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Islamabad —  Pakistan criticized the United States on Saturday for penalizing four international companies on charges they are aiding its ballistic missile program. “Pakistan rejects political use of export controls,” said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch. The reaction came a day after Washington imposed sanctions on three Chinese ...

On Friday, Palestine supporters across the world will mark “Al-Quds Day” as Israel continues its attacks on Gaza and the occupied West Bank. Here is what you need to know about the event, its history, and its significance. What is Al-Quds Day? Al-Quds Day (or, simply, “Quds Day”) is an annual, ...

SRINAGAR, Apr 1: The Congress on Monday held a demonstration to protest the Income Tax department's actions against the party, saying the moves of the BJP-led Centre are against democratic norms.The Income Tax department action comes ahead of the seven-phase general elections, which begin of April 19. Imtiyaz Ahmad, ...

SRINAGAR, Apr 1: The Congress on Monday held a demonstration to protest the Income Tax department’s actions against the party, saying the moves of the BJP-led Centre are against democratic norms.The Income Tax department action comes ahead of the seven-phase general elections, which begin of April 19. Follow the ...

It was a contest of protests on the streets of Delhi on Tuesday as the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) held demonstrations across the national capital – the former agitating against chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest and the latter calling for his resignation – a ...

Eighty-five civil society groups on Friday jointly issued a statement in support of the ongoing protests in Ladakh over the people’s demand for statehood for the four-year-old Union territory.“We express solidarity with all those fasting in the frigid conditions of Ladakh, including Sonam Wangchuk and many others,” read the ...

In India's high-altitude Ladakh region, nearly 1,500 Buddhists are protesting in sub-zero temperatures. In 2019, the government fulfilled their longstanding demand for a region separate from Indian-administered Kashmir. But since 2020, they have frequently taken to streets, accusing the government of "betrayal" and unkept promises. Auqib Javeed reports on ...

The AG’s office march by LDF against the implimentation of CAA ,in Thiruvananthapuram on March 12, 2024 | Photo Credit: S. Manhisha The notification of the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024 by the Union government on Monday that would enable the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) triggered protests ...

Leaders of various opposition parties on Tuesday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Union government over the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), claiming the notified rules were “unconstitutional”, “discriminatory” and violative of the “secular principle of citizenship” enshrined in the Constitution. A water canon being used on ...

Opposition parties and student groups in Assam responded to the Centre notifying the rules under the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act by calling for statewide protests, PTI reported.The Citizenship Amendment Act is aimed to provide citizenship to refugees from six minority religious communities, except Muslims, from Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Pakistan, ...