New Delhi: After demands for the restoration of Article 370 that gave special status to the disputed state fell on deaf ears, Ladakh citizens are coming out on the streets to claim special rights that have all but gone, The Hindu said, quoting a key
New Delhi: Both houses of India's parliament were adjourned on Friday amid chaotic scenes as some lawmakers demanded an inquiry following the meltdown of shares in billionaire Gautam Adani's group companies, which some fear could spark wider financial turmoil. Shares in Adani companies recovered after sharp
New Delhi: India raised questions on the World Bank’s decision to appoint a Court of Arbitration and a neutral expert under two separate processes to resolve differences between India and Pakistan over the Kishenganga and Ratle hydroelectric projects in Jammu and Kashmir. “I do not think
New York: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today released the second Center for Countering Human Trafficking (CCHT) Annual Report, outlining the Department’s achievements in combatting human trafficking during the previous fiscal year (FY). As a global leader in the fight against human trafficking, DHS
Vienna: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) criticised Iran for making an undeclared change to the interconnection between the two clusters of advanced machines enriching uranium to up to 60 per cent purity, close to weapons grade, at its Fordow plant. The International Atomic Energy Agency
Kyiv: Security services searched the home of one of Ukraine's most prominent billionaires, moving against a figure once seen as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's sponsor in what the authorities called a war-time anti-corruption purge. The action, days before a summit with the European Union, appears to reflect
Seoul: North Korea's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that drills by the United States and its allies have pushed the situation to an "extreme red-line" and threaten to turn the peninsula into a "huge war arsenal and a more critical war zone." The statement, carried by
Khan Al-Ahmar, West Bank: Protesters streaming up the windswept hills east of Jerusalem interrupted Maha Ali’s breakfast. Palestinian chants of support for her West Bank Bedouin community of Khan al-Ahmar, at risk of demolition by the Israeli army since it lost its legal protection over four
New Delhi: Indian authorities must ensure a prompt, independent and impartial investigation into the recent unlawful killings of civilians by Indian security forces in Kashmir, Amnesty International India said. Human right abuses in Indian Administered Kashmir range from mass killings, enforced disappearances, torture, rape and sexual
New Delhi: The US’s National Press Club has released a statement urging the Indian government to rescind its ban on the BBC documentary that probes Narendra Modi’s role in the 2002 Gujarat riots, highlighting that India cannot hold on to its identity as the largest