BEIJING: China is willing to play a positive role to help the Palestinians achieve internal reconciliation and promote peace talks with Israel, Chinese President Xi Jinping told his Palestinian counterpart in Beijing on Wednesday. "The fundamental solution to the Palestinian issue lies in the establishment of
Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai The crisis in Kashmir – and the United Nations ineffectual response – represents an example of the failure of the United Nations to respond effectively against massive and persistent violations of human rights. Kashmir also represents a failure of the United Nations
The Hague: Dutch military intelligence warned the CIA of a Ukrainian plan to blow up the Nord Stream gas pipeline three months before explosions damaged the undersea system, news reports said Wednesday. The US spy agency then urged Kyiv not to go ahead with the operation,
Athens: At least 32 migrants drowned early on Wednesday when their boat capsized and sank off Greece, the country's coast guard said. One hundred people were rescued, authorities said, but it remained unclear how many people were on board when the vessel sank. Survivors were taken
London: The House of Lords Standards Commissioner has found that Tory Lord Rami Ranger breached the parliamentary Code of Conduct by running a toxic campaign of harassment and bullying against a prominent Indian-origin female journalist. The 76-year-old Indian-origin peer's conduct was investigated following a complaint by
Luton: Kashmiri political and human rights activists has urged the global community to open their eyes and seek to halt brazen crimes in Indian Illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIoJK). Addressing a Kashmir conference in Luton city of the United Kingdom, the speakers shed light on
Srinagar: Political experts and analysts in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir have said that India is continuously flouting all international laws and conventions in the territory with impunity. The political experts and analysts in their interviews and statements in Srinagar said the people of occupied
New Delhi: India's western states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa and other coastal regions are on alert after meteorologists warned that a cyclonic storm over the Arabian sea would intensify over the next 24 hours. Authorities have told fishing communities to halt operations for the next five
New Delhi: An Indian delegation comprising members of Jainism community on Wednesday thanked Pakistan for hosting several sites of religious significance for their faith. Pakistan facilitates religious tourism to promote the message of peace, harmony and understandings among all religions. Under the vision, the Pakistan government
New Delhi: Arbitrary internet shutdowns are disproportionately hurting vulnerable communities in India, which shuts down the internet more than any other country in the world, a report released by Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) said Wednesday. There were 127 blackouts in