- Monday, March 10, 2025
In a quest to emerge as a global superpower, the Chinese government has opened numerous illegal police stations across the world including in developed countries like Canada and Ireland, triggering concerns among human rights campaigners. Such informal police service stations affiliated with the Public Security Bureau (PSB) across Canada have…
The banned Popular Front of India (PFI) has for long been accused of involvement in violent acts, "instigating" protests like the one against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and having "links" with global terrorist organisations, including ISIS. The ban came after over 150 people allegedly linked with PFI were detained…
Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi might not be the most popular politician in India and is even mocked by his critics as 'Pappu' (a dumb boy). However, an incident on Wednesday (28) said it is not true entirely. As the 52-year-old former president of the Indian National Congress was walking…
South Africa will match India on boundaries when this week's T20 series gets underway but the Proteas expect a challenge rivalling their last showdown with the hosts, skipper Temba Bavuma said Tuesday (27). The first of three matches will be in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday, three months after the teams' last…
India's external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in his meeting with US secretary of state Antony Blinken on Tuesday (27) raised the issue of the backlog of visa applications from India to which the top American diplomat said he is sensitive to the matter and had a plan to address it.…
The Indian National Congress in Kerala and its coalition partner Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) on Wednesday (28) welcomed the Narendra Modi government's decision to ban the Popular Front of India (PFI) for its alleged terror activities, but said the Hindu nationalist Rashtriya Sawayamsevak Sangh (RSS) should also be banned.…
India banned an Islamist group and its affiliates for five years on Wednesday (28) over alleged terrorism links, after a nationwide crackdown that saw hundreds of the organisation's members arrested. A government notice said the Popular Front of India (PFI) had been outlawed for its ties to extremist organisations, including…
Here are news related to Indian business and economy for Tuesday, September 27, 2022: An Integrated Cryogenic Engine Manufacturing Facility (ICMF) set up by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) that would cater to the entire rocket engine production under one roof for Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was inaugurated by president…
Indian police arrested over 200 members of an Islamic group in a nationwide crackdown Tuesday, accusing them of fomenting sectarian violence and subversive activities, police and local media said. Authorities have long claimed that the Popular Front of India (PFI) has close ties with the Students Islamic Movement of India,…
Indian police are searching for a teacher accused of beating a low-caste student to death over a spelling mistake, officers said Tuesday (27), after suppressing violent protests triggered by the incident. Nikhil Dohre was struck with a rod and kicked until he fell unconscious by his high school teacher earlier…
