Seoul: In response to North Korea's announcement of a planned satellite launch, Japan has activated its ballistic missile defences and vowed to shoot down any projectile that threatens its territory. The notification from North Korea revealed that the launch is scheduled to take place between May
Tehran: Iran has “resolved” one of three cases raised by the UN watchdog as possible evidence it had not declared all its past nuclear activities, Iranian media reported Tuesday. The reports came just days before the board of governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency is
United Nations: Some 22 countries, will see an increase in acute food insecurity over the next six months, according to a new early warning report issued by two Rome-based U.N. agencies. The report by the World Food Programme (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Kyiv: Kyiv’s peace plan is the only way to end Russia’s war in Ukraine and the time for mediation efforts has passed, a top aide to President Volodymyr Zelensky said. Chief diplomatic adviser Ihor Zhovkva told Reuters that Ukraine had no interest in a cease-fire that
Mumbai: The Muslim leaders have said that the Muslims have never felt so insecure, feeling under Bharatiya Janata Party-Narendra Modi government in India. The prominent minority leaders and intellectuals like Maharashtra Samajwadi Party President Abu Asim Azmi, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen state President and MP Syed
Srinagar: A bus carrying Hindu pilgrims to a shrine in Indian-controlled Kashmir skid off a highway bridge into a Himalayan gorge Tuesday, killing at least 10 people and injuring 55, police said. The bus was on way to Katra town from the northern state of Punjab’s
Jammu: The Congress chapter in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) has said that the Narendra Modi led Indian government and the territory’s administration have miserably failed to address even basic issues of the people as a result of which strong resentment is brewing
New Delhi: Narendra Modi-led Indian government has admitted that the firing of a BrahMos missile into Pakistan’s territory, last year, affected the relationship with the neighbouring country along with a loss of Rs240 million to the state exchequer. This was stated by the Indian government spokesperson
New Delhi: Foreign investments into the Indian startup ecosystem have fallen by 72% in 2023 so far, even as the environment for these businesses has become challenging amid rising interest rates and global economic conditions, Business Standard reported. The investment by Tiger Global and Accel have
Srinagar: Justice continues to elude families of Shopian double rape and murder victims despite the passage of thirteen years. According to a report released on the 14th anniversary of Shopian rape and double murder incident, today, the victims Aasiya and Neelofar were abducted, raped and subsequently