Daniel Pearl Murder: Pak Court Orders Release Of Four Accused
A Pakistani court on Thursday ordered the immediate release of four men accused of orchestrating the 2002 kidnapping and murder...
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Opposition Demands Repeal Of Farm Laws After Protests
Congress, the country's main opposition party, pressed the government on Thursday to call a special Parliamentary session to withdraw new...
Human Rights Groups Join Lawsuit Against Spyware Vendor
A coalition of human rights groups on Wednesday joined Facebook’s lawsuit against Israeli spyware vendor NSO, alleging that the company...
New, More Infectious Virus Strain From SA Found In UK
A new, potentially more infectious variant of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has been found in Britain in cases...
Prominent Baloch Activist Found Dead In Canada
A prominent Baloch activist, Karima Baloch, who took on the Pakistan Army over human rights abuses in Balochistan, was found...
Rules To Stop New Covid-19 Variant Stoke Chaos At Airports
Passengers flying into India’s biggest airports on Wednesday complained of long waits and confusion as authorities sought to impose rules...
COVID-19 Reaches Antarctica, The Last Untouched Continent
The coronavirus pandemic has finally reached every continent on Earth. Chilean authorities announced that 58 people that were at two...
BJP Says ‘No Question’ Of Repealing Farm Laws
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party - the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) - said on Tuesday there was no question of...
Pollution Deaths In India Rose To 1.67 Mn in 2019
Toxic air killed more people in India in 2019 than in 2017, The Lancet said in a report shared by...
Govt Appeals To Farmers For Talks As Protests Go On
The government on Tuesday appealed to farmers to hold further talks to break a nearly month-long deadlock over their demand...
Earthlings Treated To Rare Alignment Of Jupiter And Saturn
The evening sky over the Northern Hemisphere treated stargazers to a once-in-a-lifetime illusion on Monday, as the solar system’s two...
India Records Lowest Daily Coronavirus Tally Since July 3
India has recorded 19,556 new cases of the coronavirus, according to Health Ministry data on Tuesday, its lowest daily increase...
India Suspends UK Flights Over Fears Of New Virus Strain
India said on Monday it would suspend flights from the United Kingdom until the end of the year over fears...
Farmers Vow To Carry On Protests Despite Cold, Deaths
Tens of thousands of farmers, protesting over agricultural laws that they say threaten their livelihoods, have vowed to carry on...
Farmers Start Hunger Strike To Pressure Modi On Agri Reforms
Farmers’ leaders sought to step up pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to repeal three agricultural reform laws on Monday...
Modi Surprises With Gurudwara Visit Amid Farmer Protests
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an unscheduled visit to a Sikh temple in New Delhi on Sunday, kneeling down in...
Britain Warns New Covid-19 Virus Strain Is ‘Out Of Control’
U.K. Health Secretary Matt Hancock warned that the new strain of the coronavirus is “out of control" and suggested parts...
India Hits 10 Mn Coronavirus Cases But Pace Slows
India exceeded 10 million infections of the new coronavirus on Saturday, much later than predicted only a month ago, as...
Hackers’ Attack: Cyber Experts Scramble To Defend Networks
Suspected Russian hackers who broke into U.S. government agencies on Monday also spied on less high-profile organizations, including groups in...
Wistron Violence: Initial Investigation Finds ‘Labour Violations’
The preliminary investigation by a labour office into violence last weekend at a factory run by Apple Inc supplier Wistron...
Farmers’ Protest: Sikh Diaspora Drums Up Global Support
Thousands of Indian farmers protesting against deregulation of agriculture markets are drawing strength from Sikhs around the world who are...
COVID-19: Govt Says Ready To Soon Start Voluntary Vaccination
The Central government said on Friday it could soon start voluntary inoculation against the COVID-19 disease as it considers emergency...
PM Modi Offers Talks To End Protests Against Farm Laws
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday defended India’s biggest farm 'reforms' in decades but offered to “very humbly” hold further...
Wistron Violence: Trade Union Criticises State Govt
A leading trade union criticised Karnataka state on Thursday for failing to take firm action against iPhone maker Wistron, and...
SC Declines Calls To Ban Farmers’ Protest
The Supreme Court on Friday declined calls to ban a weeks-long farmers’ protest and asked the government and unions to...
