Pakistan

#GobackModi trends on Twitter as Modi visits Karnataka

10:39 pm January 2, 2020

Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi faced a social media backlash as he arrived in Karnataka on Thursday for a two-day visit, with the twitter hashtag “#GobackModi” trending on the microblogging platform for several hours. While some twitterati targeted Modi for not speaking on issues pertaining to the state during his speeches, others questioned him for […]

Whole Shaheen Bagh protest scripted by BJP: AAP

Shaheen Bagh body calls off protest, locals stay put

10:29 pm January 2, 2020

New Delhi: A section of protesters at Shaheen Bagh, who have been demonstrating against the CAA for the last 20 days, called off the road blockade on Thursday alleging “politicisation” of their “peaceful protest”, though locals refused to leave the spot and continued with their agitation. “We have called off the Shaheen Bagh road blockade […]

Thai protest leader on hunger strike given IV drip in prison

India, Pakistan exchange lists of prisoners

10:18 pm January 1, 2020

New Delhi/Islamabad: India and Pakistan on Wednesday exchanged details of civilian prisoners and fishermen lodged in each other’s jails. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said India handed over to Pakistan lists of 267 Pakistani civilian prisoners and 99 fishermen in its custody. Pakistan has handed over a list of 282 Indian prisoners — 55 […]

Over 500 people killed in 370 terror attacks in Pakistan in 2019: report

10:39 pm December 31, 2019

Islamabad: There were nearly 370 terror attacks in Pakistan in 2019, causing the death of 518 people, according to a report by a think-tank. This is a 30 per cent drop from the 739 fatalities from the nearly 400 terror attacks in 2018, the Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) said in its report […]

Indian-Americans hold events in New York in support of CAA

3:20 pm December 30, 2019

New York: Members of the Indian diaspora held events at different places, including the iconic Times Square, here to express their support for the amended Citizenship Act, terming it as a historic step taken by the Indian government. According to the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), members of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities […]