Hafiz Saeed, Pakistani militant accused of Mumbai attacks, faces terror financing charges
A Pakistani court on Wednesday indicted Islamist militant Hafiz Saeed, the alleged mastermind of deadly 2008 attacks in Mumbai, on...
Month: December 2019
Protests Flare As Parliament Set To Vote On Contentious Citizenship Bill
India’s ruling Hindu nationalists pushed for final parliamentary approval on Wednesday for a law that critics say undermines the country’s...
Banksy’s Flying Reindeer Highlight Christmas Homeless Plight
Elusive British street artist Banksy has highlighted the issue of rough sleeping in a seasonal mural showing two flying reindeer...
Anti-CAB protests rock Northeast
Large parts of the northeast on Tuesday simmered over protests by students' unions and Left-democratic organisations against the contentious Citizenship...
U.S. Panel Eyes Sanctions Against Amit Shah Over India’s Citizenship Curb For Muslims
A federal panel on religion has urged the United States to weigh sanctions against Home Minister Amit Shah if India...
Citizenship Amendment Bill To Be Introduced In RS On Wednesday; BJP Confident Of Its Passage
The BJP is confident of the passage of the contentious Citizenship Amendment Bill in the Rajya Sabha which will be...
Ferries Halted, Alarms Triggered As Sydney Choked By Bushfire Smoke
Smoke from Australia’s fierce bushfires settled over Sydney in still conditions on Tuesday, setting off fire alarms, and halting ferry...
Atleast Five Dead, Some Still Missing After New Zealand Volcano Erupts
New Zealand police said early on Tuesday they did not expect to find any more survivors from a volcanic eruption...
From Karate To Pepper Spray, Sexual Assaults Prompt Indian Women To Fight Back
Indian karate teacher Monimala Halder took up the sport in her teens as a way to get fit. A few...
Protests Erupt As India Pushes For Religion-Based Citizenship Bill
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in India on Monday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government offered a controversial...
Russia Banned From Olympic Games For Altering Doping Data
Russia was banned from the Olympics and other major world championships on Monday after sporting officials decided to punish it...
Finland Picks World’s Youngest PM, Women-Led Cabinet
Finland’s new prime minister - the world’s youngest premier - will have a finance minister two years her junior in...
Health Experts Warn Of Emerging Threat Of Nipah Virus
A deadly virus called Nipah carried by bats has already caused human outbreaks across South and South East Asia and...
Factory Owner, Manager Nabbed After Delhi’s Deadliest Fire In 20 Years
Police in New Delhi have arrested the owner and manager at a factory where 43 people perished in the Indian...
Elon Musk’s Defamation Win May Reset Legal Landscape For Social Media
Elon Musk’s daring has left its mark on electric cars and rockets, and now experts say the entrepreneur may have...
Justice Can Never Be Instant, Loses Its Character When It Becomes Revenge: CJI
In the backdrop of the Hyderabad rape-murder incident and the gunning down of the four accused in an alleged encounter,...
Why Many Indians Cheered Police For Killing Gang Rape Accused
Many Indians took to social media on Friday to applaud the police killings of four men accused in the gang...
Unnao Rape Victim Dies In Hospital After Being Set Ablaze
A 23-year-old rape victim set on fire by a gang of men, which included her alleged rapists, has died in...
