Thursday, 23 Jan, 2025

International

SFT organises protest in Dharamshala to mark CCP's founding anniversary

Students for Free Tibet (SFT) - India organised a protest on the occassion of the 99th founding anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). SFT Director, Rinzin said "Today we are here to protest against the Chinese Communist Party, specially the government itself, because

Islamabad’s claim of not aiding terror falls flat after Pak ID cards seized from terrorists in Afghanistan

Pakistani ID cards were recovered from the bodies of terrorists killed in Afghanistan’s Kandahar, Khaama news agency reported. The development highlights Pakistan’s complicity in aiding Taliban to create unrest in Afghanistan. Security forces killed five terrorists in

Chinese researcher charged with visa fraud in US for concealing PLA membership

A US federal court has charged a Standford University visiting researcher for visa fraud after she allegedly concealed her membership in the Chinese military, South China Morning Post reported. Song Chen was charged “in connection with a scheme to lie about her status as an

Cross border narco-terror becoming a major concern for India

Pakistani drug syndicates are becoming active in J&K, says Intelligence. Intelligence sources said that the cross border narco-terror threat is becoming a major area of concern and the problem needs to be nipped in the bud. Intelligence agencies are raising alarm over Pakistani drug

Japanese lawmakers to set up nonpartisan group for Hong Kongers

With the enactment of national security law in Hong Kong, Japan is among several countries who have come forward to assist the citizens wanting to flee the city to save their lives. The NHK World-Japan has reported that the Japanese lawmakers are formulating plans to set up a

Saddled with risky assets, China getting dangerously close to its Lehman moment

Wall Street’s movers and shakers are largely seen as part of the solution to the coronavirus-ravaged economy. Chastened by the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the great recession over a decade ago, they were forced to scale back businesses considered risky and clean up their balance

China 'orders Christians to destroy crosses on their churches and take down images of Jesus in intensifying crackdown on religion'

Chinese officials have reportedly ordered some Christians to smash the crosses on their churches and remove images of Jesus from their homes. Authorities have recently destroyed religious symbols by force in churches in multiple provinces, including Anhui, Jiangsu, Hebei and Zhejiang,

Singapore man admits being Chinese spy in US

A Singaporean man has pleaded guilty in the US to working as an agent of China, the latest incident in a growing stand-off between Washington and Beijing. Jun Wei Yeo was charged with using his political consultancy in America as a front to collect information for Chinese intelligence,

Muslim prayers in Hagia Sophia for first time in 86 years

  Muslim prayers are being held in the iconic Hagia Sophia for the first time in 86 years after the reconversion of the Istanbul landmark into a mosque earlier this month. The Friday prayers took place two weeks after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan controversially

India records biggest single-day spike of 49,310 cases

India has reported its biggest spike of 49,310 coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 12,87,945.  The country death toll from coronavirus also crossed 30,000 after 740 new fatalities. As of now, there are 4,40,135 active cases in the country

China orders US consulate closure in tit-for-tat move

China has ordered the closure of the US consulate in the south-western city of Chengdu, the latest in a tit-for-tat escalation between the two countries. China said the move was a "necessary response" to the US, who ordered China to close its consulate in Houston earlier this

In a first, US embassy in Myanmar says China weakening governments in neighbourhood

The US embassy in Myanmar has criticised China’s attempts to undermine the sovereignty of its neighbours in a first such move by a US mission anywhere. The embassy on Saturday called China's actions in the South China Sea and Hong Kong part of a "larger pattern to

China Is Using Uighur Labor to Produce Face Masks

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to drive demand for personal protective equipment, Chinese companies are rushing to manufacture the gear for domestic and global consumption. A New York Times visual investigation has found that some of those companies are using Uighur labor through a

People in J&K join ‘Boycott China’ campaign

People in Jammu & Kashmir have come out and supported ‘Make in India’ products by joining a massive `Boycott China’ drive. This step was taken in the country after the Galwan incident on June 15. In Kashmir valley, Boycott China face masks are being worn by

Anti-Pakistan protest held outside 10 Downing Street to demand justice for Baloch victims

A massive protest was organised by Bramsh solidarity committee against the killings of Baloch women in Balochistan at the hands of death squads and Pakistani paramilitary forces in Balochistan province of Pakistan on Sunday. The protesters raised slogans against the ever-increasing

Pak PM's advisors possess assets worth millions of dollars, dual citizenship

Six advisors of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan posses dual citizenships and several of top 20 aides have admitted of owning movable and immovable assets worth millions of dollars abroad. The list was published on the official website of Pakistan government's cabinet division.

Pakistan paid Rs 30 lakh to British MPs to visit PoK, spread false narrative on Indian forces in Jammu and Kashmir

In a major disclosure, it has been revealed that the Imran Khan government in Pakistan reportedly spent Rs 30 lakh on members of a British Parliamentary group — All-party Parliamentary Kashmir Group', which visited the country and the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK)

Tokyo demonstrators protest repression of minorities in China

About 300 Uyghur, Tibetan and Hong Kong demonstrators marched in Tokyo on July 12, denouncing China and its policies in their respective regions. Taking to the streets of Tokyo, Uygurs and Tibetan minorities shouted slogans and carried banners calling for independence from what they

Coronavirus: Chinese workers in Pakistan facing mental health problems

  International Desk The Chinese government is unhappy with all-weather ally Pakistan's alleged mishandling of the COVID-19 situation causing mental stress to employees of Chinese PSUs stationed in the south Asian country, media reports said. The Chinese government,

US orders China to close Houston consulate

The US has ordered China to close its consulate in Houston, Texas, by Friday - a move described as "political provocation" by Beijing. The US State Department said the decision was taken "in order to protect American intellectual property". But China's