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 ...
A Rohingya rights organization has urged the Indian government to release refugees who have been on hunger strike since Monday in a detention camp in the northeastern state of Assam. India-based Rohingya Human Rights Initiative Director Sabbre Kyaw Min said many of the detained have U.N. refugee cards. He said nearly 1,000 Rohingya refugees fr...
Islim Cheshma, Turkmenistan – AFP Afghanistan said Wednesday work would begin on a $10 billion gas pipeline traversing South Asia as officials joined dignitaries in neighbouring Turkmenistan to celebrate its completion on that side of the border. Progress on the TAPI pipeline — running through Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan an...
SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) – The Indian army killed two freedom fighters who attempted to enter Indian-occupied Kashmir from the Pakistan-administered side. “An anti-infiltration operation was launched by Indian army on the intervening night of 08-09 Sept in Lam area. Two terrorists have been neutralized and two AK-47 rifles and a pistol...
SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) – India’s main opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has said that his party’s priority will be to work for the restoration of statehood to the disputed Jammu and Kashmir region held under Indian occupation, which was stripped of autonomy and downgraded into a federally ruled territory by India’s ruling Bharatiy...
Bangladesh’s interim government is weighing the review and possible cancellation of Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with India if deemed detrimental to the nation. Interim foreign minister Touhid Hossain clarified that MoUs, unlike binding treaties, can be revised or revoked based on national interests. This move is seen as an early signa...
The death toll from devastating floods in eastern and southeastern Bangladesh has risen to 52. The floods, which began on Aug. 21, have affected 5.4 million people across 11 districts and left 1.2 million families stranded. As waters recede, tens of thousands have been displaced, and extensive damage has been reported to farmland and fish enc...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan has invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting to be held in Islamabad in October, the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. The SCO heads of government meeting is slated to be held on October 15 and 16. It will be preceded by a […]
Bangladesh has blamed India for severe flooding that has devastated eight districts, claiming 20 lives and affecting 5 million people. Bangladesh’s information and broadcasting adviser Nahid Islam criticized India for its “inhumanity and non-cooperation” after Indian authorities allegedly opened the sluice gates of the Dumbur dam in Trip...
