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Amnesty International slams Pakistan using anti-terror laws to crush Baloch voices
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - Amnesty International on Saturday has issued a report demanded the immediate and unconditional release of detained leaders of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee whose arrests Amnesty called a flagrant example of…
Trump claims 5 jets shot down’ during India-Pakistan conflict
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Saturday has claimed that 5 jets were shot down during the India-Pakistan conflict in May early this year.
He didn’t elaborate which side the jets belonged to, according to media…
Apple to manufacture iPhones in India, hits high exports
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - Apple on Friday has set a new benchmark in smartphone manufacturing in India, to achieve the fastest-ever growth in iPhone production as well as exports during the first half of 2025.
The Prime Minister’s…
India-US trade dispute escalates over auto, metal tariffs at WTO
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – US on Friday has rejected India’s assertion at the World Trade Organization that American tariffs on automobiles and auto parts qualify as safeguard measures under global trade rules.
US maintained that the…
China “strongly” condemns Pahalgam attack, calls to enhance counter terrorism ops
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON China on Friday has condemned the April 22 Pahalgam attack, called for greater regional cooperation to counter terrorism and ensure stability after the US designated The Resistance Front as a Foreign Terrorist…
Top envoy urges Colombia to ‘stay course’ as peace faces new strains
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – UN Special Representative on Colombia Carlos Ruiz Massieu on Friday said that Colombia has changed profoundly since the 2016 peace deal, but uneven state presence, lingering armed groups and mounting…
UNODC reports growing demand of synthetic drugs as war goes on in Ukraine
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - UN Office on Drugs and Crime said in a report published on Friday that criminal groups in Ukraine are adapting their business models due to displacement, rising trafficking risks and an increased demand for…
Guterres celebrates Nelson Mandela International Day
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Friday celebrated Nelson Mandela International Day with a public service activity, a chamber music concert and a General Assembly meeting, where he presented the…
UN chief named new panel to examine effects of a nuclear war
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - UN head Antonio Guterres on Friday has named an independent scientific panel of 21 experts to examine the physical and societal consequences of a nuclear war on a local, regional and planetary scale in the…
India, Britain to sign FTA to eliminate taxes on 99% of Indian exports says report
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - India and the Britain are likely to sign a Free Trade Agreement next week, and is expected to eliminate import taxes 99 per cent of Indian exports to the UK, reports said on Thursday.
The agreement has been…