India

UN voices concern over handling of CJP protests in Delhi

New Delhi: The United Nations has urged Indian authorities to ensure people wishing to protest peacefully are allowed to do so “without the fear of…

Blood and despair mark India’s failed war on Maoists

New Delhi: India’s self-congratulatory claim that Left-Wing Extremism has been defeated is a “grotesque farce,” soaked in the blood of forces personnel and the crushed…

India’s reckless push for ‘forced synergy’ devolved into disastrous farce

New Delhi: India’s reckless push for Integrated Theatre Commands has devolved into a “disastrous farce,” shredding military readiness under Modi government deadlines that trample professional…

UN slams India’s restrictive ICT framework as ‘model of digital tyranny’

Geneva: United Nations Special Rapporteur Irene Khan has delivered a scathing indictment of India’s restrictive Information and Communication Technology (ICT) framework at the 62nd Session…

Use of pellet guns in Delhi protests revive Kashmir trauma

New Delhi: In India, the use of pellet guns against protesters in Delhi during the Cockroach Janta Party agitation has sparked India-wide debate while reopening…

Pradhan’s resignation is only the beginning, vow Wangchuk and Dipke

New Delhi: In India, the resignation of Indian Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday triggered sharp reactions, with student leaders hailing it as the first…

Students’ agitation warning to BJP-RSS: Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi: Indian National Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the students’ agitation against paper leaks has given a warning to the BJP-RSS regime that it…

Three youth from Laluk in Assam arrested on July 23 for protest in youths’ movement support

Lakhimpur: Three young men from Laluk in Assam’s Lakhimpur district were arrested on July 23 by police for trying to organise a protest in support…

Number of cancer cases in IIOJK has increased by around 11pc over past five years: ICMR

New Delhi: The estimated number of cancer cases in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir has increased by around 11 per cent over the past…

Over 123,000 students committed suicide in India from 2014–2024: NCRB

New Delhi : As many as 123,918 students committed suicide during Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in India over the 10-year period from 2014 to…