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Berlin condemns Israeli ministers’ visit to holy Jerusalem site

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany on Wednesday condemned a visit by two Israeli ministers to the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem, known to Jews as Temple Mount, and said it expects the Israeli

Sudan peace talks begin in Switzerland despite army’s no-show

CAIRO (Reuters) - Talks aimed at ending Sudan's shattering 16-month-old civil war began on Wednesday in Switzerland although the absence of the military dampened hopes for imminent steps to alleviate

Sudan’s SPLM-N rebel group declares famine in its territory

DUBAI (Reuters) - A rebel group controlling Sudan's Nuba Mountains and parts of Blue Nile state said on Wednesday that the local population was experiencing a hunger catastrophe. The Sudan People's

French athlete who took part in Olympics suspended for past posts on X

PARIS (Reuters) - French 400-meter runner Muhammad Abdallah Kounta, who took part in the Paris Olympics, has been suspended by the French Athletics Federation after an X account dug up hate speech

Ukraine targets four Russian airbases in major drone attack, Kyiv source says

KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine carried out its largest long-range drone strike of the war on four Russian military airfields in an overnight operation, a Ukrainian security source said on Wednesday. The

Thai politics braces for shakeup after court dismisses PM Srettha Thavisin

By Panu Wongcha-um and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand's Constitutional Court on Wednesday dismissed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and ruled he "grossly" violated ethics by

Germany investigates possible sabotage of water supply at military base

BERLIN (Reuters) -A German military base next to Cologne airport was temporarily sealed off and soldiers there were told not to drink tap water as authorities investigated possible sabotage, a

Brazil’s Lula nods to ‘long-term partnership’ with China

BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday that he will discuss a "long-term strategic partnership" with China when he meets his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping

How small Indian-American community is contributing to US economy, wielding influence

Report by San Francisco-based non-profit Indiaspora and BCG finds that 5 mn-strong community pays 5-6% of all income taxes in US, approximately to tune of $250-300 billion.

Indian & Tanzanian nationals arrested in narcotic drugs smuggling case in Nepal

Kathmandu, Aug 14 (PTI) A 28-year-old Indian girl and a Tanzanian national were arrested here on Wednesday in connection with a narcotic drugs...

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Make it a Fundamental Right of every religionist to propagate, convert: TT Krishnamachari

On 6 December 1948, TT Krishnamachari spoke in the Constituent Assembly during a debate on Article 19, supporting it as it is, including how it's framed in the matter of religion.

How businesses can become more resilient to the physical impacts of climate change

Extreme weather events have impacted 50% of corporate respondents to a recent survey. This underlines the importance of significant action now to increase climate resilience.

Iran’s Shahab-3, India’s Agni-1 to US’s Minuteman III—ballistic missile arsenals, who has what

Iran used Shahab-3, along with Fattah-1 hypersonic missiles, to attack Israel after the killing of Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah in air strikes on Lebanon's Beirut.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?