A report from Hindutva Watch, a Washington DC-based research group that tracks hate crimes against minorities in India, has claimed that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its affiliated groups were involved in the majority of hate speech incidents against Muslims in India. The report documented 255 incidents of “hate speech gatherings targeting Muslims,” […]
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ISLAMABAD: A 10-member delegation of the Indian Indus Water Commission will arrive in Lahore on Monday to hold talks with Pakistani officials over water disputes. In order to settle bilateral water problems through the 117th session of the Permanent Indus Commission, a delegation of ten Indian water specialists is scheduled to arrive in Lahore on […]
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The Indian government has finally announced to reopen the Kartarpur Corridor on November 17 following the widespread demand from Sikhs as they get ready to celebrate Baba Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary.Sikh members of Indian Parliament from the BJP had requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to open the Kartarpur Corridor, according to the Indian media.A delegation […]
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LONDON: The Indian government’s National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval has protested with the British government over Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) holding major Khalistan Referendum events across the United Kingdom, attracting huge Sikh participation.Indian media reported that India’s NSA Ajit Doval has made it clear to his UK counterpart Stephen Lovegrove that the Modi government […]
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The nation is observing Youm-e-Istehsal on Thursday (today) to express solidarity with the enslaved Kashmiri people on completion of two years of the military siege of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ&K). It was on the 5th of August 2019, the same day that witnessed the abolition of the special constitutional status of IIOJ&K, […]
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A 42-year-old man from Nagaur, Rajasthan, who sleeps for 300 days a year, has been dubbed ‘Kumbhakaran,’ the mythological character from the Ramayan who is known for sleeping for six months without being disturbed. Pukharam, a resident of Bhadwa village, suffers from Axis Hypersomnia, a rare condition that causes him to sleep for 20-25 days […]
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India asked the Chinese Government to allow Indian citizens to travel to China especially those who work or study there. The Ministry of External Affairs M(EA) also said that it was in touch with the Chinese government in order to look for an early resumption of travel by Indian citizens to China.Arindam Bagchi, the MEA […]
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The Indian Premier League was forced into its first coronavirus postponement this season on Monday after two players tested positive despite the tournament’s bio-secure “bubble”. The Kolkata Knight Riders’ match against Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore was called off just hours before its start in Ahmedabad after Varun Chakaravarthy and Sandeep Warrier became infected. The […]
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India marked a grim milestone in the Covid-19 pandemic on Thursday, reporting 314,835 new daily cases, the highest one-day tally anywhere, as its second wave and similar surges elsewhere raised new fears about the ability of health services to cope.Hospitals across northern and western India including the capital, New Delhi, have issued notices to say […]
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India has reported a record 200,000 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday and the financial hub of Mumbai entered a lockdown, as many hospitals treating coronavirus patients reported severe shortages of beds and oxygen supplies.The surge was the seventh record daily increase in the last eight days and comes as India battles a massive second wave […]
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