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CPJ slams Modi regime for its treatment of media in IIOJK, India

CPJ slams Modi govt for its treatment of media in India

New York: The New-York based Committee to Protect Journalists(CPJ) has said that four journalists from Indian Administered Kashmir along with three Indian journalists have been jailed, which continues to remain at a record high for the second consecutive year.

December 15, 2022

Canadian MP objects to Indian plan to hold G-20 in Indian Administered Kashmir

Ottawa: Canada’s New Democratic Party (NDP) Member of Parliament (MP) Heather McPherson asked its government to boycott events held in Indian Administered Kashmir as India begins its presidency of the G-20, citing discriminatory anti minority laws, its threats of ethnic cleansing, persecution of minorities and

December 15, 2022

US close to providing Patriot missile defence system to Ukraine: Officials

US to provide Patriot missile defence system to Ukraine: Officials

Washington: The United States (US) is finalising plans to send the Patriot missile defence system to Ukraine, US officials told Reuters.

Climate change will fuel humanitarian crises in 2023: study

Mexico City: Climate change will accelerate humanitarian crises around the world in 2023, adding to the issues created by armed conflict and economic downturns, according to a study by the NGO International Rescue Committee (IRC).

Small boat sinks off English coast, fatalities reported

Migrant boat sinks off English coast, at least 3 dead

London: Britain’s government and emergency officials confirmed that an incident was ongoing, with lifeboats, helicopters, and rescue teams working with the French and British navies to respond to an event that occurred at around 3:40am.

Travel disruption expected in Britain as strike of 40,000 rail workers start

London: A 48-hour Britain rail strike began after the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) rejected a pay offer.

‘Afghan Taliban, India keen to develop bilateral ties’

India keen to develop bilateral relations with Afghan Taliban

London: United Kingdom’s leading defence think-tank International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) has said in a report it appears that both India and the Taliban in Afghanistan are eager to develop bilateral ties.

India’s bid for UNSC permanent membership foiled again

India’s attempt for UNSC permanent membership thwarted again

New York: A bid of India to get permanent membership of the United National Security Council (UNSC) was foiled again after it was opposed by Uniting for Consensus (UfC) countries, including Pakistan.

Air pollution blights India’s capital

New Delhi: A smoky haze hangs over India’s northern plains and its capital, New Delhi, every year as winter sets in, raising fears for the health of many millions of people as authorities order fixes that do little to clear the air.