ANKARA (AA) – A bill proposed to the parliament by the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government seeking to amend the law governing Waqf boards has come under sharp focus, drawing criticism. Experts liken the move to a “takeover” of the autonomous bodies by the government. The Waqf boards are responsible for ma...
ANKARA (AA) – A group of eminent citizens in India has written a letter to the country’s defense minister, calling on him to halt the license process that enables exporters to send arms and ammunition to Israel. “India should immediately suspend its collaboration in the delivery of military material to Israel. Further, India must immediately [...
SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) – The administration of the Indian occupation in Jammu and Kashmir has granted land ownership rights to refugees who had migrated to the region from then West Pakistan. Thousands of refugees migrated to Indian-occupied Kashmir in 1947 as well as after the 1965 India-Pakistan War. The Indian administrative counc...
SANAA, Yemen (AA) – Yemen’s Houthi group on Sunday announced the resumption of flights between Sanaa and both Egypt and India. The move marks the first direct flights from Sanaa to Cairo and Mumbai since the conflict in Yemen began nearly ten years ago. The new flight schedule includes a daily flight between Sanaa and […]
Drass, India — AFP Indian soldiers and top brass gathered Friday in the remote Himalayan foothills to commemorate a battle remembered among compatriots for acquiring an edge on arch-rival Pakistan. The 1999 Kargil conflict was the last major battle between the two nuclear-armed foes who have fought numerous wars since their partition int...
Severe rainfall and consequent floods have unleashed havoc across eastern India, killing over 50 people and displacing millions. Assam and Nagaland provinces are among the worst-hit states, where incessant rains have triggered floods and landslides. In Assam alone, recent floods have caused eight more fatalities, bringing this year’s tol...
Hathras, India – AFP Survivors of India’s deadliest stampede in more than a decade recalled the horror of being crushed at a vastly overcrowded Hindu religious gathering where 121 people were killed on Tuesday. A police report said more than 250,000 people attended the event in northern India’s Uttar Pradesh state, more than ...
India needs to follow South Africa to make cricket an inclusive sports by giving representations to all communities to foster diversity and inclusivity By Iftikhar Gilani As Americans are enthralled by the spectacle of football and baseball, cricket has emerged as a beacon of glitz and glamour in South Asia. While this sport enjoys popularity ...
SRINAGAR, Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (AA) – Five Indian soldiers, including an officer, were killed during a military exercise in the eastern Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir when their tank was swept away by the raging waters of the Shyok river, officials said. The soldiers from the occupying Indian army in the region […...
Washington, United States — AFP The United States offered rare criticism of close partner India in a report on religious freedom published recently, while also voicing alarm over rising bigotry worldwide against both Muslims and Jews. Secretary of State Antony Blinken unveiled the annual report and said that the United States was also fa...
