ANKARA: The Indian government told the Supreme Court that the present status of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) as a union territory is "temporary" and the government is ready to hold the legislative elections in the occupied region "anytime now." This week, the top
UNITED NATIONS: A planned United Nations vote to renew approval for a peacekeeping mission in Lebanon has been delayed as France, the United States and the United Arab Emirates argue over the freedom of movement of U.N. troops, diplomats said. The U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to skip the upcoming G20 leaders' summit in India, sources familiar with the matter in both countries confided to Reuters on Thursday. However, according to two Indian officials, one diplomat based in China and one official working for the
SRINAGAR: The All Parties Hurriyat Conference leaders and organizations paid rich tribute to martyred veteran Hurriyat leader, Syed Ali Gilani, have reiterated the Kashmiris’ resolve to continue his mission till it reached its logical conclusion. Ali Gilani throughout his life championed the right to self-determination of
WASHINGTON: Although people in most G20 nations have a favourable view of India, according to a survey, but the country’s popularity has come down in most of the European countries in the last 15 years with many people saying they lacked confidence in Narendra Modi
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations called for more global action to end nuclear testing, warning against the danger of ‘collective suicide’. In his message marking the International Day against Nuclear Tests, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed for key countries to ratify the international treaty that
GENEVA: More than 1,300 schools have been totally destroyed in government-held areas of Ukraine since Russia’s 2022 invasion and others have been badly damaged, the UN children’s fund UNICEF said. Persistent attacks mean that only about a third of school-age children there are attending classes fully
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