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Congress leaders Balasaheb Thorat, Nana Patole met the leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday. This comes a day after Congress candidate Rajni Patil filed her nominations for next month's Rajya Sabha by-election.Balasaheb Thorat, Nana Patole urged Devendra Fadnavis for an unopposed Rajya Sabha bypoll, which is necessitated due ...

Russia and China's leaders on Friday urged the new Taliban government in Afghanistan to remain peaceful to its neighbors and combat terrorism and drug trafficking. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke via video link at a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), an eight-member group ...

GENEVA — Experts serving on a UN human rights treaty body called on Thursday for the new Taliban-led authorities of Afghanistan to uphold “the international obligations of the State”, particularly in complying with all provisions of the Convention against Torture, outlawing the practice “in any circumstances”.The UN Subcommittee on ...

The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) drew particular attention to the provisions of the Convention and of its Optional Protocol (OPCAT). Noting that Afghanistan has entered into “a very challenging new chapter of power transition”, the SPT reminded in a statement that torture is “absolutely prohibited at all times and under all circumstances”. Torture ...

The group has appealed to the Indian government that India should continue to engage with the Taliban. Expressing concern over the situation in Afghanistan, a group of eminent persons, including former ministers K. Natwar Singh, Yashwant Sinha and Mani Shankar Aiyar, on Wednesday urged the government to continue engaging ...

Srinagar: In wake of recent attacks and threats from terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir, several Panchayat leaders on Monday urged Lok Sabha Speaker for additional security cover and modern vehicles By HT Correspondents PUBLISHED ON AUG 30, 2021 11:45 PM IST Srinagar: In wake of recent attacks and threats ...

GENEVA - Participants at a special session on the human rights situation in Afghanistan have urged the U.N. Human Rights Council to investigate abuses committed by the Taliban and to hold them accountable for their crimes. U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michele Bachelet kicked off the proceedings.  She ...

The Latest developments on Afghanistan, where a weeklong Taliban blitz has taken large swaths of territory just weeks ahead of the final pullout of all American and NATO troops from the war-torn country: ___ UNITED NATIONS — Security Council members are considering a proposed statement that would urge an ...

President Joe Biden is extremely unlikely to reverse his plan to wind down America’s 20-year mission in Afghanistan even as Taliban militants sweep through the country, massacring their opponents and forcing thousands of people to flee their homes. But Afghans argue that the U.S. still has considerable power to ...

Austria, Denmark, Belgium, the Netherlands, Greece and Germany say returns must still be permitted despite ongoing fighting amid Taliban advance.Six European Union member states have warned against halting deportations of Afghan asylum seekers despite major advances by Taliban fighters in the war-torn country. The Taliban, fighting to reimpose their ...