Stockholm: Google’s Jigsaw subsidiary is starting a new anti-misinformation project, aimed at preventing misleading information that has been blamed for inciting violence in India. The initiative will use “prebunking” videos designed to counter false claims before they become widespread circulated on the company’s YouTube platform and
New Delhi: A Maharashtra ministerial delegation’s proposed visit to Belagavi in Karnataka did not materialise amid simmering tension over the boundary row, while transport corporation MSRTC suspended bus services to the southern state citing a police advisory. Amid the raging border dispute between the two states,
Srinagar: A delegation of Kashmir Committee headed by Masood Puri called on Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretary General Hissein Brahim Taha at the General Secretariat in Jeddah. The delegation thanked the Secretary General for his efforts and OIC’s consistent support for the settlement of
New Delhi: The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has said the US State Department has turned a blind eye by not including India in the list of “countries of particular concern” under the International Religious Freedom Act. “There is no justification for the State
Geneva: About 23 percent of those who are employed had encountered violence and harassment at work, whether it was physical, verbal, or sexual, according to a International Labour Organization recent study. The International Labor Organization (ILO), Lloyd's Register Foundation (LRF), and Gallup collaborated to produce this
Riyadh: China's President Xi Jinping will be in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) from December 7-9 on an official visit to attend a Chinese-Saudi summit. This is President Xi's first visit to the world's biggest crude oil exporter since 2016. The trip will include a bilateral
The Hague: The International Criminal Court (ICC) has received a formal request from Al Jazeera Media Network to look into and prosecute those responsible for the death of renowned Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. On May 11, as Abu Akleh was documenting an Israeli military attack
KigaliI: Rwanda’s foreign minister has accused the international community of exacerbating the crisis the Democratic Republic of Congo’s east. In a call to Rwandan President Paul Kagame, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken said foreign support for armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo
London: A blanket ban on asylum seekers from countries designated by the United Kingdom (UK) as being “safe” places to live is suggested by British Home Secretary Suella Braverman. Under plans to tackle what the UK government describes as a “migrant crisis,” she is said to
New Delhi: A Delhi court has granted bail to two Muslim men arrested by the Indian Police on fake case under black law, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in a case registered in connection with the ban on Popular Front of India (PFI). The court said