Wed 11 October 2023: New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was briefed by his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu on the ongoing situation as his country carries out retaliatory strikes against Hamas. India strongly and unequivocally condemns terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, Modi said on Tuesday. “I thank Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his phone […]
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A mass funeral following deadly earthquakes is held in the Zindajan district, Herat province, western Afghanistan, on Oct. 9, 2023. (Photo by Zahir Khan/Xinhua) Wed 11 October 2023: A 6.3 magnitude earthquake rocked western Afghanistan just days after a series of catastrophic earthquakes killed over 2,400 people. At about 5am on Wednesday morning, October […]
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Tue 10 October 2023: Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday discussed India ties with the king of Jordan amid a huge row over the killing of Khalistani activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. “The Canadian Prime Minister spoke with King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein of Jordan on Sunday and he provided “an update on the situation […]
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Mon 09 October 2023: A Delhi-based Catholic priest uncle of UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman has cautioned his niece about some of her language around immigration and urged her not to forget that she herself is a child of migrants. According to a report in ‘The Times’ on Saturday, Father Ayres Fernandes told the newspaper from India […]
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Mon 09 October 2023: In the wake of the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, a disturbing trend has emerged on social media platforms in India. The right-wing extremist groups and online trolls have leveraged the conflict to perpetuate Islamophobic narratives and spread hatred against Muslims. The fresh Israel-Hamas conflict, a long-standing and deeply complex […]
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Sun 08 October 2023: The death toll from powerful earthquakes in western Afghanistan is estimated to be 2,000, a senior Taliban leader said, adding that the number might rise further in one of the deadliest quakes to hit the country in two decades. Afghanistan: at least 120 killed and 1,000 injured in 6.3 quake pic.twitter.com/nuG8iQi8IP […]
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Sat 07 October 2023: The death count from a magnitude 6.3 earthquake in western Afghanistan on Saturday has risen to “about 120”, disaster relief authorities said, with more than 1,000 others being treated for injuries. The United States Geological Survey said the epicentre was 40 kilometres (25 miles) northwest of the region’s largest city Herat, […]
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Fri 06 October 2023: With the Modi government’s Olympics bid, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has a key opportunity to press for human rights reforms and justice for affected Indian athletes, Human Rights Watch said in a dispatch on Thursday. The statement comes as the IOC is holding its 140th annual session from October 15 […]
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Fri 06 October 2023: Thailand is tightening regulations on guns and replica firearms, officials said on Thursday, in an effort to to close legal loopholes in the aftermath of a shooting at a Bangkok shopping mall that killed two people and injured five more. Thai Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said the government will implement […]
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Thu 05 October 2023: Police in India have carried out raids against dozens of reporters, drawing outrage from journalists and rights groups over a growing crackdown on the media under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. A planned protest in the capital, New Delhi, on Wednesday was prevented by police. Activists and rights groups have sounded the […]
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