car Rally was organized by the secessionist group Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) which at one point brought the traffic to standstill and blocked the highways in Toronto. The main highway and dozens of linked
New Delhi: Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking stronger laws and policies to restrict the remission and paroles of rape convicts. She cited the Bilkis Bano rape case and Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet
New Delhi: Delhi has suspended most construction and demolition activities as air quality in Delhi is set to worsen from November 1 because of calmer winds and other meteorological conditions. The city of about 20 million, the world's most polluted capital, turns nearly unbreathable every winter
United Nations: Pakistan deplored that millions of people, including those living in occupied Kashmir, continue to live under alien domination and foreign occupation despite the right to self-determination being UN Charter’s “cardinal principle”. “The price of this failure is being paid, in blood, by successive generations
London: Britain Prime Minister Rishi Sunak could attend the COP27 climate conference in Egypt’s Sharm El-Sheikh if important domestic policy decisions are resolved. It follows controversy after former UK PM Boris Johnson suggested that he would take part in the event — which runs from Nov.