Uyghur activists are praising President Joe Biden’s proposal to limit an exemption which allows some Chinese imports potentially made using Uyghur forced labor to bypass US customs checks. The loophole allows products that are under $800 to go through. The proposed executive order would restrict items like textiles from Chinese fast-fas...
SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Thursday that his government will fulfill its promise to restore the statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, which was stripped of its autonomy and downgraded into a federally ruled territory in 2019. Modi was addressing his maiden election rally in Kashmir, a disputed t...
NEW DELHI (AA) – India has formally sought a review of the 64-year-old Indus Water Treaty (IWT) with Pakistan. New Delhi sent a notice to Islamabad on Aug. 30 under Article XII(3) of the Indus Water Treaty, Press Trust of India reported late Wednesday night. “India’s notification highlights fundamental and unforeseen changes in circumsta...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Bangladesh’s transitional government granted magistracy power to the military Tuesday for two months as law enforcement conducts drives to recover missing and illegal firearms. Commissioned officers of the army have been given the power with immediate effect, according to a notification by the Ministry of Public Admini...
SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) – Polls opened early Wednesday in Indian-administered Kashmir for assembly elections, the first since 2014. Voting will be held in three phases – Sept. 18, Sept. 25 and Oct. 1 — followed by counting and results on Oct. 8. The elections are the first since India scrapped the Muslim-majority region’s ...
At least 17 cases have been filed against 51 people in India for supporting Palestine through protests or social media posts since last October 7. A report by Article 14, a non-governmental organization, found that charges range from organizing rallies to displaying Palestinian flags and posting free-Palestine content on social media. Most c...
NEW DELHI (AA) – India’s top court has paused “bulldozer actions,” barring demolition of properties without its permission. The Supreme Court, however, clarified that the order would not be applicable to encroachments on public roads, footpaths and railway lines, etc. The new order will be implemented until October 1. The direction ...
HOUSTON, US (AA) – The legal battle over banning TikTok in the US and removing the Chinese social media and video-sharing platform from app stores nationwide got underway Monday in a federal appeals court. TikTok and its parent company ByteDance argued to a three-judge panel at the US Court of Appeals for the Washington, D.C. […]
An elderly Rohingya refugee woman has died in an Indian detention center, highlighting the dire conditions faced by the community. Seventy-five-year-old Lalu Bibi passed away on Wednesday at Indian-administered Kashmir’s Hira Nagar sub-jail, where she had been held since March 2021. Activists report that she was the seventh Rohingya to die in ...
The United States has pledged $202 million to support Bangladesh. The grant aims to promote good governance, social and economic opportunities, and strengthen Bangladesh’s resilience against climate challenges. Led by Assistant Treasury Secretary Brent Neiman, a US team met with President Muhammad Yunus in the capital Dhaka. This marks the f...
