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Anthoni Dhasan, 47, sits on the deck of his fishing boat at the harbor of Thengapattanam in Tamil Nadu, India’s southernmost state, peering out at the stormy Indian Ocean. It’s been a year since his last fishing expedition – the one that almost took his life.On February 19 last ...

During the Middle Ages and beyond, thousands of people were put to death in Britain and across Europe for the abominable crime of ‘blasphemy’.In 1656, the Quaker James Nayler was flogged, pilloried, branded on the forehead and had his tongue pierced by a red-hot poker — followed by an ...

The position of regional powers in the Middle East regarding Iran’s nuclear weapons has been a matter of debate for years. Historical evidence suggests that having nuclear power in a region creates a strong incentive for other countries to acquire a similar nuclear deterrent. This is to establish ...

NEW YORK — Warning that the world is in “great peril,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said leaders meeting in person for the first time in three years must tackle conflicts and climate catastrophes, increasing poverty and inequality — and address divisions among major powers that have gotten worse ...

#Pakistan News The 77th session must be a moment of transformation — for people and the planet alike, says UN chief Antonio Guterres in remarks at opening of 77th Session of General Assembly. Next week, dozens of heads of state and government from around the world will take turns ...

WASHINGTON: With the United States' own credibility and integrity as an electoral democracy and constitutional republic under scrutiny, President Joe Biden on Thursday opened the first-ever Summit for Democracy with a warning that the world was at an inflection point in history to arrest the backward slide of democracy. ...

The Central government and its ministers speak ad nauseum on the threat from Pakistan, hostility of an unnamed neighbour (China), Hindutva, disruption of Parliament, andolan jeevis (perennial protesters), dynastic politics, 70-years-of-no-development, India is a vishwa guru (teacher to the world) and so on. However, I have not heard them ...

The BJP appears to be bent on crushing all dissent under the wheels of its arrogance. The deliberate mowing down of four hapless, peacefully protesting farmers at Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh, is yet another glaring reminder of its disdain for criticism. One of the writers of this article wished ...

With the coming to power of the Afghan Taliban, their militant cousins across the border have started identifying their targets in Pakistan. Journalists have been the first to feel the heat. A statement issued to the media has gone viral on social media: Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan has warned journalists to ...

Muhammad Anwar was not aware of any danger when he took the day off work to join his friends at a demonstration on a construction site of a powerful real estate company.When Anwar, 35, reached the west bank of Langeji river, near Karachi, earlier this month, he saw the ...