United Nations: The UN Head of Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, paid tributes to fallen “blue helmets” and acknowledged Pakistan’s contribution to the world body’s peacekeeping operations in hotspots around the world. Under Secretary-General Lacroix was speaking at a photographic exhibition “Tribute to Fallen Peacekeepers & Pakistan’s
Imphal: Ten like-minded Indian political parties have condemned the stoic silence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the ongoing violence in Manipur state. The ten like-minded political parties are INC (Indian National Congress), CPI (Communist Party of India), CPI-M (Communist Party of India-Marxist), JD-U (Janata Dal
London: India's foreign minister Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has attacked Canada for allowing a float in a pro-Khalistan Sikh parade in the Canadian city of Brampton depicting the 1984 assassination of Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards. Video circulated by Sikh activists showed a
New Delhi: A study supported by the Indian Council of Medical Research has estimated that 101.3 million people in the country, or 11.4% of the population, are likely to have diabetes. It also said that 136 million people in India, or 15.3% of the population, could
Islamabad: The participants of a discussion held on the social networking site “Twitter” have said that any formula for resolving the Kashmir dispute which is not acceptable to Kashmiris is not viable. The discussion on Twitter space was organized by the youth organization Global Youth Pakistan
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has refused to urgently hear a petition challenging an “indefinite” internet shutdown in Manipur in the wake of ongoing violence. Starting from May 3, the Manipur government has extended the suspension of internet services in the state multiple times. A vacation
Geneva: The World Health Organization has rushed emergency supplies to flood-hit parts of Ukraine and are preparing to respond to an array of health risks including trauma, drowning and waterborne diseases like cholera, officials said on Friday. Russia and Ukraine have traded blame for the bursting
Khartoum: Residents of Sudan's South Kordofan State reported mobilisation by a large rebel force on Friday, raising fear that internal conflict could spread in the country's southern regions. The rebel force, the SPLM-N, is led by Abdelaziz al-Hilu, and is estimated to contain tens of thousands
Nairobi: The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has said that it was suspending food aid to Ethiopia because its donations were being diverted from people in need. A spokesperson said in a statement that USAID had determined, in coordination with the Ethiopian government, that a
New York: A US-based human rights group “Justice for All” has drawn a parallel between the Hindutva ideology and the Niazis, citing the ongoing persecution of the minorities in India. The organization’s report titled “The Nazification of India” compares 12 different mechanisms of hate and persecution