Tuesday, 21 Jan, 2025

International

Trudeau govt wakes up to death threat to PM Modi, provides security to top Indian diplomats

The Justin Trudeau government in Canada has finally woken up to death threats to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indian consul general at Vancouver made by pro-Khalistan separatists on January 26 and provided armed guard security to top Indian diplomats in Ottawa and Vancouver on

India ready to supply LCA, missiles to IOR nations: Defence Minister

India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that the country is ready to supply various types of missile systems, Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) and other weapons systems including missiles, helicopters, tanks and artillery guns to friendly foreign countries in the Indian

Xi Jinping’s Communism inspired by Adolf Hitler’s 'National Socialism'

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been curtailing the freedoms of its citizens and viciously clamping dissent. Chinese citizens have had their freedom of speech and right to protest taken away. Chinese state media has also kept the average Chinese citizen in the dark.  Any

10 killed, over 100 missing as glacier bursts in India's Uttarakhand

Ten people have died and over 100 are missing, and feared dead, after a glacier break at Joshimath in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district triggered massive flooding of the Alaknanda and Dhauliganga rivers on Sunday.  Thousands were evacuated from their houses and the floodwaters

Myanmar coup: Crowd gathers for second day of protests

More than 1,000 people have gathered in Myanmar's main city, Yangon, for a second day of protests, nearly a week after the military seized power. "We will move forward and keep demanding until we get democracy," one protester, Myo Win, 37, told the AFP news agency.

Myanmar shuts down Internet amid anti-coup rallies

Myanmar's military rulers have shut down the country's internet as thousands of people joined the largest rally yet against Monday's coup. A near-total internet blackout is in effect with connectivity falling to 16% of ordinary levels, said the monitoring group NetBlocks

Balochistan: At least 16 people injured in Sibi blast

At least 16 people were injured, including children in a blast in Balochistan’s Sibi on Friday, Dawn reported citing officials. Sibi Station House Officer Wazir Khan Marri said miscreants on a motorcycle lobbed a hand grenade at Luni Chowk, which resulted in injuries to 16

US 'deeply disturbed' by reports of systematic rape in China's Xinjiang camps

The United States has said it is “deeply disturbed” and the UK government has come under further pressure to impose sanctions following reports of systematic rape and sexual torture of women detained in China’s Xinjiang camps. A BBC report on Wednesday detailed

Will seek to unite world, reverse Myanmar coup, says UN Chief

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pledged Friday that the United Nations will do everything it can to unite the international community and create conditions for the military coup in Myanmar to be reversed. The U.N. chief told a news conference it is “absolutely essential”

Crowd protests against military rule in Myanmar

Hundreds of people have rallied in Myanmar's main city, Yangon, to protest against this week's military coup. "Military dictator, fail, fail; Democracy, win, win," chanted the crowd, the largest protest seen since the military took over. They called for release of

Pakistan SC takes notice of Rs 500 million funds to lawmakers by Imran Khan

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s recent announcement to give Rs 500 million development funds to lawmakers ahead of the Senate elections has come under the lens of the Supreme Court. A two-judge bench comprising Justice Qazi Faez Isa and Justice Maqbool Baqar pointed out

India to continue humanitarian assistance to Myanmar

India on Thursday said that it will continue its humanitarian assistance to Myanmar and is monitoring the situation. Talking to reporters MEA spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said “India has extended assistance to Myanmar in its fight against Covid-19 by providing medicines, test

India ignores Rihanna barb, donates vaccine to Barbados

At a time when Barbadian singer-activist Robyn Rihanna Fenty has invited global focus on farmers' protest in India through a tweet, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for 100,000 doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca anti-coronavirus vaccine. In

Biden declares 'America is back' as he announces major foreign policy shifts

President Joe Biden announced "America is back" on Thursday and declared that "diplomacy is back at the center" of US foreign policy as he said the US will end all support for Saudi Arabia's offensive operations in Yemen, one of several changes he announced in his

UN Security Council calls for release of Myanmar's Suu Kyi

The United Nations Security Council on Thursday called for the release of Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi and others detained by the military and voiced concern over the state of emergency there but stopped short of condemning the coup. The 15-member council was briefed on

US House votes to punish 'extremist' Republican 

The US House of Representatives has voted to expel a Republican congresswoman from two committees over incendiary remarks she made before being elected last November. Marjorie Taylor Greene had promoted baseless conspiracy theories and showed support for violence against Democrats.

Myanmar citizens calls for boycott of military-linked products and services

Days after a coup in Myanmar, people have called for boycott of the military-linked products and services. The Myanmar population is pushing for the "Stop Buying Junta Business" campaign, as a sign of support for democracy against dictatorship of the military, also known as

President of Tibetan-government-in-exile invited to US State Dept for first time in six decades

Days after the US-appointed Robert A Destro as the country’s coordinator for Tibetan issues, Lobsang Sangay, President of the Tibetan-government-in-exile, was invited to the State Department for the first time in six decades. Expressing gratitude, Sangay said in a tweet,

Expert wonder whether China provide cover for Myanmar's coup makers

A leading newspaper opinion piece has claimed that China will defend the coup makers in Myanmar. "As the US and other Western countries threaten to impose sanctions on Myanmar’s coup makers and their associates, Beijing ultimately doesn’t mind who runs the government

Myanmar coup: Army blocks Facebook access as civil disobedience grows

Myanmar’s army has begun disrupting access to Facebook as it attempts to stamp out signs of dissent, days after it ousted the democratically elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi. Facebook, one of the most popular means of communication in Myanmar, has been used to coordinate a