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US, India regularly consult at highest levels on democracy, human rights issues: State Department official

Washington, DC , April 23 (ANI): The United States and India regularly consult at the highest levels on democracy and human rights issues, a...

Nawaz Sharif heads to China on ‘low-profile’ visit

Islamabad , April 23 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif embarked on a 'low-key' visit to China for five days, shrouded in...

Musk decries Australian court ‘censorship’ of X terror posts

By Byron Kaye and Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -Elon Musk lashed out at Australia's prime minister on Tuesday after a court ordered his social media company X to take down footage of an alleged

Musk calls Australian court ruling against X terror posts censorship

By Byron Kaye and Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -Elon Musk lashed out at Australia's prime minister on Tuesday after a court ordered his social media company X to take down footage of an alleged

Pakistan government “rarely took credible steps” to identify, punish officials violating human rights: US report

Washington, DC , April 23 (ANI): Pakistan faces a range of significant human rights challenges, including unlawful killings, enforced disappearances, harsh prison conditions, arbitrary...

US report exposes arbitrary detention of Uyghurs, other Muslim minority groups by Chinese government

Washington, DC , April 23 (ANI): A recent report by the United States has shed light on a series of human rights violations in...

2 Indian students killed in traffic collision in Arizona

Washington, Apr 23 (PTI) Two Indian students in the United States were killed in a traffic collision near Lake Pleasant in Arizona, police said.The...

US students up in arms against Biden on Gaza war

Washington, Apr 23 (PTI) Thousands of students in US university campuses are up in arms against President Joe Biden for his handling of the...

Taiwan rattled by dozens of quakes, but no major damage

TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan's quake-hit eastern county of Hualien was rattled by dozens of aftershocks late on Monday and early on Tuesday, but only minor damage was reported and no casualties and major

Pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at Yale, NYU; Columbia cancels in-person classes

By Caitlin Ochs and Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Police arrested dozens of people at pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Yale University in Connecticut and New York University in Manhattan on

On Camera

Prajwal Revanna case shows why and how sexual crimes by men in politics can go unchecked for years

It would be a disservice to the women of Hassan to look at Prajwal Revanna’s alleged abuse of power as a ‘sex scandal’. Allegations against him show what ‘absolute power corrupts absolutely’ actually means.

High capacity usage, fresh borrowings & new orders — why FY25 could be a big year for pvt investment

Companies are borrowing more from banks and public. Economists say high capacity utilisation & growing new orders could set stage for renewed investment push by India Inc.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.