New York: At least 71 journalists have been arrested by Myanmar authorities since the military coup in February, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a press briefing on Thursday. “From Myanmar, our colleagues at the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) say that 71 journalists have been arrested, with more than half of them […]
New Delhi: India reported over 2 lakh new COVID-19 cases and more than 1,100 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry on Friday. In the last 24 hours, 1,185 COVID-related deaths were reported in the country taking the death toll to 1,74,308. As many as 2,17,353 new COVID-19 cases have […]
Lahore/Karachi: At least four policemen were killed during the clashes as violence erupted across Pakistan over demand of the expulsion of a French envoy over the publication of alleged blasphemous caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad, according to media reports. The police also used baton-charge on the demonstrators. Violence erupted across Pakistan after security forces fired […]
New Delhi: As India witnesses an unprecedented surge in Covid caseloads, voices for a short-duration national lockdown or in severely-hit states/UTs grew louder on Wednesday and experts urged the Centre to immediately plan and execute a 15-day lockdown to break the chain of infection and manage the second wave of the pandemic. The fact is […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory Government on Thursday deferred the annual ‘Darbar Move’ in view of sharp rise in COVID19 cases in the Union Territory and ordered that the Civil Secretariat shall function in both Srinagar and Jammu in equitable manner. The decision has been taken in view of safety of employees as […]
Srinagar: Following the incident of ruthlessly beating a student in a private coaching centre in Srinagar by a faculty member, the District Magistrate Srinagar has taken cognizance of the incident while the CEO of the district has also sought strict action against the erring teacher, institute. According to an order issued from the office of […]
New Delhi: Delhi government has imposed a weekend curfew in a view of the grim situation due to the coronavirus pandemic in the national capital. The announcement was made by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal after he concluded his meeting with the Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on the Covid-19 situation. As per the announcement made by […]
Washington: In the aftermath of the US and the NATO withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan, India will have tremendous concern on the resurgence of the Taliban and its territory being used as a safe haven for terrorist, experts said. US President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced that all American troops would be withdrawn from Afghanistan by […]
Washington: US President Joe Biden has said India, Pakistan, Russia, China, and Turkey have a significant stake in the stable future of Afghanistan and these regional stakeholders should do more to bring peace in this war-torn country, from where he will withdraw all American troops by September 11. “We will ask other countries in the […]
Shopian: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper died after falling from a two-storey building in a village in Shopian district in South Kashmir news agency Kashmir News Trust reported. Identified as Shyam Singh, posted at 178 Battalion of CRPF was critically injured after falling down from two-storey building in Reshipora village in Shopian district. […]