New Delhi: A total of 669 cases of death in police custody were registered across the country in the last five years from April 1, 2017, to March 31, 2022, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) told the Rajya Sabha. The data also revealed that the number
Paris: Three years of extreme drought may have brought about the collapse of the mighty Hittite Empire around 1200 BC, researchers have said, linking the plight of the fallen civilisation to the modern world's climate crisis. The Hittites dominated Anatolia in modern-day Turkey for nearly 500
Havana: Pope Francis hopes Cuban authorities will release and grant amnesty to people arrested and sentenced after the historic protests that took place in 2021, Cardinal Beniamino Stella, who traveled to the island as the pontiff’s special envoy. During an act at the University of Havana
Nellis Air Force Base: The United States, Britain and Australia carried out joint air drills over the Nevada desert and beyond as part of an effort to simulate high-end combat operations against Chinese fighter aircraft and air defenses. Reuters accompanied British forces for several hours during
Islamabad: India has upped the ante, issuing a notice to Islamabad for changes in the Indus Waters Treaty 1960 as the country fears it would lose the case of 330MW Kishenganga and 850 MW Ratle hydropower projects with disputed designs in the Court of Arbitration
Islamabad: A false propaganda being disseminated by the Indian media, claiming that Pakistan had denied airspace to India's C-17 plane carrying relief aid for earthquake-hit Turkiye, has backfired after Indian Air Force (IAF) issued a clarification. Factual Position is: Indian Air Force exposes Pakistan did not receive
Paris: French company TotalEnergies has said that it has put on hold its participation in the Adani Group’s $50 billion (over Rs 4.12 lakh crore) hydrogen project after allegations of financial irregularities were raised against the conglomerate by United States-based firm Hindenburg Research, Reuters reported. The
New Delhi: Opposition MPs in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday shouted slogans of “Modi-Adani bhai bhai” as the prime minister replied to the motion of thanks on the president’s address. The Congress and other Opposition parties have been holding protests in both Houses of Parliament, asking
Paris: One in three children worldwide does not have access to clean drinking water while at school, impacting their health and ability to learn, the United Nations said Wednesday. "Globally, almost one in three schools has no drinking water from an improved source," the UN cultural
Diamniadio Senegal: When Mohamed was hired at the construction site for the United Nations’ new West Africa headquarters in Senegal, he was proud to say he would be working "not only for Africa, but for the world." The 25-year-old Sierra Leonean was a plumber on the