UNITED NATIONS: In a setback to India’s push for restructuring the United Nations (UN) Security Council in order to secure a permanent seat, the General Assembly has approved a decision to continue the long-running inter-governmental negotiations to reform the 15-member body in the next Assembly session. In a sharp contrast to the last year’s decision […]
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Taliban leaders discuss issues with Chinese officials: report
KABUL: A high-level delegation of Taliban from their Qatar political bureau recently visited China and held talks with the Chinese officials on different issues, sources said on Friday. It was the first visit of a Taliban delegation to any country after the installation of Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada as the new Taliban amir. “The delegation visited […]
Curfew lifted in IHK after 17 days but clashes spread
SRINAGAR: Authorities lifted a curfew in Srinagar on Tuesday after 17 days of lockdown, but protesters continued to clash with police in the main city of Indian-held Kashmir (IHK) following two weeks of deadly violence. “There will be no restrictions in any part of district Srinagar today on 26 July,” top administrative official Farooq Ahmad […]
For Indian media, Kashmir is a minor story
We are four weeks into July and it has been a turbulent month, with several major news events occurring around the world. One news story in India is the continuing civil unrest and armed-forces intervention in Indian administered Kashmir. For the people of Kashmir, this has been a difficult time, with extensive curfew and mobile […]
India urges maximum restraint in Kashmir
SRINAGAR: New Delhi’s home minister called for “maximum restraint” in Indian-Occupied Kashmir on Sunday after weeks of clashes between Kashmiri protesters and Indian security forces that left scores dead. At least 49 people have been killed in clashes in Indian-Occupied Kashmir following the death of popular separatist commander Burhan Wani in a gunfight with Indian […]
Twin blasts rip through Kabul protest; 80 killed
KABUL: Islamic State group claimed responsibility for twin explosions Saturday that ripped through crowds of Shia Hazaras in Kabul, killing at least 80 people and wounding 231 others in their first major attack in the Afghan capital. The bombings, apparently aimed at sowing sectarian discord in a country well known for Shia-Sunni harmony, came as […]
Held Kashmir can never be part of Pakistan, says India
NEW DELHI: Indian Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj on Saturday said Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif must know that ‘Kashmir can never become a part of Pakistan’. “Whole India wants to tell Pakistani premier in one voice that his and Pakistan’s dream (of making Kashmir its part) will never come true,” Swaraj said during […]
Six dead in suspected terror shooting at Munich mall
MUNICH: At least six people were killed in a shooting rampage in a Munich shopping centre on Friday that police described as a suspected terror attack. Police warned of an “acute terror” situation in the southern German city, which saw panicked shoppers fleeing the mall as armed police roamed the streets on the hunt for […]
Indian Air Force plane goes missing
NEW DELHI: India on Friday mounted a massive search and rescue operation for an Indian Air Force (IAF) plane that went missing with 29 people on board over the Bay of Bengal. With concern mounting hours after its disappearance, five surveillance jets and 13 navy and coastguard ships launched the search for the aircraft, […]
Indian Congress leader calls for plebiscite in held Kashmir
NEW DELHI: Indian Congress leader Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia has called for plebiscite in India-held Kashmir, Indian media reported on Friday. “In Kashmir today, there is a need for ‘rai shumari’ (plebiscite),” Scindia said in his address to Lok Sabha, the lower house of India’s parliament. “PDP-BJP government has shed all the principles. Administration is divided […]